Full name Lakshmipathy Balaji
Born September 27, 1981, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Current age 39 years 123 days
Major teams India, Albert TUTI Patriots, Chennai Super Kings, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Tamil Nadu
Also known as Naidu
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 8 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 5.66 | 126 | 40.47 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
ODIs | 30 | 16 | 6 | 120 | 21* | 12.00 | 152 | 78.94 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
T20Is | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 106 | 115 | 16 | 1202 | 49* | 12.14 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||||
List A | 100 | 52 | 17 | 328 | 28* | 9.37 | 439 | 74.71 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
T20s | 104 | 20 | 9 | 54 | 15 | 4.90 | 62 | 87.09 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 8 | 15 | 1756 | 1004 | 27 | 5/76 | 9/171 | 37.18 | 3.43 | 65.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
ODIs | 30 | 30 | 1447 | 1344 | 34 | 4/48 | 4/48 | 39.52 | 5.57 | 42.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 5 | 5 | 96 | 121 | 10 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 12.10 | 7.56 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 106 | 18299 | 8615 | 330 | 7/42 | 26.10 | 2.82 | 55.4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | ||
List A | 100 | 5131 | 4257 | 145 | 5/36 | 5/36 | 29.35 | 4.97 | 35.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
T20s | 104 | 104 | 2161 | 2797 | 126 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 22.19 | 7.76 | 17.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Test debut | India v New Zealand at Ahmedabad, Oct 8-12, 2003 scorecard |
Last Test | India v Pakistan at Bengaluru, Mar 24-28, 2005 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | India v West Indies at Vadodara, Nov 18, 2002 scorecard |
Last ODI | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Feb 8, 2009 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | India v New Zealand at Chennai, Sep 11, 2012 scorecard |
Last T20I | India v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), Oct 2, 2012 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 2001/02 |
Last First-class | Karnataka v Tamil Nadu at Mumbai, Mar 8-12, 2015 scorecard |
List A debut | 2001/02 |
Last List A | Gujarat v Tamil Nadu at Alur, Dec 26, 2015 scorecard |
T20s debut | Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings at Delhi, May 8, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders at Bengaluru, Jun 1, 2014 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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2/8 | Patriots | v Gillies | Chennai | 18 Sep 2016 | Other T20 |
1/30 | Patriots | v Dragons | Tirunelveli | 16 Sep 2016 | Other T20 |
0/18 | Patriots | v Madurai SG | Chennai | 13 Sep 2016 | Other T20 |
0/37 | Patriots | v Warriors | Dindigul | 11 Sep 2016 | Other T20 |
5/18 | Patriots | v Veerans | Dindigul | 7 Sep 2016 | Other T20 |
1/10, 2* | Patriots | v Kaalai | Tirunelveli | 3 Sep 2016 | Other T20 |
4, 0/19 | Patriots | v Kovai Kings | Chennai | 31 Aug 2016 | Other T20 |
2/26 | Patriots | v Gillies | Chennai | 24 Aug 2016 | Other T20 |
1/37, 0 | Tamil Nadu | v Gujarat | Alur | 26 Dec 2015 | LA |
3/32, 0 | Tamil Nadu | v U. Pradesh | Bengaluru | 24 Dec 2015 | LA |
L Balaji does not know when to give up. It would have been easy to dismiss him as a one-dimensional bowler after his forgettable debut. He erased the memories of being caned for 44 runs off his first four overs, and of two fruitless home Tests against New Zealand, when he emerged one of India's leading fast bowlers in their historic tour of Pakistan in 2003-04. He was particularly lethal in a couple of sessions in the third Test in Rawalpindi, where he consistently swung the ball away, and snapped up a then career-best 4 for 63. In addition, his uninhibited batting and a megawatt smile endeared him to crowds in a manner even he found difficult to fathom.