Balachandra Akhil

Balachandra Akhil (born 7 October 1977) is an Indian former cricketer and cricket commentator who played for Karnataka. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and medium-fast bowler.^[1] 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 fourth season.^[2]

Balachandra Akhil

Personal information
Born	(1977-10-07) 7 October 1977 (age 47) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1998–2009	Karnataka
2008–2010	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2011	Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Last FC	24 November 2009 Karnataka v Maharashtra
Last LA	21 February 2009 Karnataka v Tamil Nadu
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 51 69 35 Runs scored 1,810 1,382 321 Batting average 28.73 27.64 17.83 100s/50s 1/14 0/8 0/0 Top score 135 91 35 Balls bowled 4,283 2,653 535 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/– 34/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2012

He captained the Provident Bangalore in 2010 Karnataka Premier League.^[3]