Vishnu Vinod
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Born | Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India | 2 December 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014—present | Kerala (squad no. 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Delhi Capitals (squad no. 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Mumbai Indians (squad no. 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2022 |
Vishnu Vinod (born 2 December 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket.[1] He is a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter and occasional medium pacer.[2]
Early life
[edit]Vishnu was born on 2 December 1993 in Pathanamthitta, Kerala.[1] He did his schooling on MGM Higher Secondary School, Thiruvalla and High School Ranni, Perunad. He completed his graduation on BA Political Science from Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla.[3]
Domestic career
[edit]He made his Twenty20 debut against Karnataka in 2014-15 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy season for Kerala on 3 April 2014.[4] He made his List A debut against Hyderabad in 2014-15 Vijay Hazare Trophy season Kerala on 10 November 2014.[5] He made his first-class debut for Kerala in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 5 November 2016.[6]
In the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy, he hit his maiden first-class century against Madhya Pradesh scoring an unbeaten 193 off 282 balls.[7]
He was the top run scorer of Kerala on 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy scoring 508 runs from 8 matches with an average of 63.50 including 3 centuries.[8][9]
In October 2019, he was named in India A's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[10] He played both the matches ending up with a forgettable tournament with a total of 23 runs from 2 matches with an average of 11.50.[11]
In November 2021, he scored a 26-ball 65* including seven sixes against Tamil Nadu in the quarter-finals of the 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Although, the match ended in a losing cause.[12]
In December 2021, Vishnu scored an unbeaten 100, also forming a record-breaking seventh-wicket of 174 runs along with Sijomon Joseph, winning the match for Kerala in a match against Maharashtra in the 2021-22 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[13]
Indian Premier League
[edit]In April 2017, Vishnu was signed to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017 Indian Premier League as a replacement to wicket-keeper-batter KL Rahul who was ruled out of the tournament.[14][3] He played 3 matches in the season scoring a total of 19 runs and wasn't retained by the team in the next season.[15][16]
He went unsold in 2018,[17] 2019[18] and 2020[19] seasons of Indian Premier League.[15]
In February 2021, Vinod was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League[20][21] but was benched the whole season.[22][23] He was released by Delhi ahead of the 2022 Indian Premier League auction.[24] In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[25] He was bought by Mumbai Indians at his base price of 20 lakh in 2023 Indian Premier League auction and part of their setup for 2023 and 2024 seasons as a back-up wicket keeper.[26]Eventually he let go by Mumbai Indians ahead of 2025 IPL Mega auction.
Playing style
[edit]Vishnu is an attacking opening batsman who can play as a finisher in lower middle order as well.[27][28] Apart from being a wicket-keeper, he is also a good outfielder[3] and useful medium-pacer. He is also known for his six-hitting ability in domestic arena.[28][22]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vishnu Vinod". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Vishnu Vinod". Cricket Archive.
- ^ a b c "All you want to know about RCB's new Kerala wicketkeeper Vishnu Vinod". Asianet Newsable.
- ^ "South Zone, Visakhapatnam, Apr 3 2014, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 April 2014.
- ^ "South Zone, Secunderabad, Nov 10 2014, Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group C: Kerala v Haryana at Jaipur, Nov 5-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ S, Narayanan (2 December 2018). "Unbeaten Vishnu Vinod 'turns a corner' with maiden century". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Records / Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2019/20 - Kerala / Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Vishnu Vinod hits third ton of the tournament to end Kerala campaign on a high". The Times of India. 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Records / Deodhar Trophy, 2019/20 - India A / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Vishnu Vinod's heroics in vain as TN edge Kerala". On Manorama. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Vishnu and Sijomon fashion Kerala's sensational win". The Hindu. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "RCB sign Vishnu Vinod as replacement to KL Rahul". Crictracker. 7 April 2017.
- ^ a b "IPL auction : 5 unsold Indians from last season the franchises should target : Vishnu Vinod". Sports Keeda.
- ^ "Vishnu Vinod". Delhi Capitals.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Crincinfo. 27 November 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2020 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. 19 December 2019.
- ^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Looking forward to playing with Smith in Delhi Capitals: Vishnu Vinod". The Times of India. 16 March 2021.
- ^ a b Menon, Prasanth (17 December 2021). "Vishnu, Kerala's 'hit'maker of the season". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Vishnu Vinod eager to grab opportunities". On Manorama.
- ^ "DC Released Players: Here is the complete list of Released Players by DC For IPL 2022". Cric Tracker. December 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-auction-2023-full-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-101671785341463.html.
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(help) - ^ "Vishnu Vinod". Cricbuzz.
- ^ a b ചന്ദ്രൻ, സന്ദീപ് (31 December 2021). "തകർത്തടിക്കും, വിക്കറ്റെടുക്കും, വിക്കറ്റ് കീപ്പറും; താരലേലത്തിൽ മിന്നാൻ വിഷ്ണു!". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Retrieved 13 January 2022.