Full name Balachandra Akhil
Born October 7, 1977, Bangalore, Karnataka
Current age 40 years 196 days
Major teams Karnataka, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 51 | 72 | 9 | 1810 | 135 | 28.73 | 1 | 14 | 79 | 0 | ||||
List A | 69 | 56 | 6 | 1382 | 91 | 27.64 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
35 | 26 | 8 | 321 | 35 | 17.83 | 216 | 148.61 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 51 | 4283 | 1837 | 49 | 5/58 | 37.48 | 2.57 | 87.4 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 69 | 2653 | 1960 | 57 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 34.38 | 4.43 | 46.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
35 | 32 | 535 | 638 | 24 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 26.58 | 7.15 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class debut | 1998/99 |
Last First-class | Maharashtra v Karnataka at Pune, Nov 24-27, 2009 scorecard |
List A debut | 1998/99 |
Last List A | Karnataka v Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Feb 21, 2009 scorecard |
T20s debut | Karnataka v Kerala at Visakhapatnam, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20s | Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Delhi Daredevils at Kochi, Apr 30, 2011 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14*, 2/20 | Shivamogga | v Bulls | Hubballi | 22 Sep 2017 | Other T20 |
16*, 0/4 | Shivamogga | v Mysuru-W | Hubballi | 19 Sep 2017 | Other T20 |
20 | Shivamogga | v Panthers | Hubballi | 16 Sep 2017 | Other T20 |
0/17, 10 | Shivamogga | v Blasters | Mysore | 11 Sep 2017 | Other T20 |
6, 1/35 | Shivamogga | v Hubli Tigers | Mysore | 8 Sep 2017 | Other T20 |
7*, 0/23 | Shivamogga | v Bulls | Mysore | 7 Sep 2017 | Other T20 |
50, 1/16 | Bellary | v Hubli Tigers | Hubballi | 2 Oct 2016 | Other T20 |
14*, 0/31 | Bellary | v Mysuru-W | Hubballi | 1 Oct 2016 | Other T20 |
0/22, 61* | Bellary | v Bulls | Hubballi | 29 Sep 2016 | Other T20 |
2/19, 2 | Bellary | v Panthers | Hubballi | 26 Sep 2016 | Other T20 |
Balachandra Akhil is a useful allrounder - medium-pacer and middle-order bat - for Karnataka. He came into the spotlight in the Cooch Behar Trophy for the Under-19 side in 1995 before graduating in 1998 to the state senior side, where he has been a fixture since. Though he has a moderate record in first-class and List A games, he boasts a strike-rate hovering around 150 and enviable bowling figures in Twenty20s. That saw him picked for the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League.