Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan

Indian cricketer

In this Indian name, the name Unnikrishnan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Manukrishnan.

Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan

Personal information

Born|  (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 36)
Manjummel, Kerala, India
Batting| Left-handed
Bowling| Left-arm medium-fast
Role| Bowler
Domestic team information
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
Career statistics
| Competition | FC | List A | T20

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Matches | 13 | 18 | 36
Runs scored | 216 | 112 | 67
Batting average | 15.42 | 15.25 | 11.16
100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0
Top score | 32* | 31 | 21*
Balls bowled | 1769 | 731 | 701
Wickets | 33 | 12 | 37
Bowling average | 21.97 | 48.50 | 44.33
5 wickets in innings | 1 | 0 | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0
Best bowling | 6/37 | 2/23 | 4/6
Catches/stumpings | 2/0 | 4/0 | 12/–

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

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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.

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## References

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1. ^ a b "Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
2. ^ "Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan". Cricbuzz. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
3. ^ "Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
4. ^ "South Zone, Malappuram, Feb 16 2011, Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
5. ^ "South Zone, Chennai, Oct 16 2011, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
6. ^ "Ranji Trophy Plate League, Group A: Kerala v Services at Kochi, Nov 10-13, 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
7. ^ "Records / Ranji Trophy, 2012/13 - Kerala / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
8. ^ "Group C, Agartala, Dec 15 - 18 2012, Ranji Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
9. ^ "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2013/14 - Kerala / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
10. ^ "UP flattened by Panchal show". ESPN Cricinfo. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
11. ^ "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2014/15 - Kerala / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
12. ^ "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2015/16 - Kerala / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
13. ^ Narayanan, S (24 March 2021). "KCA Royals win President's Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
14. ^ "Sanju Samson to lead Kerala in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021". Crictracker. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
15. ^ 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.
16. ^ "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2021/22 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
17. ^ "Karnataka win in Super Over while Tamil Nadu, Vidarbha and Hyderabad cruise into semi-finals". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

## External links

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* Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan at ESPNcricinfo

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Kerala cricket team - current squad

* 4 Vishnu (†) (vc)
* 6 Jalaj
* 9 Sanju (c) (†)
* 10 Rohan
* 11 Sachin (c)
* 12 Salman
* 14 Azharuddeen (†)
* 19 Akshay
* 24 Asif
* 28 Sijomon
* 29 Midhun
* 30 Basil
* 68 Nidheesh
* 69 Vinoop
* Rahul
* Vathsal
* Rojith
* Akshay
* Basil
* Manukrishnan
* Akhil
* Sharafuddeen
* Vishweshwar
* Eden

* Coach: Yohannan
* Assistant Coach: Sebastian
* Mental Conditioning Coach: Jody Martins

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