List of Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers

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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]

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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

General

  • Mat – Number of matches played

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

Players

Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers
General Batting [20] Bowling [21] Fielding [21]
No.Name [22] NationalityMat Inn NO Runs HS 50 Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St
1 Balachandra Akhil Flag of India.svg  India 1101313013.001200/21 –00
2 Brad Hodge Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1414628551135.626674/1311.00130
3 Brendon McCullum Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1313035781127.460–– –20
4 Gnaneswara Rao Flag of India.svg  India 2101919019.00600/7 –20
5 Kedar Jadhav Flag of India.svg  India 641181206.000–– –20
6 Mahela Jayawardene (C) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1313029976323.000–– –60
7 Michael Klinger Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4407329018.250–– –00
8 Muttiah Muralitharan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 51155*0–11421/18 –10
9 Owais Shah Flag of England.svg  England 3202623013.000–– –20
10 Padmanabhan Prasanth Flag of India.svg  India 100––0–600/18 –00
11 Parthiv Patel Flag of India.svg  India 1414320237*020.200–– –81
12 Prasanth Parameswaran Flag of India.svg  India 51111*0–9442/20 –00
13 Raiphi Gomez Flag of India.svg  India 11834626*09.209052/1424.8010
14 Ramesh Powar Flag of India.svg  India 532118*011.007221/2056.0000
15 Ravindra Jadeja Flag of India.svg  India 1412328347031.4425282/2538.1210
16 R. P. Singh Flag of India.svg  India 145221*00.66300134/2526.5360
17 Sreesanth Flag of India.svg  India 9311100.5019172/1029.4210
18 Thisara Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4202322011.508421/3055.5000
19 Vinay Kumar Flag of India.svg  India 1371501808.3326843/2527.9140
20 VVS Laxman Flag of India.svg  India 3304436014.660–– –00

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