Balachandra Akhil

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1977)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Balachandra Akhil

| country = India

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bangalore, Karnataka, India

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

| role = All-rounder

| family =

| club1 = Karnataka

| year1 = {{nowrap|1998–2009}}

| club2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| year2 = 2008–2010

| club3 = Kochi Tuskers Kerala

| year3 = 2011

| type1 = FC

| debutyear1 = 1998

| lastdate1 = 24 November

| lastyear1 = 2009

| lastfor1 = Karnataka

| lastagainst1 = Maharashtra

| type2 = LA

| debutyear2 = 1998

| lastdate2 = 21 February

| lastyear2 = 2009

| lastfor2 = Karnataka

| lastagainst2 = Tamil Nadu

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 51

| runs1 = 1,810

| bat avg1 = 28.73

| 100s/50s1 = 1/14

| top score1 = 135

| deliveries1 = 4,283

| wickets1 = 49

| bowl avg1 = 37.48

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/58

| catches/stumpings1 = 79/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 69

| runs2 = 1,382

| bat avg2 = 27.64

| 100s/50s2 = 0/8

| top score2 = 91

| deliveries2 = 2,653

| wickets2 = 57

| bowl avg2 = 34.38

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/31

| catches/stumpings2 = 34/–

| column3 = T20

| 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/–

| 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 former cricketer and cricket commentator who played for Karnataka . He is a right-handed middle-order batsman a medium-fast bowler .{{cite web|title=

Balachandra Akhil|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26206.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 July 2012}} 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 fourth season.{{cite web|title=

Teams Balachandra Akhil played for |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7949/all_teams.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=24 July 2012}}

He captained the Provident Bangalore in 2010 Karnataka Premier League.{{cite news|title=Mangalore, Provident march into final|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/kpl-10/content/story/479249.html|access-date=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.}}