Yere Goud

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Yere Karekal Thippana Gowda, commonly known as Yere Goud (born 27 November 1971 in Raichur, Karnataka, India), is a former Indian cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman for Karnataka and Railways. He made his first-class debut for Karnataka in 1994, moved to Railways in 1995, and enjoyed a long and successful domestic career. With Railways, he won two Ranji Trophy titles and three Irani Cups, and he also won the Duleep Trophy with Central Zone. In 2006–07 he captained Karnataka. He was briefly barred by the BCCI for not informing his home team before the first match after returning to Railways. He continued with Railways until 2011, becoming one of the few players to reach 100 Ranji Trophy matches. Javagal Srinath once called him the Rahul Dravid of Railways, though he never played for the Indian national team.

Career stats:
- First-class: 134 matches, 7,650 runs at 45.53 average, 16 centuries, top score 221*, 10 wickets with best 2/29, 61 catches.
- List A: 49 matches, 1,051 runs at 37.53, top score 85*, 16 catches.
- T20: 7 matches, 17 runs, 2 catches.