Balu Alaganan

The First Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy Triumph Team of 1954–1955 with Captain R. B. Alaganan. R. B. Alaganan and graduated from the Madras Christian College.

An all-rounder who batted in the middle-order, Alaganan represented Madras in six first-class matches between 1946 and 1955. He was the captain of the Madras team that won its maiden Ranji Trophy title in 1954–55. He retired after the season and turned to radio commentary. As a commentator he was described by The Hindu as "a lucid, to-the-point narrator, imparting to his observations the weight of experience and expertise that underlined an academic, intellectual approach."

Alaganan also won club-level titles in golf and tennis. He was the first Indian member and Indian president of the Kodaikanal Club.