Balachandra Akhil

Personal information

Born

7 October 1977 (age 39)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Role

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1998-2009

2008-2010

2011

Last First-class

24 November 2009 Karnataka v Maharashtra

Last List A

21 February 2009 Karnataka v Tamil Nadu

Career statistics

Competition	First-class	List A	Twenty20
Matches	51	69	35
Runs scored	1810	1382	321
Batting average	28.73	27.64	17.83
100s/50s	1/14	0/8	0/0
Top score	135	91	35
Balls bowled	4283	2653	535
Wickets	49	57	24
Bowling average	37.48	34.38	26.58
5 wickets in innings	1	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0
Best bowling	5/58	4/31	3/16
Catches/stumpings	79/0	34/0	6/0

Source: ESPNCricinfo, 23 July 2012

Balachandra Akhil (born 7 October 1977 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and medium-fast bowler. He was a part of the Karnataka Under-19 team for the 1995 Cooch Behar Trophy and became a part of the senior team in 1998. He was a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore for the first three seasons of the Indian Premier League and played for Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the fifth season.