Laxmipathy Balaji has been recalled to the Indian team. He will replace Munaf Patel in the squad that is playing an ODI series in Sri Lanka.
Munaf sustained a groin injury and was forced to return home after the second ODI.
A cricinfo report said that Balaji last played for India in an ODI in 2005 in Sri Lanka before a stress fracture forced him out of the game.
He returned to first-class cricket this season after a back surgery and a remodelled action. He was instrumental in taking Tamil Nadu into the semi-finals with 36 wickets from seven games at 17.50. His comeback to cricket started in the first season of the IPL, where his 11 wickets in nine games for Chennai Super Kings included a hat-trick.
Munaf sustained a groin injury and was forced to return home after the second ODI.
A cricinfo report said that Balaji last played for India in an ODI in 2005 in Sri Lanka before a stress fracture forced him out of the game.
He returned to first-class cricket this season after a back surgery and a remodelled action. He was instrumental in taking Tamil Nadu into the semi-finals with 36 wickets from seven games at 17.50. His comeback to cricket started in the first season of the IPL, where his 11 wickets in nine games for Chennai Super Kings included a hat-trick.
Congrats Balaji.
ReplyDelete- Mahesh
Balaji will definately gives his best in this tournament. i hope. In IPL-2008 also he taken hat-trick.
ReplyDeleteCongrats, and All The Best Balji.
COngrats balaji, go a head and take more wickets.
ReplyDeleteS.Srinivas
Balaji is good bowler. He taken Tamil Nadu into the semi-finals morethan 35 wickets from seven matches
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