Lakshmipathy Balaji

L Balaji got plenty of fans when he toured Pakistan in 2004. Shoaib Akhtar wasn't one of them

L Balaji has been replaced by Vinay Kumar in the Twenty20 squad to play England, following Balaji's stress injury on his toe

A round-up of the second day's action of Group B matches in the Ranji Trophy

India batsman Yuvraj Singh has been named in India's T20 squad for the home series against New Zealand and the ICC World Twenty20 next month in Sri Lanka, marking a return to cricket after battling with cancer

At the interval, Mumbai Indians were congratulating themselves for restricting Kolkata Knight Riders to a gettable score. When the game concluded, the clapping and high-fiving had changed hands

L Balaji bowled Kolkata Knight Riders to their first victory in IPL 2012 against a strong Royal Challengers Bangalore batting line-up

A round-up of the action from the fourth day of matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011-12

A round-up of the action from the first day of matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011-12

L Balaji, their captain, considers this is the best Tamil Nadu team he's been part of and its progress to the final has been a truly collective effort

Aggressive and accurate bowling helped Tamil Nadu flatten Mumbai on the second day at the Wankhede Stadium after the visitors' lower order had taken their total to 359

The Tamil Nadu captain talks to ESPNcricinfo about his thoughts on leadership and how much it hurts to have never won a Ranji Trophy

Look at the team rosters and you will be inclined to call Tamil Nadu the favourites ahead of Mumbai on the eve of the Ranji Trophy semi-final which starts at Wankhede Stadium from Tuesday

A lack of outright wins suggests a weakness in Tamil Nadu's bowling. But, as their captain points out, they have taken 20 wickets three times this season; perhaps fielding and the weather are their real enemies

M Vijay, who bludgeoned 42 off 19 deliveries, hailed Tamil Nadu's "never-say-die" spirit after they nearly hunted down a target of 146 in 13 overs on a track he described as "turning" and "two-paced"

A round-up of the first day of the first round of matches in the Super League of the Ranji Trophy

A round-up of the action from the quarter-finals of the 2009-10 Vijay Hazare Trophy

Aavishkar Salvi and L Balaji both turned in fine performances on the opening day of the 2003-04 Ranji Trophy season to stake their claims for a place in the India squad to Australia

The Indian board has named a 14-member squad for the Asia Cup that contains no surprises

In a demonstration of power-hitting with which he carried Chennai Super Kings in the first IPL, Suresh Raina again showed his ability to dominate and, when the need arose, get out of a jam