Lakshmipathy Balaji

Indian fast bowler Lakshimpathy Balaji believes that finding his rhythm would be the key to his success during the tour of New Zealand. Back in the Test squad after nearly four years, Balaji said he was not perturbed either by the conditions or the varyin

Dhawal Kulkarni, the Mumbai seamer, has got a call-up to the Indian Test squad for the three Tests against New Zealand

L Balaji has earned a recall to the Indian team after being named as replacement to Munaf Patel, who sustained a groin injury and was forced to return home from Sri Lanka

A monumental effort from Shivakant Shukla, the fourth-longest innings in first-class cricket, took Uttar Pradesh through to their third final in four years

One of the more endearing sights in Indian cricket is back. To see L Balaji smiling on a cricket field, after a painful two-year hiatus, is reassuring

L Balaji ripped through the Bengal lower order before assured knocks from M Vijay and S Badrinath led Tamil Nadu into the semi-finals

A round-up of the third day's play of the sixth-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Super League 2008-09

A round-up of the third day's play of the third-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Super League 2008-09

A round-up of the first day's play of the third-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Super League 2008-09

Getting wickets was hard work on the slow Chinnaswamy turner. Tamil Nadu did just that to come within one good bowling day of taking six points

Cricinfo previews the 2008-09 edition of the Challenger Trophy in Cuttack

It was only fitting L Balaji's famous smile, that won over Pakistan in 2004, could manage a grand return in his beloved Chennai

A match that swung from one side to the other was decided by two exceptional overs from L Balaji, as Chennai Super Kings ended Kings XI Punjab's winning streak

L Balaji, the former India fast bowler, who was out of competitive cricket with a stress fracture for nearly one and a half years, has been included in the Chennai Super Kings squad for the Indian Premier League

Lakshmipathy Balaji, the Indian fast bowler currently on a cometrack trail from injury, will not be rushed back into competitive cricket, Tamil Nadu coach WV Raman has said

The Ranji Trophy is set to kick off from November 23 and Cricinfo previews the Elite Group's teams in bunches of three

Led by their medium pacers, Uttar Pradesh regained control of a situation they had contrived to lose with the bat by reducing Rest of India to 131 for seven by stumps on day one of the Irani Trophy season opener at Nagpur

Lakshmipathy Balaji, the right-arm fast bowler, has been included in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy. He will replace Sreesanth who has been sidelined because of a toe injury

A heavy downpour put paid to any chance of the Challenger Series being resolved in a fruitful manner, even as India Blue were well set, on 210 for 4 from just over 30 overs