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Kochi Tuskers Kerala was a franchise cricket team that played in the Indian Premier League (IPL)
representing the city of Kochi
, Kerala
. The team was one of two new franchisees added to the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the 2011 season
, alongside the Pune Warriors India. The team franchise was owned by Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd., which was a consortium
of multiple companies. Their first IPL match was against Bangalore Royal Challengers on 9 April 2011 and their first win was against Mumbai Indians
on 15 April 2011. Their last match, before being terminated, was on 18 May 2011 against the Chennai Super Kings
.
On September 19, 2011, the BCCI announced that the Kochi Tuskers Kerala IPL franchise was terminated for breaching its terms of agreement. This meant that the 2011 IPL season was the only season in which the Kochi team participated.
was held on March 22, 2010. The cities involved in the auction
were Pune
, Ahmedabad
, Kochi, Nagpur
, Kanpur, Dharamsala
, Visakhapatnam
, Rajkot, Cuttack
, Vadodara
, Indore
and Gwalior. Two new teams were selected out of 12 teams, which bid for 2011 IPL matches. Sahara Group made the highest bid in the auction and chose to base its team in Pune, at the cost of 1,702 crore. Rendezvous Sports World made the second highest bid of 1533.32 crores, and elected to base its team in Kochi. The two new franchises were sold for a combined sum of money, which was greater than the combined purchase price of all the original eight IPL franchises.
With the Kochi team and Pune team joining the list of IPL franchises, all four southern states in India have an IPL franchise, while Maharashtra has two IPL franchises.
On the 19th of September 2011, the Kochi Tuskers Kerala was terminated by the BCCI due to a breach in their contract terms.
The BCCI announced that on 27 October it would decide the fate of the Kochi team and the BCCI insisted that the two cases of the Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Kings XI Punjab
and Rajasthan Royals
which were expelled are different. The IPL Governing council decided to give them a 30-day termination notice which meant that the franchise would have to reply to the notice within 30 days and if the IPL accepted their agreement then the franchise would no longer face the prospect of being terminated The Kochi promoters submitted a letter to the BCCI officials with regard to the revised structure of agreement hammered out between them. The BCCI governing council meeting was held on 28 Nov 2010 at Nagpur to decide the fate of Kochi franchisee. BCCI president Shashank Manohar said the board needed more time to discuss the issue and to take legal opinion and that the final decision on Kochi Tuskers Kerala will be taken on the BCCI governing council meeting at Mumbai on 5 December 2010. After much speculation it was finally announced by the BCCI that it was satisfied with the agreements signed by the franchise owners and the team would participate in the 2011 IPL Season.
as the home ground; comparatively high entertainment tax in Kerala (36%) was cited as the reason for the latter. This invoked a mass response in the social networking sites, particularly in Facebook
, forcing the management to ultimately change the team name and logo. As a result, a voting poll was setup in the official site and the fans were provided the option the vote between either Kochi or Kerala as the first part of the name and the second part of the name from any of Titans, Tuskers, Tigers, Commandos and United. Tuskers which won this polling was selected as the team name and the full name was released as Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The decision to change the home ground also was dropped by the team management when Corporation of Cochin decided to waive off a 50% in the entertainment tax which now is 18% per game.
Of the 26% held by Rendezvous Sports World
in whose name the title rights were vested, the Gaekwads would only get (10%) free plus (1%) paid, Sunanda Pushkar (5%) and another (10%) was reserved for the brand ambassador for the team.
The new shareholding pattern is:
The team is out of the Indian Premier League as the consortium failed to pay the yearly Union dues to BCCI.
Under the terms of the agreement, each franchise has to submit a bank guarantee every year that covers the fee payable to the BCCI. The 2010-founded team was bought for Rs 1,550 crore and the consortium has to pay a bank guarantee of 156 crore every year till 2020. The consortium that owns Kochi is reported to have defaulted on an annual payment of 156 crores as a bank guarantee. In April 2010, the BCCI's working committee had rejected demands from Kochi and Pune Warriors for a reduction in their franchisee fees. The two new franchises, which made their debuts in 2011, had sought a 25% waiver on the grounds that the BCCI had stated in the bidding document that each team would play 18 league matches in a season. The schedule was later reduced to 14 matches per team.
