Wandavasi Dorakanti Balaji Rao ( (born 4 March 1978) is an Indian-Canadian cricketer who has played one One Day International and four Twenty20 Internationals for Canada. He also played for India in the U-19 level.
Personal life
Originally a Telugu from Chennai, Balaji has represented Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy. Balaji currently resides in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario. He plays for the Centurions Cricket Club, a large cricket organization in Toronto.
Controversies
On 3 March 2011, in the 2011 Cricket World Cup match between Canada and Pakistan, following an aggressive exchange between Pakistani bowler Umar Gul, Rao, who was batting, lashed out with Hindi slurs after Pakistani fielder Ahmed Shehzad appeared to provoke the batsman.