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	Players from Kerala who have played T20I but not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut:		Players from Kerala who have played T20I but not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut:
	*[[Sandeep Warrier]] (2021)		*[[Sandeep Warrier]] (2021)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1262760.html \|title=3rd T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 29 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka \|work=ESPN Cricinfo \|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

	Prominent cricketers at the domestic level:		Prominent cricketers at the domestic level:

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{{short description|Kerala state cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox cricket team
|name = Kerala Cricket Team
|logo =
|logosize =
| image =
| caption = Kerala Cricket Association Logo
|captain = [[Sanju Samson]] & [[Sachin Baby]]
|coach = [[Tinu Yohannan]]
|founded = 1950
|ground = Various venues<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralacricketassociation.com/venues|title=Kerala Cricket Association : Venues|work=keralacricketassociation}}</ref>
|owner = [[Kerala Cricket Association]]
| title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
| title1wins = '''0'''
| title2 = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
| title2wins = '''0'''
| title3 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
| title3wins= '''0'''

|website = [http://www.keralacricketassociation.com/ KCA]
}}

The '''Kerala cricket team''' is a domestic cricket team based in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. It is in the Elite Group of the [[Ranji Trophy]], the premier [[first class cricket]] tournament in India. Kerala has produced two Indian Test cricketers, [[Tinu Yohannan]] and [[S. Sreesanth]]. [[Sanju Samson]] has played seven T20Is for India while [[Basil Thampi]] also has a national call-up to his name. The team also lined up ex-Indian International player [[Sadagoppan Ramesh]] for two years from 2005 to 2007. [[Robin Uthappa]], a former Indian International player currently plays for Kerala. Kerala has also produced [[Krishna Chandran]], who plays at International level for [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]].

==Playing history==

Kerala began competing in the 1957-58 season, succeeding the [[Travancore-Cochin cricket team]] after the states were reorganized. It competed in the South Zone, against [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras/Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka cricket team|Mysore/Karnataka]], [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] and [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]. In 1957-58 Kerala lost all four matches, three of them by an innings.<ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 1959, pp. 856-57.</ref>

At the end of the 2016-17 season, Kerala had played 302 first-class matches, and won 46, lost 140 and drawn 116.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala's first-class playing record|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Firstclass/Kerala/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html|website=CricketArchive|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref> In [[List A cricket]] Kerala had played 120 matches, with 47 wins, 71 losses and two ties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala's List A playing record|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/ListA/Kerala/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html|website=CricketArchive|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref>

In the 1994-95 and 1996–97 Ranji Trophy, Kerala qualified from South Zone. They finished second in the Plate group in 2002-03 and played in the Elite group in 2003-04.

In November 2017, they progressed to the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy for the first time, when they finished second in [[2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group B|Group B]] of the [[2017–18 Ranji Trophy|2017–18 tournament]].<ref name="KeralaQtr1">{{cite news |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/kerala-cricket-team-creates-history-enters-ranji-trophy-quater-finals-in-style/950906/ |title=Kerala cricket team creates history! Enters Ranji Trophy quarterfinals in style |publisher=Financial Express |date=28 November 2017 |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="KeralaQtr2">{{cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2017/nov/28/kerala-ranji-trophy-team-qualifies-for-the-quarterfinals-1712887.html |title=Kerala Ranji Trophy team qualifies for the quarterfinals |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=28 November 2017 |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref>

They put on their best show in their Ranji Trophy history when they progressed to the semifinals in 2018-19 after beating former champions Gujarat convincingly in quarters.<ref name="KeralaQtr4">{{cite news |url= http://www.bcci.tv/ranji-trophy-2018-19/match/161 |title= Ranji Trophy 2018-19, Kerala vs Gujarat|publisher=BCCI |date=17 Jan 2017 |access-date=17 Jan 2017}}</ref>

