Balachandra Akhil
Full name Balachandra Akhil
Born October 7, 1977, Bangalore, Karnataka
Current age 31 years 273 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 | 47 | 66 | 7 | 1632 | 135 | 27.66 | 1 | 13 | 71 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 69 | 56 | 6 | 1382 | 91 | 27.64 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 230 | 35 | 19.16 | 157 | 146.49 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 47 | 3977 | 1737 | 47 | 5/58 | 36.95 | 2.62 | 84.6 | 1 | 0 | |||
| List A | 69 | 2653 | 1960 | 57 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 34.38 | 4.43 | 46.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 22 | 20 | 367 | 411 | 16 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 25.68 | 6.71 | 22.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 1998/99 |
| Last First-class | Saurashtra v Karnataka at Mumbai (BS), Dec 26-29, 2008 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 Deccan Chargers at Centurion, May 21, 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
- Saurashtra fight but Karnataka firmly in command (Dec 28, 2008)
- Joshi fires Karnataka into quarter-finals (Dec 20, 2008)
- Chawla takes UP closer to quarter-final spot (Dec 15, 2008)
- Akhil and the tail frustrate UP (Dec 13, 2008)
- Bangalore seal seventh place with five-wicket win (May 25, 2008)
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
© Cricinfo Ltd
Dec 28, 2008
Karnataka's B Akhil punches the ball through the off side
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