B. Kalyanasundaram

B. Kalyanasundaram (born 12 August 1947) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Tamil Nadu and Kerala. He later worked as a selector for Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and the director of Chennai Super Kings Ltd.

B. Kalyanasundaram

Personal information
Full name	Balasubramoniam Kalyanasundaram
Born	(1947-08-12) 12 August 1947 (age 78) Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
Nickname	Kalli[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1966/67–1967/68	Kerala
1968/69–1977/78	Tamil Nadu
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 51 Runs scored 337 Batting average 8.64 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 31* Balls bowled 6,066 Wickets 147 Bowling average 20.09 5 wickets in innings 7 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 6/47 Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 March 2016

Life and career

Kalyanasundaram was born on 12 August 1947 in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district. A right-arm medium pace bowler, he began his career with Kerala in the 1966/67 season. He took a ten-wicket haul in his third first-class match, with figures of 4/49 and 6/58 against Hyderabad.^[2] He switched to his home state team Tamil Nadu two seasons later and represented it for ten years. He was part of the Tamil Nadu team that finished runners-up in the 1972–73 Ranji Trophy. He took a hat-trick in the final against Bombay, becoming the first bowler to take a hat-trick in a Ranji final. He appeared in a total of 51 first-class matches and took 147 wickets at an average of 20.^[3]

Kalyanasundaram became a selector for Tamil Nadu Cricket Association after his playing career. He worked as the chairman of the under-17 and under-19 selection panel, before becoming the chairman of selectors of the senior team in 2009. He was replaced at the position in 2014 by Sridharan Sharath.^[4] In 2015, he was appointed as the director of the Chennai Super Kings Ltd.^[5] Between 2009 and 2013, he had also worked as a match referee in domestic cricket matches.^[6]