Full Name: Lakshmipathy Balaji
Born: 27 September 1981, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Major Teams: Tamil Nadu, India.
Also Known As: Naidu
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast
Profile:
Just 21 years of age, much is expected of medium-pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji. The youngster, still finishing university in Chennai, has risen to the national level in a short span of time. With Tamil Nadu opting for a predominantly mediumpace driven strategy in the Ranji Trophy, with something in the home wicket for the quick men, Balaji has become an intergral part of his state team. Bowling with a whippy, quick-arm action, Balaji has the ability to bowler quicker deliveries, yorkers or bouncers without a perceptible change in action. When he took five-wicket hauls in several consecutive Ranji Trophy matches in the last season, his name began doing the rounds in cricket circles. With the World Cup in mind, the Indian think tank has used the one-dayers against West Indies to try out several cricketers and this, more than anything else, has fast-tracked Balaji's rise to the highest level.
Career Statistics:
(including 16/10/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 1 0 4 4 4.00 17.39 0 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 67 21 183 1 183.00 1-84 0 0 402.0 2.73
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 24/01/2004)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 7 1 1 0 0* - - 0 0 4 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 55 3 299 8 37.37 4-48 1 0 41.2 5.43
FIRST-CLASS
(2001/02 - 2003/04; last updated 24/01/2004)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 40 39 12 313 37 11.59 0 0 14 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1303.2 299 3717 146 25.45 7-42 10 4 53.5 2.85
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(2001/02 - 2003/04; last updated 24/01/2004)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 38 15 7 60 18 7.50 60.60 0 0 10 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 334.1 21 1579 64 24.67 5-36 1 2 31.3 4.72
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