Full name Lakshmipathy Balaji
Born September 27, 1981, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Current age 29 years 9 days
Major teams India, Chennai Super Kings, Tamil Nadu
Also known as Naidu
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 9 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 5.66 | 126 | 40.47 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 30 | 16 | 6 | 120 | 21* | 12.00 | 152 | 78.94 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| First-class | 69 | 75 | 13 | 807 | 47 | 13.01 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 83 | 44 | 16 | 252 | 21* | 9.00 | 343 | 73.46 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 3.66 | 34 | 64.70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 15 | 1756 | 1004 | 27 | 5/76 | 9/171 | 37.18 | 3.43 | 65.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 30 | 30 | 1447 | 1344 | 34 | 4/48 | 4/48 | 39.52 | 5.57 | 42.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 69 | 13457 | 6495 | 259 | 7/42 | 25.07 | 2.89 | 51.9 | 12 | 16 | 4 | ||
| List A | 83 | 4296 | 3659 | 115 | 5/36 | 5/36 | 31.81 | 5.11 | 37.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 36 | 36 | 706 | 966 | 40 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 24.15 | 8.20 | 17.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | India v New Zealand at Ahmedabad, Oct 8-12, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Mar 24-28, 2005 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v West Indies at Vadodara, Nov 18, 2002 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Feb 8, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | Delhi v Tamil Nadu at Delhi, Dec 24-27, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | Bengal v Tamil Nadu at Ahmedabad, Mar 2, 2010 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings at Delhi, May 8, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Warriors v Chennai Super Kings at Johannesburg, Sep 26, 2010 scorecard |
L Balaji does not know when to give up. It would have been easy to dismiss him as a one-dimensional bowler after his forgettable debut. He erased the memories of being caned for 44 runs off his first four overs, and of two fruitless home Tests against New Zealand, when he emerged one of India's leading fast bowlers in their historic tour of Pakistan in 2003-04. He was particularly lethal in a couple of sessions in the third Test in Rawalpindi, where he consistently swung the ball away, and snapped up a then career-best 4 for 63. In addition, his uninhibited batting and a megawatt smile endeared him to crowds in a manner even he found difficult to fathom.thanks crickinfo
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