Lakshmipathy Balaji
IndAll Rounder
About Lakshmipathy Balaji
Name
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Gender
Male
Birth
27 Sept 1981
Birth Place
Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Height
6 ft 2 in
Nationality
Indian
Role
All Rounder
Bats
right handed
Bowls
right-arm medium fast
L Balaji emerged as one of India's leading fast bowlers on the historic tour of Pakistan in 2003-04. He was particularly lethal in the third Test in Rawalpindi, where he consistently swung the ball away and snapped up a then career-best of 4 for 63. Balaji was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the IPL. His open-chested action, combined with a tendency to bowl wide from the crease, lulls batsmen into believing that the ball will come in with the arm. In 2012, he had a stunning IPL, leading all bowlers in economy rate. He also earned a comeback to the Indian national team for the World Twenty20 2012. After representing CSK and KKR in the earlier editions of IPL, Balaji, who leads Tamil Nadu in the domestic circuit, was recruited by KXIP ahead of the 2014 season.
Lakshmipathy Balaji Recent Form
Batting
Bowling
Lakshmipathy Balaji Career Stats
Batting
| Format | Mat | Inn | R | 100s | 50s | HS | SR | Avg | Fours | Sixes | Duck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 30 | 16 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 78.95 | 12.00 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| T20I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test | 8 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 40.48 | 5.67 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| IPL | 73 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 73.47 | 4.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T20I | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75.00 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inn | W | Econ | Avg | Best | 3W | 5W | SR | Maiden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 30 | 30 | 34 | 5.57 | 39.53 | 4/48 | 0 | 0 | 42.56 | 0 |
| T20I | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7.56 | 12.10 | 3/19 | 0 | 0 | 9.60 | 0 |
| Test | 8 | 15 | 27 | 3.43 | 37.19 | 9/171 | 0 | 1 | 65.04 | 0 |
| IPL | 73 | 73 | 76 | 8.05 | 26.70 | 5/24 | 0 | 1 | 19.91 | 0 |
| T20I | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5.93 | 15.09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.27 | 0 |
Career Debut Information
ODI DebutIndia vs West Indies at Vadodara - November 18, 2002
T20I DebutIndia vs New Zealand at Chennai - September 11, 2012
Test DebutIndia vs New Zealand at Ahmedabad - October 08 - 12, 2003
IPL Debutvs Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium, May 08, 2008
T20I Debut-
Teams played for
Salem SpartansTamil NaduPunjab KingsIndia