The chairman of Kochi, Mukesh Patel, however, denied that the franchise owed the board any money. The franchise's dispute centres on the BCCI's decision to reduce the number of IPL games from 94 to 74. Soon after the termination of the contract, the owners of KTK threatened legal action against the BCCI. Mukesh Patel claimed that Kochi Tuskers had never defaulted payments and that the BCCI would be paying them 12-15 crore in October 2011 as a part of their central revenue.
On 21 September 2011, owners of Kochi Tuskers moved the Bombay High Court to challenge the BCCI's decision to terminate the team's contract. However, the franchise's plea seeking to restrain the BCCI from encashing its bank guarantee of 156 crore was rejected by a single bench of Justice SF Vajifdar .
On 14 October 2011, the IPL Governing Council announced that there would be only nine teams participating in 2012 after the Kochi franchise was expelled from the league. It is expected that Kochi players like may be up for auction.
, a major Indian commercial bank in the private sector, with headquarters in Aluva
, Kerala, will be the principal sponsor of Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The tickets for KTK's home matches will be sold through Federal bank branches and their website.The Ticket sales of Kochi Tuskers Kerala was officially started in a ceremony hosted at the Le Meridian Hotel Kochi, on March 28. Soon after, the tickets become available at the teams official ticketing partner website kyazoonga.com.
Lotto
, an Italian sports goods manufacturer is the apparel sponsor for the team.
V-Guard, an electronics company and AVT, a tea brand are associate sponsors.
Elite Foods,Parinee Developers and Anchor Earth are the other main sponsors.
in Kochi.There were reports that the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was not to having proper international facilities to host IPL matches but, however it hosted only 5 of the 7 home game.Two of their 2011 IPL home matches were hosted at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
at Kochi is a multi-purpose stadium owned by GCDA
. Hence, the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA)
has entered into an agreement with GCDA
to take the stadium on long term lease and has completely over-hauled the ground for hosting IPL matches. Kochi Tuskers Kerala will host 5 home matches at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. The remaining 2 home matches will be played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
.
The KCA have started planning a new world class international stadium
at Edakochi, an area which lies in west Kochi. The capacity of stadium is said to be 50,000 and is expected to be completed in 2012.
, VVS Laxman, Brad Hodge
, Owais Shah
and Michael Klinger
. The team signed six bowlers, the most notable being Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan
. The others include Sreesanth, RP Singh, Ramesh Powar
, Vinay Kumar
and Steve O'Keefe. Four all-rounders were signed those being Ravindra Jadeja, Steve Smith
, Thisara Perera and John Hastings
. Two renowned Wicket-Keeper batsmen were signed, Brendon McCullum
who is the leading run scorer in Twenty20 Internationals and Parthiv Patel
. But KTK lost both the Australians all-rounders Steve Smith
and John Hastings
for the 2011 season due to injuries, without either of them playing a game for KTK.
The Sri Lankan players playing in IPL were asked to return by May 5th for a camp for upcoming England tour by the Sri Lankan Cricket Board
. KTK's captain Mahela Jayawardene
and Thisara Perera were supposed to leave the team early, but BCCI
and the Sri Lankan board came to an agreement and the players will now have to return only by May 18th. Mahela's possible departure fueled off many speculations that Sourav Ganguly
may join the team as then KTK can request the IPL Governing Council for a replacement of him as per the rule of same base price.Ganguly
ultimately joined the other debut team of IPL 4, Pune Warriors India in place of the injured fast bowler, Ashish Nehra
.
On May 18 2011, Parthiv Patel
lead the tuskers against Chennai Super Kings
in their last group match of IPL 2011 season as skipper Mahela Jayawardene
had to leave for national duty.
The team management explained the selection of colours - Orange
for the highest run scorer and purple
for the highest wicket-taker- the colours of the caps .
. The music video for the song was filmed by Priyadarshan
and his cinematographer Thiru. The song was shot at various locales including Paravur, Cherraai, Varapuzha backwaters and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
. It features almost all the leading players in the team as well as Malayalam movie actress Rima Kallingal
.
