Akshay Kodoth (born 20 March 1992) is an Indian cricketer who played for Kerala in domestic cricket.[1]

Akshay Kodoth
Personal information
Full name
Akshay Gopalkrishna Kodoth
Born (1992-03-20) 20 March 1992 (age 32)
Kollam, Kerala, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2015Kerala
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 18 13
Runs scored 470 104
Batting average 20.43 13.00
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 72 30*
Catches/stumpings 32/11 12/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 October 2015

Early life edit

Akshay was born in Kollam and was brought up in Bengaluru where his father Gopalkrishna worked. He attended the Roger Binny Cricket Academy as a 10-year old.[2]

He studied Bcom at Jain University, Bengaluru where he was teammates with K. L. Rahul, Karun Nair and Manish Pandey.[2]

Career edit

Akshay first represented Kerala in U-17 level.[2] He made his List A debut on 10 February 2010 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[3] He scored 451 runs in six matches with a hundred and three half-centuries in the 2014 C. K. Nayudu Trophy while leading Kerala under-23 team to elite group semifinals.[2] He made his first-class debut for Kerala on 17 November 2011 against Tripura in the 2011-12 Ranji Trophy.[4] He has played for Mysuru Warriors in Karnataka Premier League.[5]

On 2017, he signed to play for Ivanhoe.[6] He signed to play for Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club on Premier League 2019–20.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Akshay Kodoth". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Krishnakumar K. H catches up with Akshay Kodoth on his immediate goals". New Indian Express. 8 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, South Zone: Kerala v Tamil Nadu at Chennai, Feb 10, 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Group A, Kochi, Nov 17 - 19 2011, Ranji Trophy Plate League". ESPNcricinfo. 17 November 2011.
  5. ^ "KPL 2016: Unbeaten Mysuru Warriors register 6th win row". My Khel.
  6. ^ "Akshay Kodoth to Ivanhoe". Ivanhoe Saints.
  7. ^ "Premier league cricket 2019-20: Camberwell magpies sign three new recruits". Herald Sun.

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