In this Indian name, the name Lakshmipathy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Balaji.
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Balaji (left) in 2016
Personal information
Born
(1981-09-27) 27 September 1981 (age 42) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [1]
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm fast medium
Role
Bowler
International information
National side
India (2002–2012)
Test debut (cap 245)
8 October 2003 v New Zealand
Last Test
24 March 2005 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 147)
18 November 2002 v West Indies
Last ODI
8 February 2009 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.
55 (formerly 7)
T20I debut (cap 43)
11 September 2012 v New Zealand
Last T20I
2 October 2012 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.
55
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2001–2016
Tamil Nadu
2008–2010
Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 55)
2009
Wellington Firebirds
2011–2013
Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 55)
2014
Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 55)
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
T20I
FC
Matches
8
30
5
106
Runs scored
51
120
–
1202
Batting average
5.66
12.00
–
12.14
100s/50s
–/–
–/–
–/–
–/–
Top score
35
21*
–
49*
Balls bowled
1,756
1,447
96
18299
Wickets
27
34
10
330
Bowling average
37.18
39.52
12.10
26.10
5 wickets in innings
1
–
–
16
10 wickets in match
–
–
–
4
Best bowling
5/76
4/48
3/19
7/42
Catches/stumpings
1/–
11/–
–/–
38/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing India
ACC Asia Cup
Runner-up
2004 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 May 2024
Lakshmipathy Balaji (born 27 September 1981) is an Indian cricket coach and former international cricketer. He was a right-arm fast medium bowler. He represented the Indian cricket team and was part of the Indian team that finished as runners-up in the 2004 Asia Cup. He played for Tamil Nadu and South Zone in domestic cricket.
In November 2002, he made his ODI debut against West Indies. He made his Test debut against New Zealand in October 2003. He played the last of his eight test matches against Pakistan in March 2005, finishing with 27 wickets. He played 30 ODIs for India till 2009, taking 34 wickets. Later, he played five T20Is in 2012.
He played for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League from 2008 to 2010, winning the 2010 Indian Premier League and Champions League Twenty20. He also played for Kolkata Knight Riders from 2011 to 2013, winning the 2012 Indian Premier League and Kings XI Punjab (2014) later. After his retirement from all forms of cricket in 2016, he served as the bowling coach of the Knight Riders in 2017 and the Super Kings from 2018 to 2022.
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