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K. P. Appanna

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K. P. Appanna
Personal information
Full name
Kotarangada Prabhu Appanna
Born (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 (age 35)
Kodagu, Karnataka, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2013Karnataka
2009–2010, 2012Royal Challengers Bangalore
2009–2012South Zone
FC debut23 November 2006 Karnataka v Baroda
Last FC22 December 2013 Karnataka v Mumbai
LA debut27 February 2008 Karnataka v Hyderabad
Last LA28 February 2013 Karnataka v Bengal
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 36 28 24
Runs scored 238 45 13
Batting average 13.22 11.25 13.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 45 9* 9*
Balls bowled 7,689 1,428 414
Wickets 100 40 21
Bowling average 37.78 28.60 25.23
5 wickets in innings 3 1 0
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/68 5/56 4/19
Catches/stumpings 12/– 12/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 May 2024

Kotarangada Prabhu Appanna (born 20 December 1988) is an Indian cricketer who played for Karnataka and Royal Challengers Bangalore as a specialist slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a right-handed batsman.

Early life

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Appanna was born in Virajpet, Kodagu, Karnataka.[1]

Cricket career

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In 2001 Appanna represented Karnataka at Under-14 level, later playing at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 level.[2]

Appanna made his first-class debut for Karnataka as a 17-year-old in 2006 against Baroda, taking two wickets in the first innings in which he bowled.[3] He made four further appearances in the competition, as Karnakata finished second in Elite Group A. In February 2007, Appanna made his first of his four Under-19 Test appearance for India against New Zealand.[4] In August 2007 he played for India Under-19s in Sri Lanka.[5][6]

He has also represented South Zone.[7][8][9][10]

He was selected in the squad for Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2009 Indian Premier League. He played again for Bangalore in the 2010 tournament, however was not contracted for 2011. In January 2012 he signed for the 2012 tournament after a strong season for Karnataka.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Players / KP Appanna". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Other matches played by Kotragada Appanna". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. ^ "KP Appanna first-class debut: Match scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Under-19 Test Matches played by Kotragada Appanna (4)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. ^ Srivastava to lead Under-19 team to Sri Lanka
  6. ^ Appanna and Jadeja put India in front
  7. ^ South Zone Squad, Duleep Trophy 2011/12
  8. ^ Karnataka Squad, Ranji Trophy 2011/12
  9. ^ RCB sign Zol, Appanna, Syed Mohammad
  10. ^ KP Appanna, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  11. ^ "RCB sign Zol, Appanna, Syed Mohammad". ESPNcricinfo. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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