Vishnu Vinod

Vishnu Vinod
Personal information
Born	2 December 1993 (age 31); Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Wicket-keeper-batter
Domestic team information
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
	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

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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (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.

External links

Vishnu Vinod at ESPNcricinfo

[.0-1] "Vishnu Vinod". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[.1-2] "Vishnu Vinod". Cricket Archive.

[.3-3] "All you want to know about RCB's new Kerala wicketkeeper Vishnu Vinod". Asianet Newsable.

[.4-4] "South Zone, Visakhapatnam, Apr 3 2014, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 April 2014.

[.5-5] "South Zone, Secunderabad, Nov 10 2014, Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 November 2014.

[.6-6] "Ranji Trophy, Group C: Kerala v Haryana at Jaipur, Nov 5-8, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[7] S, Narayanan (2 December 2018). "Unbeaten Vishnu Vinod 'turns a corner' with maiden century". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[.8-8] "Records / Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2019/20 - Kerala / Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[9] "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.

[.7-10] "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

[11] "Records / Deodhar Trophy, 2019/20 - India A / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[12] "Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Vishnu Vinod's heroics in vain as TN edge Kerala". On Manorama. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[13] "Vishnu and Sijomon fashion Kerala's sensational win". The Hindu. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

[.9-14] "RCB sign Vishnu Vinod as replacement to KL Rahul". Crictracker. 7 April 2017.

[.13-15] "IPL auction : 5 unsold Indians from last season the franchises should target : Vishnu Vinod". Sports Keeda.

[16] "Vishnu Vinod". Delhi Capitals.

[.10-17] "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[.11-18] "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Crincinfo. 27 November 2018.

[."12"-19] "IPL 2020 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. 19 December 2019.

[.14-20] "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

[21] "Looking forward to playing with Smith in Delhi Capitals: Vishnu Vinod". The Times of India. 16 March 2021.

[.18-22] Menon, Prasanth (17 December 2021). "Vishnu, Kerala's 'hit'maker of the season". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[23] "Vishnu Vinod eager to grab opportunities". On Manorama.

[24] "DC Released Players: Here is the complete list of Released Players by DC For IPL 2022". Cric Tracker. December 2021.

[25] "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[26] ttps://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-auction-2023-full-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-101671785341463.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[27] "Vishnu Vinod". Cricbuzz.

[.17-28] ചന്ദ്രൻ‌, സന്ദീപ് (31 December 2021). "തകർത്തടിക്കും, വിക്കറ്റെടുക്കും, വിക്കറ്റ് കീപ്പറും; താരലേലത്തിൽ മിന്നാൻ വിഷ്ണു!". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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