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
representing the city of Kochi
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. The team was one of two new franchisees added to the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the 2011 season
2011 Indian Premier League
The 2011 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, was the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition conceived by Lalit Modi in 2007. The tournament was hosted in India and the opening and closing ceremonies were...
, alongside the Pune Warriors India. The team franchise was owned by Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd., which was a consortium
Consortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal....
of multiple companies. Their first IPL match was against Bangalore Royal Challengers on 9 April 2011 and their first win was against Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians , is a franchise cricket team representing Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. Mumbai Indians are currently led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is the Icon Player for the team and is coached by Robin Singh...
on 15 April 2011. Their last match, before being terminated, was on 18 May 2011 against the Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...
.
On September 19, 2011, the BCCI announced that the Kochi Tuskers Kerala IPL franchise was terminated for breaching its terms of agreement. This meant that the 2011 IPL season was the only season in which the Kochi team participated.
Winning the auction
The auction for expanding the initial eight franchises for the Indian Premier LeagueIndian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
was held on March 22, 2010. The cities involved in the auction
Auction
An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder...
were Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
, Kochi, Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Kanpur, Dharamsala
Dharamsala
Dharamshala or Dharamsala is a city in northern India. It was formerly known as Bhagsu; it is the winter seat of government of the state of Himachal Pradesh and the district headquarters of the Kangra district....
, Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
, Rajkot, Cuttack
Cuttack
Cuttack is the former capital of the state of Orissa, India. It is the headquarters of Cuttack district and is located about 20 km to the north east of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka that literally means The Fort, a reference to the...
, Vadodara
Vadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
, Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
and Gwalior. Two new teams were selected out of 12 teams, which bid for 2011 IPL matches. Sahara Group made the highest bid in the auction and chose to base its team in Pune, at the cost of 1,702 crore. Rendezvous Sports World made the second highest bid of 1533.32 crores, and elected to base its team in Kochi. The two new franchises were sold for a combined sum of money, which was greater than the combined purchase price of all the original eight IPL franchises.
With the Kochi team and Pune team joining the list of IPL franchises, all four southern states in India have an IPL franchise, while Maharashtra has two IPL franchises.
On the 19th of September 2011, the Kochi Tuskers Kerala was terminated by the BCCI due to a breach in their contract terms.
Initial franchise issues
The franchise has been at the centre of many controversies since its inception. BCCI had given the franchise ultimatum to dissolve factionalism and infighting or face scrapping. After a series of lengthy meetings the company sent a letter to the BCCI requesting more time stating that the negotiations were in an advanced stage and they needed some more time to be sorted.The BCCI announced that on 27 October it would decide the fate of the Kochi team and the BCCI insisted that the two cases of the Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab is a cricket franchise based in Mohali, Punjab in the Indian Premier League. For the IPL3, an additional venue has been chosen at Dharamsala.-Franchise History:...
and Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals is an Indian Premier League franchise based on the city of the Jaipur captained and coached by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.They were the champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League...
which were expelled are different. The IPL Governing council decided to give them a 30-day termination notice which meant that the franchise would have to reply to the notice within 30 days and if the IPL accepted their agreement then the franchise would no longer face the prospect of being terminated The Kochi promoters submitted a letter to the BCCI officials with regard to the revised structure of agreement hammered out between them. The BCCI governing council meeting was held on 28 Nov 2010 at Nagpur to decide the fate of Kochi franchisee. BCCI president Shashank Manohar said the board needed more time to discuss the issue and to take legal opinion and that the final decision on Kochi Tuskers Kerala will be taken on the BCCI governing council meeting at Mumbai on 5 December 2010. After much speculation it was finally announced by the BCCI that it was satisfied with the agreements signed by the franchise owners and the team would participate in the 2011 IPL Season.
Team Name and Home Ground Issues
Kochi team management had announced "Indi Commandos Kerala" as the original team name in February 2011. The name and logo received much negative response from the fans worldwide. Things got worse by team management's further decision to drop "Kerala" from the team name and the reported move to AhmedabadAhmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
as the home ground; comparatively high entertainment tax in Kerala (36%) was cited as the reason for the latter. This invoked a mass response in the social networking sites, particularly in Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
, forcing the management to ultimately change the team name and logo. As a result, a voting poll was setup in the official site and the fans were provided the option the vote between either Kochi or Kerala as the first part of the name and the second part of the name from any of Titans, Tuskers, Tigers, Commandos and United. Tuskers which won this polling was selected as the team name and the full name was released as Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The decision to change the home ground also was dropped by the team management when Corporation of Cochin decided to waive off a 50% in the entertainment tax which now is 18% per game.
