IPL playerAustralia2011
Michael Klinger
On scorecards: M Klinger · Right-hand bat
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
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 4 | 73 | 29 | 18.3 | 94.8 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Kochi Tuskers Kerala: 2011
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 44.2% |
| Balls per four | 8.6 |
| Balls per six | 77 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Batter | ₹24 lakh | Unsold |
| 2010 | Batter | ₹23 lakh | Unsold |
| 2011 | – | ₹9 lakh | Sold to Kochi Tuskers Kerala for ₹34 lakh (US$75k) |
| 2012 | Batter | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet