Full name Balachandra Akhil
Born October 7, 1977, Bangalore, Karnataka
Current age 32 years 46 days
Major teams Karnataka, Royal Challengers Bangalore
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 | 50 | 71 | 8 | 1758 | 135 | 27.90 | 1 | 13 | 79 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 69 | 56 | 6 | 1382 | 91 | 27.64 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 35 | 19.35 | 181 | 149.72 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 50 | 4217 | 1820 | 48 | 5/58 | 37.91 | 2.58 | 87.8 | 1 | 0 | |||
| List A | 69 | 2653 | 1960 | 57 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 34.38 | 4.43 | 46.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 26 | 24 | 427 | 481 | 20 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 24.05 | 6.75 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 1998/99 |
| Last First-class | Karnataka v Bengal at Mysore, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1998/99 |
| Last List A | Karnataka v Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Feb 21, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Karnataka v Kerala at Visakhapatnam, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Victoria at Bangalore, Oct 15, 2009 scorecard |
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.
Cricinfo Staff April 2008
- Bangalore Provident make it to semis (Sep 21, 2009)
- Bangalore Provident stay rooted to top spot (Sep 17, 2009)
- Davangere record maiden KPL Cup win (Sep 13, 2009)
- Verma, Akhil star for Bangalore Provident (Sep 12, 2009)
- Saurashtra fight but Karnataka firmly in command (Dec 28, 2008)
Sep 21, 2009
Balachandra Akhil in an aggressive mood
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Apr 18, 2009
B Akhil is undone by Shane Warne's legspinner
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Dec 28, 2008
Karnataka's B Akhil sweeps on his way to 56
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