Ownership
The old shareholding pattern of KTK was:- Rendezvous Sports WorldRendezvous Sports WorldRendezvous Sports World is a new cricket franchise in the Indian Premier League which has 10% of equity on Kochi IPL Team. Rendezvous Sports World Limited is a consortium made up of multiple companies...
(26%) - Parinee Developers (26%)
- Anchor Earth (27%)
- Film Waves (12%)
- Anand Shyam (8%)
- Vivek Venugopal (1%)
Of the 26% held by Rendezvous Sports World
Rendezvous Sports World
Rendezvous Sports World is a new cricket franchise in the Indian Premier League which has 10% of equity on Kochi IPL Team. Rendezvous Sports World Limited is a consortium made up of multiple companies...
in whose name the title rights were vested, the Gaekwads would only get (10%) free plus (1%) paid, Sunanda Pushkar (5%) and another (10%) was reserved for the brand ambassador for the team.
The new shareholding pattern is:
- Anchor Earth (31.4%)
- Parinee Developers (30.6%)
- Film Waves Combine (13.5%)
- Anand Shyam (9.5%)
- Vivek Venugopal (5%)
- Rendezvous Sports WorldRendezvous Sports WorldRendezvous Sports World is a new cricket franchise in the Indian Premier League which has 10% of equity on Kochi IPL Team. Rendezvous Sports World Limited is a consortium made up of multiple companies...
(10%)
The team is out of the Indian Premier League as the consortium failed to pay the yearly Union dues to BCCI.
Termination from IPL
On September 19, 2011, the newly elected BCCI president N Srinivasan, after the annual general meeting in Mumbai, announced that the Kochi Tuskers Kerala IPL franchise was terminated by the BCCI for breaching its terms of agreement. "Because of the irremediable breach committed by the Kochi franchise, the BCCI has decided to encash the bank guarantee (for 2010) in its possession and also terminate the franchise," Srinivasan said. When asked if Kochi had any chance of returning, Srinivasan responded: "No, we have terminated the franchise because the breach is not capable of being remedied."Under the terms of the agreement, each franchise has to submit a bank guarantee every year that covers the fee payable to the BCCI. The 2010-founded team was bought for Rs 1,550 crore and the consortium has to pay a bank guarantee of 156 crore every year till 2020. The consortium that owns Kochi is reported to have defaulted on an annual payment of 156 crores as a bank guarantee. In April 2010, the BCCI's working committee had rejected demands from Kochi and Pune Warriors for a reduction in their franchisee fees. The two new franchises, which made their debuts in 2011, had sought a 25% waiver on the grounds that the BCCI had stated in the bidding document that each team would play 18 league matches in a season. The schedule was later reduced to 14 matches per team.
The chairman of Kochi, Mukesh Patel, however, denied that the franchise owed the board any money. The franchise's dispute centres on the BCCI's decision to reduce the number of IPL games from 94 to 74. Soon after the termination of the contract, the owners of KTK threatened legal action against the BCCI. Mukesh Patel claimed that Kochi Tuskers had never defaulted payments and that the BCCI would be paying them 12-15 crore in October 2011 as a part of their central revenue.
On 21 September 2011, owners of Kochi Tuskers moved the Bombay High Court to challenge the BCCI's decision to terminate the team's contract. However, the franchise's plea seeking to restrain the BCCI from encashing its bank guarantee of 156 crore was rejected by a single bench of Justice SF Vajifdar .
On 14 October 2011, the IPL Governing Council announced that there would be only nine teams participating in 2012 after the Kochi franchise was expelled from the league. It is expected that Kochi players like may be up for auction.
Sponsorships
Federal BankFederal Bank
Federal Bank Limited is a major Indian commercial bank in the private sector, headquartered at Aluva, Kochi, Kerala. As of March 31 2011 it has 743 branches spread across 24 states in India and 803 ATMs around the country.-History:In the year 1931, Travancore Federal Bank was inaugurated at...
