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Wandavasi Dorakanti Balaji Rao (born 4 March 1978) is an Indian cricketer who has played one One Day International and four Twenty20 Internationals for Canada. He also played for India in the U-19 level.[1]

Balaji Rao

Personal information
Full name	Wandavasi Dorakanti Balaji Rao
Born	(1978-03-04) 4 March 1978 (age 44) Chennai, India
Nickname	Kutty
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg-break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Canada (2008–2009)
ODI debut (cap 62)	24 August 2008 v West Indies
Last ODI	6 April 2009 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 14)	10 October 2008 v Pakistan
Last T20I	13 October 2008 v Zimbabwe
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I Matches 2 4 Runs scored 13 32 Batting average 6.50 10.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 10 22* Balls bowled 60 84 Wickets 2 6 Bowling average 40.50 17.83 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/50 3/21 Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2009

Personal life

Balaji currently resides in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario. He plays for the Centurions Cricket Club, a large cricket organization in Toronto.^{[citation needed]}

Controversies

On 3 March 2011, in the 2011 Cricket World Cup match between Canada and Pakistan, following an aggressive exchange between Pakistani bowler Umar Gul, Rao, who was batting, lashed out with Hindi slurs after Pakistani fielder Ahmed Shehzad appeared to provoke the batsman.[2]

References

External links

• Balaji Rao at ESPNcricinfo

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