List of Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers

Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) played fourteen matches in the 2011 Indian Premier League, with 20 players representing it in these matches.[1] KTK was a franchise cricket team based in Kochi, Kerala, which was a part of the 2011 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).[2] The IPL is a professional league for Twenty20 (T20) cricket in India. The team was one of two new franchises added to the IPL, alongside the Pune Warriors India; however it was terminated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for "breaching its terms of agreement".[3][4] It was owned by Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd.,[5] captained by Mahela Jayawardene, and coached by Geoff Lawson.[6] Their first match was against Royal Challengers Bangalore,[7] whereas their first win was against Mumbai Indians.[8]

In total, KTK played fourteen IPL matches.[9] Four KTK players took part in all fourteen matches: Brad Hodge, Parthiv Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, and R. P. Singh.[10] Brendon McCullum, who has played in thirteen matches out of the team's 14 IPL fixtures, was the leading run-scorer with 357 runs.[11] His score of 81, made against Mumbai Indians, was the highest total by an KTK batsman.[12] Brad Hodge had the highest batting average,[13] whereas Mahela Jayawardene scored the most number of half-centuries for KTK with three.[14] RP Singh claimed more wickets than any other KTK player, having taken 13.[15] The best bowling average was Brad Hodge's 11.00, though among bowlers who have bowled more than 20 overs, RP Singh had the best average: 26.53.[16] Brad Hodge also has the best bowling figures in an innings; he claimed four wickets against Rajasthan Royals, while only conceding thirteen runs.[17] Parthiv Patel tookn eight catches and has taken one stump as wicket-keeper for KTK.[18] Mahela Jayawardene and RP Singh has claimed the highest number of catches among fielders, both taking six.[19]

This list includes all players who have played at least one match for KTK and is listed alphabetically by their first name.

Key edit

General

  • Mat – Number of matches played

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

Players edit

Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers
General Batting[20] Bowling[21] Fielding[21]
No. Name[22] Nationality Mat Inn NO Runs HS 50 Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St
01 Balachandra Akhil   India 1 1 0 13 13 0 13.00 12 0 0/21  – 0 0
02 Brad Hodge   Australia 14 14 6 285 51 1 35.62 66 7 4/13 11.00 13 0
04 Gnaneswara Rao   India 2 1 0 19 19 0 19.00 6 0 0/7  – 2 0
05 Kedar Jadhav   India 6 4 1 18 12 0 6.00 0  – 2 0
06 Mahela Jayawardene (C)   Sri Lanka 13 13 0 299 76 3 23.00 0  – 6 0
07 Michael Klinger   Australia 4 4 0 73 29 0 18.25 0  – 0 0
08 Muttiah Muralitharan   Sri Lanka 5 1 1 5 5* 0 114 2 1/18  – 1 0
09 Owais Shah   England 3 2 0 26 23 0 13.00 0  – 2 0
010 Padmanabhan Prasanth   India 1 0 0 0 6 0 0/18  – 0 0
011 Parthiv Patel   India 14 14 3 202 37* 0 20.20 0  – 8 1
012 Prasanth Parameswaran   India 5 1 1 1 1* 0 94 4 2/20  – 0 0
013 Raiphi Gomez   India 11 8 3 46 26* 0 9.20 90 5 2/14 24.80 1 0
014 Ramesh Powar   India 5 3 2 11 8* 0 11.00 72 2 1/20 56.00 0 0
015 Ravindra Jadeja   India 14 12 3 283 47 0 31.44 252 8 2/25 38.12 1 0
016 R. P. Singh   India 14 5 2 2 1* 0 0.66 300 13 4/25 26.53 6 0
017 Sreesanth   India 9 3 1 1 1 0 0.50 191 7 2/10 29.42 1 0
018 Thisara Perera   Sri Lanka 4 2 0 23 22 0 11.50 84 2 1/30 55.50 0 0
019 Vinay Kumar   India 13 7 1 50 18 0 8.33 268 4 3/25 27.91 4 0
020 VVS Laxman   India 3 3 0 44 36 0 14.66 0  – 0 0

Include Brendon McCullum

References edit

  1. ^ "Players who have played for Kochi Tuskers Kerala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. ^ Rao, K Shriniwas (1 February 2012). "If kept out of IPL 5, we will seek stay on the tournament: Kochi Tuskers Kerala". The Times of India. Mumbai. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Kochi franchise terminated by BCCI". ESPNcricinfo. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Pune and Kochi to join 2011 Indian Premier League". BBC Sport. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Kochi sheds sweat for a new team combination, can play IPL". The Indian Express. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Kochi Tuskers introduce players, launch logo". The Times of India. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Kochi debuts against new-look Bangalore". ESPNcricinfo. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Kochi upstage Tendulkar's century". ESPNcricinfo. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Indian Premier League Matches played by Kochi Tuskers Kerala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Highest averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  14. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most fifties (and over)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  15. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Best averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  17. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  18. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most dismissals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  19. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most catches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  20. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Batting averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  21. ^ a b "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  22. ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2012.