, a major Indian commercial bank in the private sector, with headquarters in Aluva
Aluva
Aluva , is a suburb of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. Aluva is also a major industrial center of the state....
, Kerala, will be the principal sponsor of Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The tickets for KTK's home matches will be sold through Federal bank branches and their website.The Ticket sales of Kochi Tuskers Kerala was officially started in a ceremony hosted at the Le Meridian Hotel Kochi, on March 28. Soon after, the tickets become available at the teams official ticketing partner website kyazoonga.com.
Lotto
Lotto Sport Italia
Lotto Sport Italia is an Italian sports apparel manufacturer. Its products are now distributed in more than 60 countries.-History:Lotto was established in 1973 by the Caberlotto family in Montebelluna, northern Italy, the world centre of footwear manufacturing. In June 1973, Lotto made its debut...
, an Italian sports goods manufacturer is the apparel sponsor for the team.
V-Guard, an electronics company and AVT, a tea brand are associate sponsors.
Elite Foods,Parinee Developers and Anchor Earth are the other main sponsors.
Grounds
The current home ground of the Kochi Tuskers Kerala is the Jawaharlal Nehru StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators making it the third largest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium, both in Kolkata...
in Kochi.There were reports that the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was not to having proper international facilities to host IPL matches but, however it hosted only 5 of the 7 home game.Two of their 2011 IPL home matches were hosted at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators making it the third largest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium, both in Kolkata...
at Kochi is a multi-purpose stadium owned by GCDA
Greater Cochin Development Authority
Greater Cochin Development Authority is the statutory body overseeing the development of the City of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India...
. Hence, the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA)
Kerala Cricket Association
Kerala Cricket Association is the governing body of Cricketing activities in the Kerala state of India. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
has entered into an agreement with GCDA
Greater Cochin Development Authority
Greater Cochin Development Authority is the statutory body overseeing the development of the City of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India...
to take the stadium on long term lease and has completely over-hauled the ground for hosting IPL matches. Kochi Tuskers Kerala will host 5 home matches at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. The remaining 2 home matches will be played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
.
The KCA have started planning a new world class international stadium
Kerala Cricket Association Stadium
Kerala Cricket Association Stadium is a description of a cricket stadium in Kochi, India that is currently proposed. Once completed in 2012 , it will host the Kerala Cricket Association and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Kerala is the only state association that does not own its own ground . Currently,...
at Edakochi, an area which lies in west Kochi. The capacity of stadium is said to be 50,000 and is expected to be completed in 2012.
Player Auction and Squad
KTK bought 17 players in the IPL 2011 auction, signing five specialist batsmen, those being Mahela JayawardeneMahela Jayawardene
Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene , known as Mahela Jayawardene, is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s...
, VVS Laxman, Brad Hodge
Brad Hodge
Bradley John Hodge is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. He attended St Bede's College in Mentone, Victoria. He is a right hand batsman who bats in the middle order, as well as a part time right arm off spin bowler....
, Owais Shah
Owais Shah
Owais Alam Shah is an English cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex between 1996-2010, before joining Essex CCC in the winter of 2010. He has represented England in all forms of the games.Between 2001 and 2009, he played 71 ODIs and 17 Twenty20 Internationals...
and Michael Klinger
Michael Klinger
Michael Klinger is a first-class cricketer with the South Australia Redbacks. His nickname is "Maxy", after the M*A*S*H character Maxwell Klinger....
. The team signed six bowlers, the most notable being Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan
Muttiah Muralitharan
Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002...
. The others include Sreesanth, RP Singh, Ramesh Powar
Ramesh Powar
Ramesh Rajaram Powar is an Indian cricketer. He is an alumnus of Ruparel College of Science, Commerce and Arts in Matunga, Mumbai. He is a useful lower order batsman and off spinner who plays in the Indian ODI team...
