K. P. Appanna

Kotarangada Prabhu Appanna (born 20 December 1988) is an Indian cricketer who played for Karnataka and Royal Challengers Bangalore as a specialist slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a right-handed batsman.

K. P. Appanna

Personal information
Full name	Kotarangada Prabhu Appanna
Born	(1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 (age 36) Kodagu, Karnataka, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–2013	Karnataka
2009–2012	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2009–2012	South Zone
FC debut	23 November 2006 Karnataka v Baroda
Last FC	22 December 2013 Karnataka v Mumbai
LA debut	27 February 2008 Karnataka v Hyderabad
Last LA	28 February 2013 Karnataka v Bengal
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 36 28 24 Runs scored 238 45 13 Batting average 13.22 11.25 13.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 45 9* 9* Balls bowled 7,689 1,428 414 Wickets 100 40 21 Bowling average 37.78 28.60 25.23 5 wickets in innings 3 1 0 10 wickets in match 1 0 0 Best bowling 6/68 5/56 4/19 Catches/stumpings 12/– 12/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 May 2024

Early life

Appanna was born in Virajpet, Kodagu, Karnataka.^[1]

Cricket career

In 2001 Appanna represented Karnataka at Under-14 level, later playing at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 level.^[2]

Appanna made his first-class debut for Karnataka as a 17-year-old in 2006 against Baroda, taking two wickets in the first innings in which he bowled.^[3] He made four further appearances in the competition, as Karnakata finished second in Elite Group A. In February 2007, Appanna made his first of his four Under-19 Test appearance for India against New Zealand.^[4] In August 2007 he played for India Under-19s in Sri Lanka.^[5][6]

He has also represented South Zone.^{[7][8][9][10]}

He was selected in the squad for Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2009 Indian Premier League. He played again for Bangalore in the 2010 tournament, however was not contracted for 2011. In January 2012 he signed for the 2012 tournament after a strong season for Karnataka.^[11]