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Full name | Balasubramoniam Kalyanasundaram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India | 12 August 1947||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Kalli [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1966/67–1967/68 | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968/69–1977/78 | Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ESPNcricinfo, 1 March 2016 |
B. Kalyanasundaram (born 12 August 1947) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Tamil Nadu and Kerala. He later worked as a selector for Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and the director of Chennai Super Kings Ltd.
Kalyanasundaram was born on 12 August 1947 in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district. A right-arm medium pace bowler, he began his career with Kerala in the 1966/67 season. He took a ten-wicket haul in his third first-class match, with figures of 4/49 and 6/58 against Hyderabad. [2] He switched to his home state team Tamil Nadu two seasons later and represented it for ten years. He was part of the Tamil Nadu team that finished runners-up in the 1972–73 Ranji Trophy. He took a hat-trick in the final against Bombay, becoming the first bowler to take a hat-trick in a Ranji final. He appeared in a total of 51 first-class matches and took 147 wickets at an average of 20. [3]
Kalyanasundaram became a selector for Tamil Nadu Cricket Association after his playing career. He worked as the chairman of the under-17 and under-19 selection panel, before becoming the chairman of selectors of the senior team in 2009. He was replaced at the position in 2014 by Sridharan Sharath. [4] In 2015, he was appointed as the director of the Chennai Super Kings Ltd. [5] Between 2009 and 2013, he had also worked as a match referee in domestic cricket matches. [6]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Balasubramoniam Kalyanasundaram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India | 12 August 1947||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Kalli [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1966/67–1967/68 | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968/69–1977/78 | Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 1 March 2016 |
B. Kalyanasundaram (born 12 August 1947) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Tamil Nadu and Kerala. He later worked as a selector for Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and the director of Chennai Super Kings Ltd.
Kalyanasundaram was born on 12 August 1947 in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district. A right-arm medium pace bowler, he began his career with Kerala in the 1966/67 season. He took a ten-wicket haul in his third first-class match, with figures of 4/49 and 6/58 against Hyderabad. [2] He switched to his home state team Tamil Nadu two seasons later and represented it for ten years. He was part of the Tamil Nadu team that finished runners-up in the 1972–73 Ranji Trophy. He took a hat-trick in the final against Bombay, becoming the first bowler to take a hat-trick in a Ranji final. He appeared in a total of 51 first-class matches and took 147 wickets at an average of 20. [3]
Kalyanasundaram became a selector for Tamil Nadu Cricket Association after his playing career. He worked as the chairman of the under-17 and under-19 selection panel, before becoming the chairman of selectors of the senior team in 2009. He was replaced at the position in 2014 by Sridharan Sharath. [4] In 2015, he was appointed as the director of the Chennai Super Kings Ltd. [5] Between 2009 and 2013, he had also worked as a match referee in domestic cricket matches. [6]