, Vinay Kumar
Vinay Kumar
Vinay Kumar is an Indian cricket player who represents the state of Karnataka.He was signed to play for the Bangalore Royal Challengers team in the Indian Premier League for the first three seasons. In the fourth season he was contracted by Kochi Tuskers Kerala for US$475,000...
and Steve O'Keefe. Four all-rounders were signed those being Ravindra Jadeja, Steve Smith
Steve Smith (cricketer born 1989)
Steven Peter Devereux "Steve" Smith is an Australian international cricketer who currently plays for the New South Wales Blues. An all-rounder, Smith bats right-handed and bowls right arm leg spin. Smith has played for the Kent Second XI, New South Wales, the Sutherland Cricket Club and Illawong...
, Thisara Perera and John Hastings
John Hastings (cricketer)
John Wayne Hastings is a cricketer for the Victorian Bushrangers.-Statistics:A tall all-rounder who combines right-arm fast-medium bowling with strong lower-order batting. At the end of the 2006–07 season he was recruited from New South Wales, where he had represented the state in under-age and...
. Two renowned Wicket-Keeper batsmen were signed, Brendon McCullum
Brendon McCullum
Brendon Barrie McCullum is a New Zealand international cricketer, who plays for the Otago Volts at provincial level. He is a wicket-keeper, as well as an aggressive batsman who opens in One-day Internationals and is known for his fast scoring rate...
who is the leading run scorer in Twenty20 Internationals and Parthiv Patel
Parthiv Patel
Parthiv Ajay Patel is an Indian cricketer, wicketkeeper-batsman, and a member of the Indian national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman. He got married in 2008 to Avni Zaveri.- ODI career :...
. But KTK lost both the Australians all-rounders Steve Smith
Steve Smith (cricketer born 1989)
Steven Peter Devereux "Steve" Smith is an Australian international cricketer who currently plays for the New South Wales Blues. An all-rounder, Smith bats right-handed and bowls right arm leg spin. Smith has played for the Kent Second XI, New South Wales, the Sutherland Cricket Club and Illawong...
and John Hastings
John Hastings (cricketer)
John Wayne Hastings is a cricketer for the Victorian Bushrangers.-Statistics:A tall all-rounder who combines right-arm fast-medium bowling with strong lower-order batting. At the end of the 2006–07 season he was recruited from New South Wales, where he had represented the state in under-age and...
for the 2011 season due to injuries, without either of them playing a game for KTK.
The Sri Lankan players playing in IPL were asked to return by May 5th for a camp for upcoming England tour by the Sri Lankan Cricket Board
Sri Lanka Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket, formerly the Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka , is the controlling body for cricket in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lankan cricket team and first-class cricket within Sri Lanka....
. KTK's captain Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene
Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene , known as Mahela Jayawardene, is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s...
and Thisara Perera were supposed to leave the team early, but BCCI
Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered at Mumbai, is the national governing body for all cricket in India. It's not the apex governing body in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu...
and the Sri Lankan board came to an agreement and the players will now have to return only by May 18th. Mahela's possible departure fueled off many speculations that Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly is a former Indian cricketer, and captain of the Indian national team. Born into an affluent family, Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India's most successful captains in modern times. He started his...
may join the team as then KTK can request the IPL Governing Council for a replacement of him as per the rule of same base price.Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly is a former Indian cricketer, and captain of the Indian national team. Born into an affluent family, Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India's most successful captains in modern times. He started his...
ultimately joined the other debut team of IPL 4, Pune Warriors India in place of the injured fast bowler, Ashish Nehra
Ashish Nehra
Ashish Nehra is an Indian cricketer who has represented India at the international level since 1999.Nehra started playing first-class cricket for his hometown, Delhi, in the 1997/1998 season and made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo in 1999 and his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare...
.
On May 18 2011, Parthiv Patel
Parthiv Patel
Parthiv Ajay Patel is an Indian cricketer, wicketkeeper-batsman, and a member of the Indian national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman. He got married in 2008 to Avni Zaveri.- ODI career :...
lead the tuskers against Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A...
in their last group match of IPL 2011 season as skipper Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene
Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene , known as Mahela Jayawardene, is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s...
had to leave for national duty.
Team colours
The jersey of Kochi Tuskers Kerala is purple hazes in orange T-shirt and orange trousers.The team management explained the selection of colours - Orange
Orange (colour)
The colour orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 585–620 nm, and has a hue of 30° in HSV colour space. It is numerically halfway between red and yellow in a gamma-compressed RGB colour space, the expression of which is the RGB colour wheel. The...
for the highest run scorer and purple
Purple
Purple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue, and is classified as a secondary color as the colors are required to create the shade....
for the highest wicket-taker- the colours of the caps .
