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{{short description|Indian former first-class cricketer (born 1947)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = B. Kalyanasundaram
| nickname = Kalli<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frederick|first1=Prince|title=Pitching for cricket|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/pitching-for-cricket/article29860.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=1 March 2016|date=17 June 2013}}</ref>
| country = India
| fullname = Balasubramoniam Kalyanasundaram
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|8|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kumbakonam]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = Bowler
| club1 = [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]
| year1 = 1966/67–1967/68
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| year2 = 1968/69–1977/78
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 51
| runs1 = 337
| bat avg1 = 8.64
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 31*
| deliveries1 = 6,066
| wickets1 = 147
| bowl avg1 = 20.09
| fivefor1 = 7
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 6/47
| catches/stumpings1 = 15/–
| date = 1 March
| year = 2016
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/30445.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

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

==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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hyderabad v Kerala in 1966/67 |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28522.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> 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 (cricket)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kalyanasundaram |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35763/35763.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sharath set to take over from Kalyanasundaram|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/sharath-set-to-take-over-from-kalyanasundaram/article6171295.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=1 March 2016|date=3 July 2014}}</ref> In 2015, he was appointed as the director of the [[Chennai Super Kings]] Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aircel reaffirms support to CSK|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/aircel-reaffirms-support-to-csk/article7009291.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=1 March 2016|date=19 March 2015}}</ref> Between 2009 and 2013, he had also worked as a match referee in domestic cricket matches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lists of matches and detailed statistics for Kalyanasundaram |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35763/statistics_lists.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 March 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/30445.html}}
* {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/35/35763/35763.html}}

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[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu cricketers]]
[[Category:Kerala cricketers]]
[[Category:People from Thanjavur district]]

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