Kochi Tuskers Kerala Team 2011
Here is the details about kochi tuskers kerala team 2011. Kochi tuskers team will play this edition of IPL.
Kochi team the fresh addition to the Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 4, done a good job by choosing the players from the pool, Kochi didn't go for the high profile stars but went for the quality players like Mahela Jayawardane, Santha Kumaran SreeSanth and Brendum McCullam . Some of the franchises like Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians went for Guatam Gambir for the highest Bid in the history of Indian Premier League of $2.4 million and Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan and Robin Utthappa for price of around 2 million. This is almost one fourth of the total price that the franchises can use in the in the player auction, but Kochi seems to have bid wisely. The highest bid for Kochi was of Mahela Jayewardene for $1500000 and Brendun McCullam for price of $475000. Kochi went wrong with selection of V.V.S Laxman, .The veteran player is certainly is an asset for the Indian Test Side but his performance in the T-20 format is not so good.Otherwise Kochi was spot on, but they couldn't get the expected Gautam Gambir . He went out of reach of Kochi when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bid him for a awesome $2.4 million.Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) (Kochi IPL) team for the Indian Premier League season 4 (2011)
Mahela Jayewardene (Sri Lanka):
No surprise Kochi went for the Sri Lankan cricketer for its highest bid price of $1500000. The 32 year old Sri Lankan Batter played for Kings XI Punjab in the last 3 seasons. He along with his captain Sangakara scored bulk for the team, Kings XI Punjab and managed to perform in all seasons. Jayewardene was one of the top Run getters for Kings XI Punjab. He was bided by Kings XI Punjab for a price of in the first auction ofIndian Premier League for a price of $ 4,75,000 his value gone up for this auction. He is Certain Contender for the post of Kochi IPL Teams Caption; in the first edition of Indian Premier League he captained Kings XI Punjab and Later it was handed over to Sangakara
Brendon McCullum( New Zealand):
The new Zealand wicket keeper bats man Brendon McCullam was bides by the Kochi franchise for a price of $7,00,000. He was the player for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Last seasons.He was in the controversies of dual captaincy policy of KKR think tank, which seems to have hampered the chances of the team to win. He was the first man to score a century in the history of IPL in the opening match against Bangalore Royal Challengers .He Scored 156 which is still the highest score of Indian Premier League . But his charm is somewhat faded in the fourth edition of Indian Premier League, his price has gone down from the previous Auction
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
The Sri Lankan spin wizard might have retired from the international arena but he is still the favorite of the franchisees, he was bided for a price of $ 1100000. In the previous Edition s of Indian Premier League he was the member of Chennai Super Kings. He played the pivot role in the victory of Chennai in the third edition of Indian Premier League, and he was the leading wicket takers of the Indian Premier League in last editions. He is sure to add worth to the Kochi side. The 37 year old off spinner will be spearheading the Kochi Attack 
Sreesanth (India)
The Local Boy, he was sure to be the part of Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) , the right hand Quickie is the only malayalee in the international cricket.Kochi would have bought him at any cost, keeping in this mind no one went for sreesath to much extent he was bided by Kochi in the second call itself. He is performing well in the last season for Kings XI Punjab and the slap gate incident made him the hot favourites of media. The local Boy was bided by Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) for $900000. The quicky is in good form; he has done well in the test against South Africa, that including a 5 wicket howl against the home side 
Parthiv Patel (India)
Captain and Wicket keeper of the Gujarat team Parthiv Patel was bided by Kochi for a price of $ 290000. The left hander was playing for Chennai Super Kings in the last seasons; he opened the innings for Chennai along with Mathew Haydon. Even though he hasn't' performed great but was not bad with bat and behind the wickets. Kochi has bided his with not much above his Tag Price of $200000, he is safe investment for Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) as he can Bat and Keep wickets
R.P Singh (India)