Overall
| Year | Home/Away | Matches | Wins | Loss | No Result | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 Indian Premier League The 2011 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, was the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition conceived by Lalit Modi in 2007. The tournament was hosted in India and the opening and closing ceremonies were... |
Home | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% |
| Away | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42.86% |
| Opposition | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| 2011- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011- | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| 2011- | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| 2011- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| 2011- | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011- | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
2011 Season
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Man of the Match | Scorecard |
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| 1 | 9 April | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators making it the third largest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium, both in Kolkata... , Kochi Kochi -Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India... |
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets |  AB de Villiers (RCBRoyal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr... )- 54* (40 balls) |
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| 2 | 13 April | DY Patil Stadium DY Patil Stadium The Dr. D. Y. Patil Stadium is a cricket stadium at D. Y. Patil Vidyanagar campus, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India. The stadium has all the facilities of an international cricket stadium, and has been designed by Hafeez Contractor, one of India's premier architects... , Navi Mumbai Navi Mumbai Navi Mumbai is a Planned Satellite City on the west coast of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was developed in 1972 as a twin city of Mumbai, and is the largest planned city on the planet, with under the jurisdiction of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and a total area of . Navi Mumbai... |
Pune Warriors won by 4 wickets |  Mohnish Mishra (PWI) - 37* (21 balls) |
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| 3 | 15 April | Wankhede Stadium Wankhede Stadium The Sheshrao Krushnarao Wankhede Stadium is a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Mumbai. This ground was built after disputes between the Cricket Club of India, which owns the Brabourne Stadium, and the Mumbai Cricket Association over the allocation of tickets for cricket matches... , Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
Kochi Tuskers Kerala won by 8 wickets |  Brendon McCullumBrendon McCullum Brendon Barrie McCullum is a New Zealand international cricketer, who plays for the Otago Volts at provincial level. He is a wicket-keeper, as well as an aggressive batsman who opens in One-day Internationals and is known for his fast scoring rate... (KTK) - 81 (60 balls) |
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| 4 | 18 April | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators making it the third largest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium, both in Kolkata... , Kochi Kochi -Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India... |
Kochi Tuskers Kerala won by 7 wickets (D/L method) | Brendon McCullum Brendon McCullum Brendon Barrie McCullum is a New Zealand international cricketer, who plays for the Otago Volts at provincial level. He is a wicket-keeper, as well as an aggressive batsman who opens in One-day Internationals and is known for his fast scoring rate... (KTK) - 47 (33 balls) |
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| 5 | 20 April | Eden Gardens Eden Gardens Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata , India. It is the home of the Bengal cricket team and the Indian Premier League's Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as being a Test and One Day International ground. It is the largest cricket stadium in India by seating capacity... , Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India... |
Kochi Tuskers Kerala won by 6 runs |  Mahela JayawardeneMahela Jayawardene Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene , known as Mahela Jayawardene, is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s... (KTK)- 25 (27 balls) |
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| 6 | 24 April | Sawai Mansingh Stadium Sawai Mansingh Stadium The Sawai Mansingh Stadium is a cricket stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was built in the reign of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II who was also known as SMS; hence the name of the SMS Stadium in short. It is situated at one corner of the Rambagh Circle... , Jaipur Jaipur Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million.... |
Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets |  Shane WarneShane Warne Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet... (RR Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals is an Indian Premier League franchise based on the city of the Jaipur captained and coached by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.They were the champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League... ) - 3/16 (4 overs) |
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| 7 | 27 April | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators making it the third largest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium, both in Kolkata... , Kochi Kochi -Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India... |
Deccan Chargers won by 55 runs | Ishant Sharma Ishant Sharma Ishant Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He is a right arm fast medium bowler. He has a high arm delivery action and is not a swinger of the ball but depends a lot on pace and movement off the seam.... (DC Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Deccan Chargers known in short as DC or 'Chargers' is a cricket franchise that represents the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League... ) - 5/12 (3 overs) |
