IPL playerIndia2009 to 2012
KP Appanna
Right-hand bat
KP Appanna, a bowler, played three IPL seasons, all of them with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The arrival
KP Appanna's first IPL season was 2009, with Royal Challengers Bangalore, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 5 matches and 2 wickets at 7.25 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2012, for Royal Challengers Bangalore: 6 wickets at 8.71 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.64, with best figures of 4 for 19.
One franchise
KP Appanna spent the whole IPL career with Royal Challengers Bangalore, from 2009 to 2012, although 2011 passed without an appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 9 wickets in 216 deliveries, at 7.94 runs an over against a league rate of 7.57 for the same seasons: 0.37 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 19.
The fielding record: 3 catches and 3 run-outs.
The legacy
KP Appanna made 13 IPL appearances, the last for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 7.25 | 1/24 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2.0 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 1 | 7.29 | 1/24 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 6 | 8.71 | 4/19 | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2009 to 2012
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 50% |
| Balls per four | 4 |
| Balls per six | 4 |
| Dot balls bowled | 31.5% |
| Balls per wicket | 24 |
| Catches | 3 |
| Run-outs | 3 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet