Raiphi Gomez
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Raiphi Vincent Gomez is an India
India
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n first class cricketer, who plays for the state of Kerala
Kerala cricket team
The Kerala cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is in the Plate Group of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first class cricket tournament in India. Kerala has produced two Indian test cricketers, Tinu Yohannan and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth...

. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium bowler. He was selected by Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals is an Indian Premier League franchise based on the city of the Jaipur captained and coached by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.They were the champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League...

 for the 2009 season of Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...

. This made him the second Kerala Ranji player to be selected by an IPL franchise, after Sreesanth, who was selected by Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab is a cricket franchise based in Mohali, Punjab in the Indian Premier League. For the IPL3, an additional venue has been chosen at Dharamsala.-Franchise History:...

 in the 2008 season.

Kochi Tuskers Kerala has selected Raiphi Vincnet Gomez for IPL Season 4. He signed the contract for 30 Lakhs.

A promising allrounder who is a hard hitting low order batsmen, could also be expensive with the bowling at times. Gomez proved his worth in the home match against the Kolkata Knight Riders by picking the wickets of Jacques Kallis and Captain Gautam Gambhir in successive deliveries, thereby turning the course of the game in favor of the Tuskers.

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