The history of Indian cricket contains many gems. Who saved the sting not only in India but in the whole world. There were some players whose name made the opposing team tremble. One of them was former Indian bowler Lakshmipathy Balaji, whose birthday is today 27th September.
Lakshmipathy Balaji is celebrating his 43rd birthday today. He was born on this day in 1981 in Chennai. He used to be a right-arm bowler of India. Who has played 30 ODI, 8 Test and 5 T20 matches for India. He has taken 71 wickets in international matches.
The doors of Team India opened as soon as the first Ranji season was played.
Lakshmipathy Balaji made his first-class debut in 2001–02. He debuted for Tamil Nadu. In his Ranji Trophy debut, Balaji took 37 wickets at an impressive average of 20.51. Seeing his excellent performance, he was included in Team India.
Poor performance in debut match
Lakshmipathy Balaji made his ODI debut in the year 2002 against West Indies. However, for him his debut match is no less than bad. In this match he scored 44 runs in 4 overs and did not get a single wicket.
a defense against pakistan
Lakshmipathy Balaji toured Pakistan with India in 2004. Where he performed such feat not only with the ball but also with the bat which is remembered even today. Thanks to his brilliant performance, India managed to register a historic victory over Pakistan.
Tremendous six against Shoaib Akhtar
Balaji had taken 5 wickets in the last two matches against Pakistan. In the fifth ODI of this series, Balaji hit a tremendous six off the ball of Pakistan’s legendary bowler Shoaib Akhtar. Everyone was surprised to see this. However, after this six, Shoaib broke Balaji’s bat with his fast ball.
Pakistani girls got crazy
In this ODI series against Pakistan, Pakistan girls were defeated by Lakshmipathy Balaji. Seeing his brilliant game, many girls even proposed him for marriage. Girls used to bring posters of ‘Will You Marry Me’ for Balaji in the stadium.
The secret of a great smile
Apart from his brilliant bowling, Lakshmipathy Balaji was also famous for his charming smile. He was always seen smiling, but the reason behind this was his dental surgery. Balaji had undergone a dental operation in his childhood, due to which his face looked as if he was always smiling.