He is one of the leading fast bowlers of Indian cricket; he was bided by Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) for $ 500000. In the previous edition he played for Deccan Chargers he was the opening bowler for his side. The genuine left hand swing bowler will add verity to the Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) bowling department. His performance in the last season was not up to the mark he also suffered from some injury, he is out of the Indian ODI and Test Squad for a while, his current form will mater the most for Kochi 
V.V.S Laxman(India)
Laxman Inclusion is the only thing that Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) has done in this auction, there is no explanation why laxman is included in the squad. He may be a regular member of the Indian test squad but he was utter flop in the shortest version of the game, he was not regular the member of Deccan Chargers playing eleven. Laxman was bided by Kochi for $400000 same as his base price
Brad Hodge (Australia)
The 33 year old Australian batter is star performer in the Australian domestic cricketer and he was the captain of Victoria bush rangers. Brad Hodge has proven his worth in all formats of the game. Brad Hodge was bided by Kochi for $ 425,000.He was not having much games to play in the previous IPL matches for Kolkata Knight Riders because presence of Chris Gayle and McCullam , he performed better for the team as an opening batter. The Australians are famous for their commitment for the game Hodge will be a good option for Kochi 
Ravindra Jadeja (India)
Ravindra Jadeja missed his last IPL Season due to violation of franchise agreement. He approached other franchises when in contract with the Rajasthan Royals and he was suspended from IPL 2010.He is only inclusion as an all rounder in the Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) squad. He is a left hand batter and left hand off spinner, he was the member of Indian T-20 world cup team and he has done well for India both with ball and Bat. The Rajasthan royal member played an important role in the victory in the team. He was bided by Kochi for $ 950000
Steven Smith (Australia)
The 21 year old leg spinner from Australia is believed to the man after Shane Warne for Australia. He made his debut in international cricket in the year 2010. He is doing well with ball and bat in the lower order. In the domestic circuit he plays for New South Wales.He played total of 5 matches in test and ODI's for Australia. He was bided for $200000 he will be an playing under the shades of Murali in Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) he may get hardly any chance to play for Kochi in this year
Ramesh Powar
Ramesh Powar Crafty off Spinner has played for India in the limited over cricket and in test matches as well. In the earlier seasons he played for Kings XI Punjab. He is not a regular member of Indian side he is being out of the Indian squad for while, but he has done well in the domestic circuit and his performance in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab was remarkable. In matches he opened the bowling for Punjab, he was successful in removing the openers cheaply. Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) bided him for an amount of $180,000.
Owais Shah (England)
The England batter is no new to IPL, previously he has player for Delhi Dare Devils. He is a handy customer in the middle order for Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) . He hasn't played IPL matches much but he done reasonably well in the matches he played. The right handed batter is out of the England squad for a while, but he is doing well in the domestic matches 
R Vinay Kumar(India)
The Bangalore pacer was a Member OF Indian T-20 and ODI squad. He made his debut in IPL for Bangalore Royal Challengers, his performance with the ball was important in Bangalore Royal Challenges victory's in the last two IPL seasons. His IPL performance opened him the door to Indian National Team
Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
Thisara Perera is the left arm fast baller from Sri Lanka.He has done well for his country side in the international matches, he made his debut for Sri Lnka in the year 2009.He played for Chennai Super King's in the IPL
Michael Klinger (Australia) –
The Right handed batter from Australia add verity to side in the middle order. He is good replacement for Owais Shah in the absence of Shah; The 30 Year old hasn't played for Australia national side yet
Stephen O'Keefe (Australia)
Stephen O'Keefe is a all rounder from Australia, he is Right-hand bat and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He made his Debut for Australia T-20 team in the year 2010 against Pakistan. He is genuine option for the post of all rounder for the playing eleven of Kochi 
John Hastings (Australia)
John Hastings is another contender for all rounder's spot in the squad. He also is from Australia. The right hand medium pacer is good with the batter as well .He made his debut for Australia National side against Indian in 2010 
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