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Laxmi Shukla

Full name:	Laxmi Ratan Shukla
Born:	6th May 1981, Howrah (now Haora), Bengal, India
Batting:	Right-hand batsman
Bowling:	Right-arm medium pace
Teams:	India (ODI: 1998/99-1999); Bengal (Main FC: 1997/98-2008/09); Bengal (Main ListA: 1998/99-2008/09); Bengal (Main Twenty20: 2006/07); All teams
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Laxmi Ratan Shukla made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bengal in the 1997-98 season against Maharashtra. Still in his teens, he rose into prominence soon and made the Indian under-19 team for the Youth World Cup in South Africa in 1998. On his return, he captured the selectors' imagination with his match winning century as an opener for Bengal in the Wills Trophy semi-final against Delhi the next season. But he had a rude awakening to the realities of international cricket when he was plundered for 32 runs in the four overs he bowled at the Sri Lankans on his debut in the Pepsi Cup later that same season. He put up a marginally better performance in his next match against West Indies in the Coca-Cola Singapore Challenge. But after that he has been ignored by the selectors. In early 2000, Shukla was picked as a trainee for the National Cricket Academy. But he had to leave due to injuries. A good middle-order bat and a steady medium-pace bowler, he still has youth in his favour as he will undoubtedly make amends and try and force his way back into the national side.
Profile DateLine: 18th April 2009 by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1997/98-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	93	129	12	3671	141	31.37	3	24	48

First-Class Career Bowling (1997/98-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	8000	346	3884	106	6-86	36.64	2	0	75.47	2.91

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1998/99-1999)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India	3	2	0	18	13	9.00	0	0	94.73	1

One-Day International Career Bowling (1998/99-1999)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India	114	0	94	1	1-25	94.00	0	0	114.00	4.94

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1998/99-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	98	82	14	2211	136	32.51	2	12	37

One-Day Career Bowling (1998/99-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	3335	38	2446	91	4-13	26.87	4	0	36.64	4.40

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	29	25	8	419	76	24.64	0	1	123.59	6

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	270	0	365	17	3-6	21.47	0	0	15.88	8.11

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1997/98)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
India Under-19s	6	5	0	72	25	14.40	0	0	79.12	0

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1997/98)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
India Under-19s	216	3	167	3	2-11	55.66	0	0	72.00	4.63