Lakshmipathy Balaji
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2001–2016 | Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 55) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 October 2012 |
Lakshmipathy Balaji (born 27 September 1981) is an Indian cricket coach and former cricketer. He is a right arm fast medium bowler. He announced his retirement from first-class and List A cricket in November, 2016.[2] He was the bowling coach for Chennai Super Kings, his former side in the Indian Premier League.
Personal life
Lakshmipathy Balaji was born on 27 September 1981 in
International cricket
Balaji became a member of the
On 18 July 2012 he was included in 30 probables for the World T20 tournament to be played in Sri Lanka in September 2012. Subsequently, he was selected in the final 15-member squad. He made his comeback into the Indian side in the second T20 International against New Zealand at his home ground-Chennai.[8]
Indian Premier League
Balaji played for the
In the second season of the Indian Premier League, he picked four wickets against Rajasthan Royals on 30 April 2009, leading the Chennai Super Kings to victory.
In the 3rd season of IPL, Balaji played 7 games and picked up 7 wickets. After won the tournament and went on to play the ACLT20, Balaji played most of the games in the tournament and his economical bowling was praised by the captain of the Indian team, MS Dhoni and was listed by him as one of the reasons to CSK's victory in the tournament.
In the
In the
Coaching career
He was appointed as bowling coach and mentor for Kolkata Knight Riders.[9]
For the 2018 IPL edition, he was appointed as the bowling coach for Chennai Super Kings.[10] He decided to take a one-year break from the post in 2022, citing personal reasons, but continued to be available for Super Kings Academy.[11]
References
- Sportskeeda
- ^ "L Balaji calls time on first-class, List A career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Cricketer Balaji marries model Priya Thalur - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ 'What we thought about Pakistan was wrong'
- ^ 'Balaji replaces injured Munaf for SL tour'
- ^ 'India Versus Sri Lanka 2009 5th ODI Scorecard'
- ^ 'Dhawal Kulkarni receives maiden call-up'
- ^ "Yuvraj included in World T20 probables". Wisden India. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012.
- ^ "L Balaji appointed KKR bowling coach". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "CSK: IPL 2018: Chennai Super Kings ropes in Balaji as bowling coach". The Times of India. PTI. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2 December 2022). "Dwayne Bravo retires from IPL, appointed CSK bowling coach for 2023 edition". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
Sources
L Balaji calls time on first-class, List A career, 16 September 2016