Indian cricketer
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
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
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
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
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
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
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