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{{short description|Indian Premier League team that represented Kochi, Kerala}}
{{Update|inaccurate=yes|date=February 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Kochi Tuskers Kerala
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| image = File:Kochi Tuskers Kerala Logo.svg
| nickname = KTK
| league = [[Indian Premier League]]
| captain = [[Mahela Jayawardene]]
| coach = [[Geoff Lawson (cricketer)|Geoff Lawson]]
| city = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], India
| owner = Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd
| founded = 2010
| ground = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi]]
| capacity = 80,000
| ground2 = [[Holkar Cricket Stadium]], [[Indore]]
| capacity2 = 30,000
| Ipl wins=
}}

The '''Kochi Tuskers Kerala''' was a franchise [[cricket team]] that played in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) representing the city of [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. The team was one of two new franchises added to the IPL for the [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011 season]], alongside [[Pune Warriors India]]. The team franchise was owned by Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd., which was a consortium of multiple companies.

The KTK only played for one season, in 2011, and was terminated the following year.

==Franchise history==

The auction for expanding the initial eight franchises for the [[Indian Premier League]] was held on 22 March 2010. The cities involved were [[Pune]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Kochi, India|Kochi]], [[Nagpur]], [[Kanpur]], [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamsala]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Rajkot]], [[Cuttack]], [[Vadodara]], [[Indore]] and [[Gwalior]]. Two new teams were selected out of 12 cities. [[Sahara Group]] made the highest bid in the auction and chose to base its team in Pune, at the cost of US$370m ({{Indian Rupee}}1702 crore).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-sahara-pune-warriors-ipl-contract-terminated-by-bcci-1909172 |title=Sahara Pune Warriors' IPL contract terminated by BCCI |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=26 October 2013 |access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> Rendezvous Sports World made the second highest bid of US$333.2m({{Indian Rupee}}1533 crores), and elected to base its team in Kochi.<ref name="BBC_Sport">{{cite news |title=Pune and Kochi to join 2011 IPL |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8578606.stm |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=BBC |date=21 March 2010}}</ref> The two new franchises were sold for a combined sum greater than the combined purchase price of the original eight franchises.<ref name="TOI_IPL">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/news/pune-kochi-named-new-ipl-teams/iplarticleshow/5707869.cms Pune, Kochi named new IPL teams, ''Times of India'']</ref>

The original shareholding pattern of KTK was:
* [[Ravindra Gaikwad]], Shailendra Gaikwad, [[Shashi Tharoor]] ([[Rendezvous Sports World]]) (26%)
* Mukesh Patel (Parinee Developers) (26%)
* [[Mehul Shah]] (Anchor Earth) (27%)
* Harshad Ramniklal Mehta , Rihen Harshad Mehta, [[Ramesh Khanna]] (Film Waves) (12%)
* Anand Shyam (Anand Shyam Estates and Developers Pvt Ltd)(8%)
* Vivek Venugopal (Elite Group of Companies) (1%)

The franchise was at the centre of controversies from its inception. The BCCI had given the franchise an ultimatum to dissolve factionalism and infighting between its shareholders. After a series of lengthy meetings the company sent a letter to the BCCI requesting more time stating that the negotiations were in an advanced stage and they needed some more time to be sorted.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/current/story/482871.html The IPL Mess: Kochi asks BCCI for 10-day extension | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo]</ref>

In October 2010, the BCCI announced that it would decide the fate of the Kochi team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cochituskerskerala.com/ |title=Kochi's fate to be decided in Wednesday IPL Governing council meeting {{!}} India Cricket News {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316172441/http://www.cochituskerskerala.com/ |archive-date=16 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The IPL Governing council gave the team a 30-day termination notice with the chance to resolve the issues<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/current/story/483762.html IPL news: Kochi franchise gets termination notice but has 30 days to respond | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo]</ref> and by December the ownership structure of the franchise was resolved.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/current/story/489484.html The IPL Mess: BCCI defers decision on Kochi to 5 December | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo]</ref>

The restructured{{when|date=April 2020}} shareholding pattern was:
* [[Mehul Shah]] ([[Anchor Earth]]) (31.45%)
* [[Mukesh Patel]] ([[Parinee Developers]]) (30.27%)
* [[Harshad Ramniklal Mehta]], [[Rihen Harshad Mehta]], [[Ramesh Khanna]] ([[Film Waves]]) (13.97%)
* [[Ravindra Gaikwad]], [[Shailendra Gaikwad]], [[Shashi Tharoor]] ([[Rendezvous Sports World]]) (10%)
* [[Anand Shyam]] ([[Anand Shyam Estates and Developers Pvt Ltd]]) (9.31%)
* [[Vivek Venugopal]] ([[Elite Group of Companies]]) (5%)

