Akshay Chandran

Akshay Ramachandran Chandran (born 19 October 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket.^[1] He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls slow left arm orthodox.^[2]

Akshay Chandran

Personal information
Full name	Akshay Ramachandran Chandran
Born	(1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 32) Kochi, Kerala, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015 - present	Kerala (squad no. 19)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 39 17 4 Runs scored 1,688 139 32 Batting average 35.91 19.85 16.00 100s/50s 4/2 0/0 0/0 Top score 184 41 18 Balls bowled 2,746 772 54 Wickets 36 18 3 Bowling average 36.00 33.05 28.33 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/39 4/29 1/5 Catches/stumpings 28/0 8/0 1/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 November 2021

Domestic career

After representing Kerala in U-14, U-16, U-19, U-22 and U-25 levels,^[1][3] Akshay made his first-class debut for Kerala in the 2014-15 Ranji Trophy on 29 January 2015 against Services.^[4] He didn't create much impact in the first innings but came back with a fifer in the second.^[5] He scored his maiden century against Services in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy scoring an unbeaten 102*.^[6]

During the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy he was reported for suspect action during Kerala's win against Rajasthan and wasn't able to take any further part in the campaign. However re-modeled his bowling action and returned to competitive cricket the next season through Vijay Hazare Trophy and claimed nine wickets from his first three matches.^[2][3][7]

He made his List A debut for Kerala in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 19 September 2018 against Andhra Pradesh.^[8] He made his Twenty20 debut on 14 November 2019, for Kerala in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Vidarbha.^[9]