Bijapur Bulls
| ಬಿಜಾಪುರ್ ಬುಲ್ಸ್ | |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vivid Kreations (Stake: 100%) |
| Team information | |
| City | Bijapur, Karnataka, India |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Home ground | Dr. Ambedkar Stadium |
| Official website | bijapurbulls.com |
Bijapur Bulls is franchise cricket team representing Gulbarga zone, Karnataka in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL). It is one of the eight founding member teams of KPL 2009. The franchise is owned by Vivid Kreations.
The team is currently captained by Balachandra Akhil and has played twice in the semi finals.
About Franchise
Bijapur Bulls (BB) is a franchise of Karnataka Premier League (KPL) owned by Vivid Kreations. At the inaugural auction of Karnataka Premier League (KPL), Bijapur Bulls was one of the eight teams that were formed. Mr. Kiran Kattimani is the founder of Vivid Kreations and thus the owner of the BB franchise. Bijapur Bulls represent the Gulbarga zone of Karnataka State. Its logo is inspired by the famous Gol Gumbaz monument in Bijapur.
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Team name, motto and logo design
Bijapur Bulls logo is inspired by the famous Gol Gumbaz monument in Bijapur. The colors are derived from the Karnataka state flag.
Team history
Season 1
Bijapur Bulls finished third on the points table in the opening season of KPL. They lost in the semis to Bangalore Provident (Rural) by 20 runs. The squad for Season 1 : Sudhindra Shinde (c), Akshay, Deepak Anish, Mithun Birala, Stuart Binny, Pranesh Desai, Gaurav Dheeman, Abhishek Jagan, Ravi Kane, Vijay Kumar, Daniel Liao, Mohammed Arif, Devraj Patil, Nelson Pinto, Surendra Prasad, Praveen Kumar, Karan Rao, Arvind Reddy, Allpally Sandeep, Jayaprakash Shetty and Harishachar Vinay Kumar.
Season 2
Bijapur Bulls finished seventh on the points table in the season and did not qualify for the semi finals.
Season 3
This was the Best season for Bijapur Bulls, who finished top of the table. Bijapur Bulls lost to Belagavi Panthers in the crucial semi final. This is the second time Bijapur Bulls has lost in the semi finals. But the season marked the rise of mystery spinner KC Cariappa, who was then selected to play the IPL as he was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders. Other players, who starred this season were Abhimanyu Mithun, R. Samarth and Deepak Chougule. The squad for Season 3 : Deepak Chougule (c), R. Samarth, MG Naveen, KC Avinash, S Sampath, KR Kapoor, Nishant Singh, A Mithun, A Manohar, KP Appanna, D Negi, KL Shrijith, AR Bhatt and KC Cariappa.
Season 4
Robin Uthappa will star in Season 4 for Bijapur Bulls. The squad for Season 4 includes : Robin Uthappa, R. Samarth, Balachandra Akhil ,Suneel Raju, Nidhis, Rajoo Bhatkal, Appanna KP, Abhimanyu Mithun, KC Cariappa, Deepak Chougule (c), Vyshak Vijaykumar, Adhitya Somanna, Raghavendra C, Sharath BR. (Wk), Ritesh Bhatkal
Seasons
| Year | Karnataka Premier League |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Semifinal |
| 2010 | League stage |
| 2014 | Semifinal |
| 2015 | Winner |
- Q = Qualified; DNQ = Did Not Qualify; TBD = To Be Decided
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently injured/unavailable.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for the rest of the season.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 1 | Robin Uthappa |  |
11 September 1985 | Right-handed | Right Arm Medium | |
| 2 | Abhimanyu Mithun | |
25 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right Arm Medium | |
| 3 | Deepak Chougule | |
1 April 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 4 | Ravikumar Samarth | |
22 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 5 | K P Appanna | |
20 December 1988 | Right-handed | Slow Left-arm orthodox | |
| 6 | Raghavendra C | |
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| 7 | Aditya Somanna | |
14 April 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium pace | |
| 8 | Cariappa Nishan | |
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| 9 | Balachandra Akhil | |
7 October 1977 | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium pace | (CAPT) |
| 10 | Nidhish | |
Right-handed | |||
| 11 | Rajoo Bhatkal | |
Right-handed | Medium pace | ||
| 12 | Vyshak Vijaykumar | |
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| 13 | Ritesh Bhatkal | |
Right-handed | Right arm Off Spin | ||
| 14 | Sharath BR | |
1 September 1991 | Right-handed | Wicket Keeper | |
| 15 | Suneel Raju | |
Right-handed | Right arm Off Spin | ||
Administration and support staff
- Owner – Vivid Kreations Kiran Kattimani
- Coach - Rajshekar Shanbal
- Assistant Coach - Anil
- Physio - Manjunath
- CEO - Sudhin
- Mentor - Srikanth
- Trainer - Nagendra Prasad
Sponsors and partners
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External links
- Bijapur Bulls Official website bijapurbulls.com
- Karbonn KPL Website karbonnkpl.com