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Lakshmipathy Balaji
Mon, October 31 2011
Balaji to lead Tamil Nadu in absence of Badrinath in Ranji Trophy
Experienced pacer Laxmipathy Balaji will lead Tamil Nadu in their opening Ranji Trophy match against Baroda in absence of regular skipper S Badrinath, who is out with an injury.
Tue, September 20 2011
Gambhir as good a captain as Dhoni, says Balaji
Kolkata Knight Riders' Laxmipathy Balaji says skipper Gautam Gambhir is as good as Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni when it comes to leading the side.
Tue, September 13 2011
Yusuf Pathan leads KKR to five-wicket win over HCA
A quick-fire half-century by all-rounder Yusuf Pathan helped Kolkata Knight Riders defeat Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) by five wickets in a practice match ahead of the IPL franchisee's Champions League qualifying engagements.
Mon, August 08 2011
RP good replacement for Zaheer: Akram
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram is happy to find Rudra Pratap Singh in the Indian team and has suggested that the left-arm pacer should be inducted into the playing XI ahead of Sreesanth along with Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar.
Thu, June 23 2011
Australia-India council ends Border-Gavaskar scholarship
After the sponsors of the annual Border-Gavaskar Scholarship pulled-out, the Australia-India Council (AIC) has put an end to the annual visit of young Indian cricketers to the Australian Centre of Excellence in Brisbane after a decade of its existence.
Mon, May 23 2011
We have positives to take away from the Mumbai game: Gambhir
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir said they have positives to take away from their final round-robin game of the IPL, even if the home team lost to Mumbai Indians in an unlikely fashion at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday.
Mon, March 24 2014
Kolkata Knight Riders pay for highly-questionable tactics
KKR's strategy of employing pacers in the death overs backfired.
Mon, May 23 2011
Gambhir defends Balaji, says it was just his bad day
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir defended Laxmipathy Balaji, who went for 23 runs in the last over to hand Mumbai Indians the sensational five-wicket win in the IPL, saying it was just a bad day in office for the lanky pacer.
Thu, April 10 2014
A sorry 17-year history of Indian fast bowlers since Kapil Dev’s retirement
India has struggled to find a good crop of quality fast bowlers.
Mon, April 18 2011
KKR bowlers are learning a lot from Akram: Balaji
Man-of-the-match Laxmipathy Balaji, on Sunday gave credit to bowling coach Wasim Akram for his impressive three for 15 run spell against Rajasthan Royals, and said he and his fellow pace colleagues were learning a lot from the the iconic Pakistani bowler.