Akshay Chandran

Akshay Ramachandran Chandran (born 19 October 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket.[1] He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls slow left arm orthodox.[2]

Akshay Chandran
Personal information
Full name
Akshay Ramachandran Chandran
Born (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993
Kochi, Kerala, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015 - presentKerala (squad no. 19)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 19 15 4
Runs scored 582 92 32
Batting average 34.23 15.33 16.00
100s/50s 1/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 102* 29 18
Balls bowled 1670 688 54
Wickets 30 17 3
Bowling average 25.70 30.70 28.33
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/39 4/29 1/5
Catches/stumpings 10/0 7/0 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2021

Domestic career

After representing Kerala in U-14, U-16, U-19, U-22 and U-25 levels,[1][3] Akshay made his first-class debut for Kerala in the 2014-15 Ranji Trophy on 29 January 2015 against Services.[4] He didn't create much impact in the first innings but came back with a fifer in the second.[5] He scored his maiden century against Services in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy scoring an unbeaten 102*.[6]

During the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy he was reported for suspect action during Kerala's win against Rajasthan and wasn't able to take any further part in the campaign. However re-modeled his bowling action and returned to competitive cricket the next season through Vijay Hazare Trophy and claimed nine wickets from his first three matches.[2][3][7]

He made his List A debut for Kerala in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 19 September 2018 against Andhra Pradesh.[8] He made his Twenty20 debut on 14 November 2019, for Kerala in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Vidarbha.[9]

References
  1. "Akshay Chandran". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. "Akshay Chandran". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. S, Narayanan (23 September 2018). "Kerala's Akshay Chandran bowling better than ever with remodelled bowling action". Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. "Group C, Kannur, Jan 29 - Feb 1 2015, Ranji Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. Krishnaswamy, Karthik (31 January 2015). "Kerala eye win after spinners dominate". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. "Hyderabad hold on to qualify". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. Somani, Saurabh (25 September 2018). "Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer and Shahbaz Nadeem light up Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. "Elite B, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Delhi, Sep 19 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  9. "Group B, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Thumba, Nov 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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