List of Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers

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Brad Hodge has the highest batting average and the best bowling average for KTK.[1][2]

Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) played fourteen matches in the 2011 Indian Premier League, with 20 players representing it in these matches.[3] KTK was a franchise cricket team based in Kochi, Kerala, which was a part of the 2011 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).[4] 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".[5][6] It was owned by Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd.,[7] captained by Mahela Jayawardene, and coached by Geoff Lawson.[8] Their first match was against Royal Challengers Bangalore,[9] whereas their first win was against Mumbai Indians.[10]

In total, KTK played fourteen IPL matches.[11] Four KTK players took part in all fourteen matches: Brad Hodge, Parthiv Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, and R. P. Singh.[12] Brendon McCullum, who has played in thirteen matches out of the team's 14 IPL fixtures, was the leading run-scorer with 357 runs.[13] His score of 81, made against Mumbai Indians, was the highest total by an KTK batsman.[14] Brad Hodge had the highest batting average,[1] whereas Mahela Jayawardene scored the most number of half-centuries for KTK with three.[15] RP Singh claimed more wickets than any other KTK player, having taken 13.[16] 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.[2] 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

General

  • Mat – Number of matches played

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

  • Ca – Catches taken
  • St – Stumpings effected

Players

Statistics are correct as of 18 May 2011, since then no matches have been played by the KTK.[11]
Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers
General Batting[20] Bowling[21] Fielding[21]
No. Name[22] Mat Inn NO Runs HS 50 Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St
1 India Balachandra Akhil 1 1 0 13 13 0 13.00 12 0 0/21  – 0 0
2 Australia Brad Hodge 14 14 6 285 51 1 35.62 66 7 4/13 11.00 1 0
3 New Zealand Brendon McCullum 13 13 0 357 81 1 27.46 0 – –  – 2 0
4 India Gnaneswara Rao 2 1 0 19 19 0 19.00 6 0 0/7  – 2 0
5 India Kedar Jadhav 6 4 1 18 12 0 6.00 0 – –  – 2 0
6 Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene 13 13 0 299 76 3 23.00 0 – –  – 6 0
7 Australia Michael Klinger 4 4 0 73 29 0 18.25 0 – –  – 0 0
8 Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan 5 1 1 5 5* 0 – 114 2 1/18  – 1 0
9 England Owais Shah 3 2 0 26 23 0 13.00 0 – –  – 2 0
10 India Padmanabhan Prasanth 1 0 0 – – 0 – 6 0 0/18  – 0 0
11 India Parthiv Patel 14 14 3 202 37* 0 20.20 0 – –  – 8 1
12 India Prasanth Parameswaran 5 1 1 1 1* 0 – 94 4 2/20  – 0 0
13 India Raiphi Gomez 11 8 3 46 26* 0 9.20 90 5 2/14 24.80 1 0
14 India Ramesh Powar 5 3 2 11 8* 0 11.00 72 2 1/20 56.00 0 0
15 India Ravindra Jadeja 14 12 3 283 47 0 31.44 252 8 2/25 38.12 1 0
16 India R. P. Singh 14 5 2 2 1* 0 0.66 300 13 4/25 26.53 6 0
17 India Sreesanth 9 3 1 1 1 0 0.50 191 7 2/10 29.42 1 0
18 Sri Lanka Thisara Perera 4 2 0 23 22 0 11.50 84 2 1/30 55.50 0 0
19 India Vinay Kumar 13 7 1 50 18 0 8.33 268 4 3/25 27.91 4 0
20 India VVS Laxman 3 3 0 44 36 0 14.66 0 – –  – 0 0

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Highest averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Best averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Players who have played for Kochi Tuskers Kerala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Rao, K Shriniwas (1 February 2012). "If kept out of IPL 5, we will seek stay on the tournament: Kochi Tuskers Kerala". Times of India (Mumbai). Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kochi franchise terminated by BCCI". ESPNCricinfo. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Pune and Kochi to join 2011 Indian Premier League". BBC Sport. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Kochi sheds sweat for a new team combination, can play IPL". Indian Express. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Kochi Tuskers introduce players, launch logo". Times of India. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Kochi debuts against new-look Bangalore". ESPNCricinfo. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Kochi upstage Tendulkar's century". ESPNCricinfo. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Indian Premier League Matches played by Kochi Tuskers Kerala". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most matches". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / High scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  15. ↑ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most fifties (and over)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most wickets". 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. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Kochi Tuskers Kerala / Records / Twenty20 matches / Bowling averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  22. ↑ "Kochi Tuskers Kerala Squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2012.