Tamil Nadu close in on three points as Railways struggle

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 20:15

A collective effort by Tamil Nadu`s seam trio of Laxmipathy Balaji, Jagannathan Kaushik and M Mohammed helped them reduce Railways to 152 for eight after scoring 246 in their first innings in a Ranji Trophy Group B encounter at the Jamia Milia Islamia ground on Sunday.

Balaji aims to make low-profile India comeback a success

Last Updated: Saturday, September 8, 2012, 16:18

Amid the hype surrounding Yuvraj Singh`s return after conquering cancer, pacer Laxmipathy Balaji would make a quiet comeback to the Indian cricket team, more than three-and-a-half years after his last international outing.

Balaji, Prasanna put TN on top against Mumbai

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 19:09

Unheralded Ramaswamy Prasanna scored his first century in five years before skipper Laxmipathy Balaji bowled a fiery opening spell to rip apart the Mumbai top-order as Tamil Nadu look firm favourites to enter the Ranji Trophy final.

Balaji calls for result-oriented pitches

Last Updated: Monday, January 9, 2012, 15:27

Laxmipathy Balaji strongly stressed the need to make pace-friendly and result-oriented pitches for domestic cricket.

Gautam is on-par with MS Dhoni as leader, says Balaji

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 15:09

Kolkata Knight Riders` Laxmipathy Balaji says skipper Gautam Gambhir is as good as Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni when it comes to leading the side.