Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan
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| Born | 4 October 1988 Manjummel, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–present | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 10 November 2011 Kerala v Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 17 February 2022 Kerala v Meghalaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 16 February 2011 Kerala v Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 22 December 2021 Kerala v Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan (born 4 October 1988) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket.[1] He is a bowling all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm medium-pace.[2][3]
Domestic career
[edit]Manukrishnan was born on 4 October 1988 in Manjummel, Kerala.[1] He made his List A debut for Kerala on 16 February 2011 in the 2011-12 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Kerala on 16 October 2011 in the 2011-12 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[5] He made his first-class debut for Kerala in the 2011–12 Ranji Trophy on 10 November 2011.[6]
He was the third highest wicket-taker for Kerala in the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy with 17 wickets from 4 matches[7] including a fifer against Tripura.[8] He was the third highest wicket taker for Kerala in the 2013-14 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 9 wickets.[9] He bowled a career-best spell of 4 wickets off 6 runs, helping Kerala successfully defend a low score of 101 against Bengal.[10] He was Kerala's second highest wicket taker in the 2014-15 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 7 wickets.[11] and continued to be their second most wicket taking bowler in the 2015-16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 10 wickets.[12]
He was the top wicket-keeper of the 2020–21 KCA President's Cup T20, representing the title-winners, KCA Royals.[13] Following this performance, he was named in the Kerala squad to play the 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy,[14] returning to the side after 5 years.[15] He took 6 wickets from six matches[16] with a best bowling figure of 3/26 against Tamil Nadu in the quarter-finals.[17]
He is an employee of AG's office and has played club cricket tournaments representing its cricket team.
In the Kerala Cricket League auction, Manu Krishan was signed by the Kochi Blue Tigers for ₹7 lakh.He was the second most expensive purchase in the auction.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan". Cricbuzz. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "South Zone, Malappuram, Feb 16 2011, Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "South Zone, Chennai, Oct 16 2011, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy Plate League, Group A: Kerala v Services at Kochi, Nov 10-13, 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Records / Ranji Trophy, 2012/13 - Kerala / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Group C, Agartala, Dec 15 - 18 2012, Ranji Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2013/14 - Kerala / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "UP flattened by Panchal show". ESPN Cricinfo. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2014/15 - Kerala / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2015/16 - Kerala / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Narayanan, S (24 March 2021). "KCA Royals win President's Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Sanju Samson to lead Kerala in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021". Crictracker. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Ajith Kumar, P.K. (22 February 2022). "Ranji Trophy: What is the secret to Manu Krishnan's comeback at 33?". Sportstar. Rajkot: The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2021/22 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka win in Super Over while Tamil Nadu, Vidarbha and Hyderabad cruise into semi-finals". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.