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Michael Klinger

On scorecards: M Klinger · Right-hand bat

1
Seasons
4
Matches
73
Runs
SR 94.8
0
Wickets
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2011 to 2011 · Sources

Michael Klinger, a batter, spent a single IPL season with Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 2011: 4 matches, 73 runs.

The arrival

Michael Klinger arrived through the auction: Kochi Tuskers Kerala paid ₹34 lakh (US$75k), against a base price of ₹9 lakh. That debut came after going unsold twice (2009 and 2010).

That first season brought 4 matches and 73 runs.

At the auction

Michael Klinger went under the hammer four times, bought once and left unsold three times. The price was ₹34 lakh (US$75k), paid by Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011, more than 3 times the base price. Unsold in 2009, Michael Klinger was bought in 2011 by Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2011Kochi Tuskers Kerala4732918.394.80/0–––0

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced44.2%
Balls per four8.6
Balls per six77

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2009Batter₹24 lakhUnsold
2010Batter₹23 lakhUnsold
2011–₹9 lakhSold to Kochi Tuskers Kerala for ₹34 lakh (US$75k)
2012Batter₹50 lakhUnsold

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