| B. Kalyanasundaram | |
| Nickname: | Kalli[1] |
| Country: | India |
| Fullname: | Balasubramoniam Kalyanasundaram |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Kerala |
| Year1: | 1966/67–1967/68 |
| Club2: | Tamil Nadu |
| Year2: | 1968/69–1977/78 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | 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 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.
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]