Kochi Tuskers Kerala came into existence in IPL after Rendezvous Sports World won a bid to field a team during the auction in 2010. It played just one season in 2011 before being terminated.

New Delhi: Former India pacer S Sreesanth revealed that legends like Muttiah Muralitharan and Mahela Jayawardene still owe money from Kochi Tuskers Kerala, an Indian Premier League franchise that got disbanded after just one year into existence. Kochi Tuskers Kerala were one of the two teams added into the league in 2011 after the organizers decided to expand its initial eight franchises after the successful first three seasons. During the auction for two more teams in 2010, Sahara Group made the highest bid for its Pune franchise at a cost of Rs 1702 crore (US$370m). The second-highest bid was made by Rendezvous Sports World for Rs 1533 crores (US$333.2m) who got the Kochi franchise.

However, with an initial promise to stay for three years, Kochi Tuskers Kerala played just the 2011 season before BCCI terminated their contract as it had failed to provide the Indian cricket board the 10 per cent bank guarantee.

“They have to pay a lot of money. You should get Muralitharan sir (Muttiah Muralitharan), you should get Mahela (Jayawardene) and in your show they will only tell you no one has got (money),” Sreesanth revealed in the The Ranveer Show Podcast.