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.
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No. | Name[22] | Nationality | Mat | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | 50 | Avg | Balls | Wkt | BBI | Ave | Ca | St |
1 | Balachandra Akhil | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 12 | 0 | 0/21 | – | 0 | 0 |
2 | Brad Hodge | Australia | 14 | 14 | 6 | 285 | 51 | 1 | 35.62 | 66 | 7 | 4/13 | 11.00 | 13 | 0 |
3 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 13 | 13 | 0 | 357 | 81 | 1 | 27.46 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
4 | Gnaneswara Rao | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 | 6 | 0 | 0/7 | – | 2 | 0 |
5 | Kedar Jadhav | India | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
6 | Mahela Jayawardene (C) | Sri Lanka | 13 | 13 | 0 | 299 | 76 | 3 | 23.00 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
7 | Michael Klinger | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 29 | 0 | 18.25 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
8 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 0 | – | 114 | 2 | 1/18 | – | 1 | 0 |
9 | Owais Shah | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 13.00 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
10 | Padmanabhan Prasanth | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 0/18 | – | 0 | 0 |
11 | Parthiv Patel | India | 14 | 14 | 3 | 202 | 37* | 0 | 20.20 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
12 | Prasanth Parameswaran | India | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0 | – | 94 | 4 | 2/20 | – | 0 | 0 |
13 | Raiphi Gomez | India | 11 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 26* | 0 | 9.20 | 90 | 5 | 2/14 | 24.80 | 1 | 0 |
14 | Ramesh Powar | India | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8* | 0 | 11.00 | 72 | 2 | 1/20 | 56.00 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 14 | 12 | 3 | 283 | 47 | 0 | 31.44 | 252 | 8 | 2/25 | 38.12 | 1 | 0 |
16 | R. P. Singh | India | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 0 | 0.66 | 300 | 13 | 4/25 | 26.53 | 6 | 0 |
17 | Sreesanth | India | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 191 | 7 | 2/10 | 29.42 | 1 | 0 |
18 | Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 11.50 | 84 | 2 | 1/30 | 55.50 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Vinay Kumar | India | 13 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 0 | 8.33 | 268 | 4 | 3/25 | 27.91 | 4 | 0 |
20 | VVS Laxman | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 36 | 0 | 14.66 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Players who have played for Kochi Tuskers Kerala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kochi franchise terminated by BCCI". ESPNcricinfo. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Pune and Kochi to join 2011 Indian Premier League". BBC Sport. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi sheds sweat for a new team combination, can play IPL". The Indian Express. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kochi debuts against new-look Bangalore". ESPNcricinfo. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi upstage Tendulkar's century". ESPNcricinfo. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Indian Premier League Matches played by Kochi Tuskers Kerala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Highest averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most fifties (and over)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Best averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most dismissals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most catches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Batting averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2012.