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| 8 | 30 April | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators making it the third largest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium, both in Kolkata... , Kochi Kochi -Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India... |
Delhi Daredevils won by 38 runs | Virender Sehwag Virender Sehwag Virender Sehwag , affectionately known as Viru, the Nawab of Najafgarh, or the Zen master of modern cricket, is one of the leading batsmen in the Indian cricket team. Sehwag is an aggressive right-handed opening batsman and a part-time right-arm off-spin bowler... (DD Delhi Daredevils Delhi Daredevils is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League in cricket. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.-Franchise history:... ) - 80 (47 balls) |
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| 9 | 2 May | Feroz Shah Kotla Feroz Shah Kotla The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla was originally a fortress built by Sultan Ferozshah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C... , New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... |
Kochi Tuskers Kerala won by 7 wickets | Prasanth Parameswaran Prasanth Parameswaran The Indian name Parameswaran is a patronymic, not a family name; thus, the person should be referred to by his given name, "Prasanth".Prasanth Parameswaran is a Kerala cricketer. He is a left-arm medium pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman... (KTK) - 2/29 (4 overs) |
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| 10 | 5 May | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators making it the third largest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium, both in Kolkata... , Kochi Kochi -Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India... |
Kochi Tuskers Kerala won by 17 runs | Brad Hodge Brad Hodge Bradley John Hodge is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. He attended St Bede's College in Mentone, Victoria. He is a right hand batsman who bats in the middle order, as well as a part time right arm off spin bowler.... (KTK) - 35* (19 balls) |
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| 11 | 8 May | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Bangalore Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and... |
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 9 wickets |  Chris GayleChris Gayle Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who currently plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight... (RCB Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr... ) - 44 (16 balls) |
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| 12 | 13 May | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Indore Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631... |
Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets | Dinesh Karthik Dinesh Karthik Krishna Kumar Dinesh Karthik is a wicketkeeper-batsman who has made his debut for the Indian cricket team in 2004 and has been a regular member of the team for varying periods since then, including a stint in 2007 as a specialist opening batsman and non-wicket-keeper... (KXIP Kings XI Punjab Kings XI Punjab is a cricket franchise based in Mohali, Punjab in the Indian Premier League. For the IPL3, an additional venue has been chosen at Dharamsala.-Franchise History:... ) - 69 (33 balls) |
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| 13 | 15 May | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Indore Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631... |
Kochi Tuskers Kerala won by 8 wickets | Brad Hodge Brad Hodge Bradley John Hodge is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. He attended St Bede's College in Mentone, Victoria. He is a right hand batsman who bats in the middle order, as well as a part time right arm off spin bowler.... (KTK) - 33* (17 balls) & 4/13 (4 overs) |
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| 14 | 18 May | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium M. A. Chidambaram Stadium The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai , India, named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former President of BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground or Chepauk Stadium. Commonly known as Chepauk, its first match was... , Chennai Chennai Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India... |
Chennai Super Kings won by 11 runs | Wriddhiman Saha Wriddhiman Saha Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and specialist wicket-keeper. Saha has played Test cricket for India and represents Bengal and the Chennai Super Kings in Indian domestic cricket.-Bengal:... (CSK Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that plays in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is currently captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand cricketer. The team's home ground is the M. A... ) - 46* (33 balls) |
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Signature song
The signature song of Kochi Tuskers Kerala is composed by veteran film score composer OuseppachanOuseppachan
Ousephachan is a National Award, Filmfare Award and Kerala State Film Award-winning Indian music director who sets scores for Malayalam films. He is one of the most sought-after musicians in the Malayalam film industry.-Biography:...
. The music video for the song was filmed by Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning over two decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 80 films in several Indian languages including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu...
and his cinematographer Thiru. The song was shot at various locales including Paravur, Cherraai, Varapuzha backwaters and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators making it the third largest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium, both in Kolkata...
. It features almost all the leading players in the team as well as Malayalam movie actress Rima Kallingal
Rima Kallingal
Rima Kallingal is an Indian model and film actress, predominantly appearing Malayalam films. After being named First Runner Up in the Miss Kerala 2008 contest, she went to pursue a career in acting...
.