Balachandra Akhil (born 7 October 1977) is an Indian cricketer who plays for

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. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and medium-fast bowler. He was a part of the Karnataka Under-19 team for the 1995

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and became a part of the senior team in 1998. He was a part of

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for the first three seasons of the Indian Premier League and played for Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the fifth season. He captained the Provident Bangalore in 2010 Karnataka Premier League.

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1977 births Living people Karnataka cricketers Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers South Zone cricketers Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers Indian cricketers Cricketers from Bangalore {{India-cricket-bio-1970s-stub