Lakshmipathy Balaji was born on 27th September 1981 and is an Indian cricket coach and former cricketer.
15 Facts About Lakshmipathy Balaji
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Lakshmipathy Balaji announced his retirement from first-class and List A cricket in November, 2016.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji was the bowling coach for Chennai Super Kings, his former side in the Indian Premier League.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji was born on 27th September, 1981 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji married former Miss Chennai beauty pageant Priya Thalur in 2013.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji was recognised after his performance in the 2004 India Pakistan series.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji made a comeback in Pakistan's 2005 tour of India, taking 5 wickets in the first innings.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji was included in the playing XI for the final match of the series against Sri Lanka.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji made his comeback into the Indian side in the second T20 International against New Zealand at his home ground-Chennai.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji played for the Chennai Super Kings team in the 1st 3 editions of the IPL starting from the 2008 Indian Premier League.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji's tournament was to end on a low as he bowled the final over to Shane Warne and Sohail Tanvir, with the latter hitting the winning runs off the final ball.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji has been notably consistent for the economy rate in all T20 matches in the IPL Chennai Super Kings as the normal matches of T20 seldom had run chases below or near 130.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji has not done much in the batting side of IPL.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji was appointed as bowling coach and mentor for Kolkata Knight Riders.
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Lakshmipathy Balaji decided to take a one-year break from the post in 2022, citing personal reasons, but continued to be available for Super Kings Academy.