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{{short description|Indian cricketer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Balachandra Akhil
| image = Cricket_no_pic.png
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Seam bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| family =

| club1 = [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]
| year1 = 1998–2009
| club2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year2 = 2008–2010
| club3 = [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]]
| year3 = 2011

| type1 = First-class
| debutyear1 = 1998
| lastdate1 = 24 November
| lastyear1 = 2009
| lastfor1 = [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]
| lastagainst1 = [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]
| type2 = List A
| debutyear2 = 1998
| lastdate2 = 21 February
| lastyear2 = 2009
| lastfor2 = [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]
| lastagainst2 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]

| columns = 3
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 51
| runs1 = 1810
| bat avg1 = 28.73
| 100s/50s1 = 1/14
| top score1 = 135
| deliveries1 = 4283
| wickets1 = 49
| bowl avg1 = 37.48
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/58
| catches/stumpings1 = 79/0
| column2 = List A
| matches2 = 69
| runs2 = 1382
| bat avg2 = 27.64
| 100s/50s2 = 0/8
| top score2 = 91
| deliveries2 = 2653
| wickets2 = 57
| bowl avg2 = 34.38
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/31
| catches/stumpings2 = 34/0
| column3 = Twenty20
| matches3 = 35
| runs3 = 321
| bat avg3 = 17.83
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 35
| deliveries3 = 535
| wickets3 = 24
| bowl avg3 = 26.58
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/16
| catches/stumpings3 = 6/0

| date = 23 July
| year = 2012
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26206.html ESPNCricinfo
}}

'''Balachandra Akhil''' (born 7 October 1977) is an Indian cricketer who plays for [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and medium-fast bowler.<ref name=cricinfo>{{cite web|title=
Balachandra Akhil|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26206.html|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|accessdate=24 July 2012}}</ref> He was a part of the Karnataka Under-19 team for the 1995 [[Cooch Behar Trophy]] and became a part of the senior team in 1998. He was a part of [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] for the first three seasons of the [[Indian Premier League]] and played for [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] in the [[2011 Indian Premier League|fifth season]].<ref name=teams>{{cite web|title=
Teams Balachandra Akhil played for |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7949/all_teams.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=24 July 2012}}</ref>

He captained the [[Provident Bangalore]] in 2010 [[Karnataka Premier League]].<ref name=kpl>{{cite news|title=Mangalore, Provident march into final|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/kpl-10/content/story/479249.html|accessdate=24 July 2012|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|date=29 September 2010|quote=After the duo were dismissed, B Akhil, the captain, hammered three sixes in his unbeaten 45 off only 22 deliveries as Provident sealed the victory with ease.}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Karnataka cricketers]]
[[Category:Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers]]
[[Category:South Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Bangalore]]

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