===Team name and home ground issues===
The franchise initially announced that the name of the team would be "Indi Commandos". This led to negative responses worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kochi fans upset with name 'Indi Commandos' {{!}} New Zealand in India 2016 News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Kochi-fans-upset-with-name-Indi-Commandos/articleshow/7518632.cms |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=18 February 2011 |language=en}}</ref> The franchise management suggested that a move to [[Ahmedabad]] was possible, moving the team away from Kochi,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Basu |first1=Indranil |title=IPL 4: Kochi is not right for Kochi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/IPL-4-Kochi-is-not-right-for-Kochi/iplarticleshow/7607880.cms |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=2 March 2011}}</ref> due in part to a comparatively high entertainment tax in Kerala (36%).<ref>[http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=8871715&tabId=1&channelId=-1073865030&programId=1080132912&BV_ID=@@@ IPL in Kochi impossible without tax sops: Vivek Venugopal, ''Manorama Online'']</ref> This invoked a mass response on social networks, particularly on Facebook,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/indicommandos-takes-a-beating/article1467488.ece | title='IndiCommandos' takes a beating | access-date=10 December 2014 | date=18 February 2011 | work=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref> forcing management to change the team name and logo. A poll on the franchise's official website eventually determined the team name.<ref>[http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/170195-team-kochi-fans-to-vote-for-an-alternate-name Team Kochi fans to vote for an alternate name, ''NDTV Sports'']</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110317022556/http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/13/stories/2011031356581600.htm It's Kochi Tuskers Kerala!, ''The Hindu'']</ref> The decision to move the home ground was dropped when the [[Corporation of Cochin]] waived 50% of the entertainment tax levee.<ref>[http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=8879736&tabId=1&channelId=-1073865030&programId=1080132912&BV_ID=@@@ IPL: Kochi Corpn agrees to cut entertainment tax by half, ''Manorama Online'']</ref>

===Termination from the IPL===
Due to a dispute amongst the team owners, the franchise failed to pay the 10% bank guarantee element of the franchise fee which was supposed to be paid before the 2011 season began. The BCCI claimed that it had sent several requests for payment to the franchise owners but received no response.<ref name="arbitration">{{cite web|title=Kochi Tuskers seek IPL re-entry after winning arbitration|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/895393.html|website=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|date=8 July 2015|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> On 19 September 2011, then BCCI president N. Srinivasan announced that the franchise was being terminated because it had failed to provide the bank guarantee.<ref name="business-standard.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bombay-hc-rejects-kochi-tuskers-plea-against-encashing-bank-guarantee/450049/ |title=Bombay HC rejects Kochi Tuskers plea against encashing bank guarantee |newspaper=Business Standard India |publisher=Business Standard |date=22 September 2011 |access-date=22 May 2013}}</ref> On 14 October 2011, the IPL Governing Council announced that there would be only nine teams participating in 2012 after the Kochi franchise was expelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/179725-ipl-says-no-to-pak-players-nine-teams-to-play-in-2012|title=IPL says no to Pak players; Nine teams to play in 2012|date=14 October 2011|work=[[NDTV]] Sports|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> The players from the side were auctioned to other franchises in the [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012 IPL player auction]]. Players who attracted no bids had their salaries covered via the team's bank guarantee from the previous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/current/story/544638.html |title=IPL 2012: Kochi players to be in 2012 auction | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2012 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=10 December 2011 |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>

On 13 January 2012, the BCCI asked overseas players who had signed a contract with the franchise to sue the owners, with the BCCI included as a party to each case.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kochi's foreign players asked to sue owners|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/story/549234.html|website=ESPNCricinfo|date=13 January 2012|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.ipl-schedule.net/bcci-asked-foreign-kochi-ipl-players-to-sue-owners/|title=BCCI asked foreign Kochi IPL players to sue owners}}</ref>

In February 2012, Rendezvous Sports World announced that it would take the BCCI to court over its termination from the IPL.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kochi Tuskers Kerala|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl-kochi/content/team/474668.html|website=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref> In July 2015, a court-appointed arbitrator Justice Lahoti ordered the BCCI to pay {{INRConvert|550|c}} as compensation for terminating the franchise agreement. ''[[ESPNCricinfo]]'' reported that the franchise owners had requested the BCCI to permit the team to return to the IPL, ''in lieu'' of the compensation awarded by the arbitrator.

==Team identity==
===Jersey colours===
The jersey of Kochi Tuskers Kerala 2011 was purple hazes in orange T-shirt and orange pants . The team management had explained the selection of colours – orange for the highest run scorer and purple for the highest wicket-taker- the colours of the caps .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501215.html?innings=1;view=commentary |title=18th match: Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Chennai Super Kings at Kochi, Apr 18, 2011 | Cricket Commentary |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 May 2013}}</ref>

===Sponsors===
[[Federal Bank]], a major Indian commercial bank in the private sector, with headquarters in [[Aluva]], Kerala, was the principal sponsor of Kochi Tuskers Kerala.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article458232.ece |title=federal-bank-is-kochi-ipl%E2%80%99s-principal-sponsor |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=22 May 2013}}</ref> The tickets for KTK's home matches were sold through Federal bank branches and their website. The Ticket sales of Kochi Tuskers Kerala was officially started in a ceremony hosted at the Le Meridian Hotel Kochi, on 28 March. Soon after, the tickets become available at the team's official ticketing partner website [[Kyazoonga|kyazoonga.com]].<ref name="kochiservnet1">[http://www.kochiservnet.com/news/news.php?send=102, ''Kochiservnet.com'']</ref>

[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]], an Italian sports goods manufacturer was the apparel sponsor for the team.<ref name="indiatimes1">[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-02-16/news/28552140_1_kochi-team-rendezvous-sports-world-ipl-kochi Kochi IPL signs up Lotto as kit sponsor, ''The Economic Times'']</ref>

[[V-Guard]], an electronics company and AVT, a tea brand were the associate sponsors.
[[Elite Foods]], [[Parinee Developers]] and [[Anchor Earth]] are the other main sponsors.

