Balaji Rao (Canadian cricketer)

Wandavasi Dorakanti Balaji Rao (Telugu: బాలాజీ రావు (born 4 March 1978) is an Indian-Canadian cricketer who has played one One Day International and four Twenty20 Internationals for Canada. He also played for India in the U-19 level.[1]

Balaji Rao
Personal information
Full name
Wandavasi Dorakanti Balaji Rao
Born (1978-03-04) 4 March 1978
Chennai, India
NicknameKutty
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 62)24 August 2008 v West Indies
Last ODI6 April 2009 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 14)10 October 2008 v Pakistan
Last T20I13 October 2008 v Zimbabwe
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 2 4
Runs scored 13 32
Batting average 6.50 10.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 10 22*
Balls bowled 60 84
Wickets 2 6
Bowling average 40.50 17.83
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/50 3/21
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2009

Personal life

Originally a Telugu from Chennai, Balaji has represented Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy. Balaji currently resides in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario. He plays for the Centurions Cricket Club, a large cricket organization in Toronto.

Controversies

On 3 March 2011, in the 2011 Cricket World Cup match between Canada and Pakistan, following an aggressive exchange between Pakistani bowler Umar Gul, Rao, who was batting, lashed out with Hindi slurs after Pakistani fielder Ahmed Shehzad appeared to provoke the batsman.[2]

References
  1. "Balaji Rao". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. "Moments of the World Cup: Balaji Rao puts Canada on the sledging map, 2011". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.


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