===Theme song===
{{externalvideo|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mwYiPEVImQ Signature song of Kochi Tuskers Kerala]}} The signature song of Kochi Tuskers Kerala is composed by veteran film score composer [[Ouseppachan]]. The music video for the song was filmed by [[Priyadarshan]] and his cinematographer Thiru. The song was shot at various locales including Paravur, Cherraai, Varapuzha backwaters and the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]. It features almost all the leading players in the team as well as Malayalam movie actress [[Rima Kallingal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article399758.ece|title=Priyadarshan to shoot theme song for Kochi IPL|date=22 February 2011|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=2 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/priyadarshan-shooting-theme-song-for-kochi-ipl-team/143964-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223113654/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/priyadarshan-shooting-theme-song-for-kochi-ipl-team/143964-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2011|title=Priyadarshan shooting theme song for Kochi IPL team|date=21 February 2011|publisher=[[IBN Live]]|access-date=2 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kerala9.com/malayalam/v/events/rima+kallingal+at+kochi+ipl+theme+song+shoot/|title=Rima Kallingal in Kochi IPL Team theme song}}</ref>

==Seasons==
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; width:50%;"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Indian Premier League]]'''
! '''[[Champions League Twenty20]]'''
|-
! [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]]
!| Group stage (8/10)
!| DNQ
|}

* DNQ = Did Not Qualify

===Result summary===

====Overall====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!! Home/Away !! Matches!! Wins!! Loss!! No Result!! Win %
|-
|rowspan="3" | [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]]
| Home || 7 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 42.86%
|-
| Away || 7 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 42.86%
|-
! Total
| '''14''' || '''6''' || '''8''' || '''0''' || '''42.86%'''
|}

====By opposition====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Opposition!! Span !! Mat !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! NR !! Win %
|-
| [[Deccan Chargers]] || 2011 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Delhi Daredevils]] || 2011 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 50
|-
| [[Kings XI Punjab]] || 2011 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || 2011 || 2 || 2|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 100
|-
| [[Mumbai Indians]] || 2011 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 100
|-
| [[Rajasthan Royals]] || 2011 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 50
|-
| [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || 2011 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Pune Warriors India]] || 2011 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Chennai Super Kings]] || 2011 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 50
|}

==Home grounds==
{{Main|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi}}
[[File:Jawaharlal_Nehru_Stadium_(Kochi).jpg|thumb|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)]]]]
The two home grounds of the Kochi Tuskers Kerala were the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in Kochi and [[Holkar Cricket Stadium]], [[Indore]]. Five homes matches were held at Kochi and two at [[Indore]]. The [[Greater Cochin Development Authority]] completely over-hauled the Jawaharlaal Nehru Stadium to cater for hosting IPL matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/series/466304.html?template=fixtures |title=Fixtures, Schedule | Indian Premier League 2011 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 May 2013}}</ref>

==Last Squad==
{{see|List of Kochi Tuskers Kerala cricketers}}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
[[Federal Bank]], a major Indian commercial bank in the private sector, with headquarters in [[Aluva]], Kerala, was the principal sponsor of Kochi Tuskers Kerala.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/> The tickets for KTK's home matches were sold through Federal bank branches and their website. The Ticket sales of Kochi Tuskers Kerala was officially started in a ceremony hosted at the Le Meridian Hotel Kochi, on 28 March. Soon after, the tickets become available at the team's official ticketing partner website [[Kyazoonga|kyazoonga.com]].<ref name="kochiservnet1"/>

[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]], an Italian sports goods manufacturer was the apparel sponsor for the team.<ref name="indiatimes1"/>

[[V-Guard]], an electronics company and AVT, a tea brand were the associate sponsors.
Elite Foods, Parinee Developers and Anchor Earth are the other main sponsors.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:15%;background:#FF7F00; color:white;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#FF7F00; color:white;"|Kit manufacturer
! style="width:13%;background:#FF7F00; color:white;"|Shirt sponsor (chest)
! style="width:13%;background:#FF7F00; color:white;"|Shirt sponsor (back)
! style="width:13%;background:#FF7F00; color:white;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2011
|[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|'''Anchor Toothpaste'''
|[[Federal Bank]]
|'''Parinee Developers'''
|}

==See also==
*[[List of controversies involving the Indian Premier League]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://www.kochituskerskerala.com/}}
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl-kochi/content/team/474668.html KTK Cricinfo]
*[http://www.facebook.com/TuskersKochi IPL Team Page]

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{{Kerala Sports}}

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