== Current squad ==
Players with International caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!align=center| Name
!align=center| Birth date
!align=center| Batting Style
!align=center| Bowling Style
!align=center| Notes
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Batsmen
|-
| [[Sachin Baby]] || {{Birth date and age|1988|12|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] || '''List A captain'''<br>Plays for '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| '''[[Robin Uthappa]]''' || {{birth date and age|1985|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||Plays for '''[[Chennai Super Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Salman Nizar]] || {{birth date and age|1997|6|30|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| [[Rohan Prem]] || {{birth date and age|1986|9|13|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| [[Ponnam Rahul]] || {{birth date and age|1992|2|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| [[Vathsal Govind]] || {{birth date and age|2000|1|2|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]]||
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| All-rounders
|-
| [[Akshay Chandran]] || {{birth date and age|1993|10|19|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
| [[Rojith Ganesh]] || {{birth date and age|1993|11|13|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[offbreak]] ||
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Vishnu Vinod]] || {{birth date and age|1993|2|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||Plays for '''[[Delhi Capitals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Mohammed Azharuddeen]] || {{birth date and age|1994|3|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || || Plays for '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| '''[[Sanju Samson]]''' || {{birth date and age|1994|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||'''Twenty 20 captain'''<br>Plays for '''[[Rajasthan Royals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Spin-bowlers
|-
| [[Jalaj Saxena]] || {{birth date and age|1986|12|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||'''First-class captain'''<br>Plays for '''[[Punjab Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Sudhesan Midhun]] || {{birth date and age|1994|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]]||
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Pace bowlers
|-
| [[MD Nidheesh]] || {{birth date and age|1991|5|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Basil Thampi]] || {{birth date and age|1993|9|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|''' [[S Sreesanth]]''' || {{birth date and age|1983|2|6|df=y}} || Right Handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||
|-
| [[Nedumankuzhy Basil]] || {{birth date and age|1996|10|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[KM Asif]] || {{birth date and age|1993|7|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||Plays for '''[[Chennai Super Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|}

'''Head Coach'''- [[Tinu Yohannan]]

'''Assistant Coach'''- Antony Sebastian

'''Team Physician (Sports Medicine Consultant) '''- Dr Shibu Varghese

==Stadiums==

Grounds listed in bold have hosted at least one international cricket match.

===Kozhikode===
* Calicut Cricket Stadium
* [[Calicut Corporation Stadium]]
*[[Mananchira|Mananchira maidan]]
* Regional Engineering College Ground
* [[Calicut Medical College Stadium]]

===Kannur===
* Military Maidan
* Police Parade Ground
* [[Thalassery Stadium]]
* Thalassery Venus Corner Vayal Cricket Stadium

===Ernakulam===
* '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]'''
* [[Maharaja College Stadium]]
* [[Kerala Cricket Association Stadium]]

===Kollam===
* [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Kollam)|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
* Sree Narayana College Ground

=== Alappuzha ===
* [[Sanatana Dharma College Ground|SD college ground]]

===Kottayam===
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kottayam

===Malappuram===
* Perintalmanna Cricket Stadium
* Malabar State Police Ground

===Pathanamathitta===
* Pathanamathitta Municipal Stadium
* Thiruvalla Municipal Stadium

===Wayanad===
* [[Krishnagiri Stadium|Krishnagiri Cricket Stadium]]

===Thiruvananthapuram===
* Lakshmibhai National College of Physical Education Ground
* [[Trivandrum Medical College|Trivandrum Medical College Ground]]
* '''[[University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)|Trivandrum University College Ground]]'''
* Vellyani Agricultural College Ground
* St. Xavier's College Ground Thumba Trivandrum
* '''[[The Sports Hub Trivandrum]] ([[Trivandrum International Stadium]])'''
* Central Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
*Mangalapuram Cricket Ground

===Thrissur===
* Thrissur Medical College Stadium
* Thrissur Cricket Ground

===Kasaragod===
*KCA Cricket Stadium, Kasaragod
*Municipal Stadium Kasaragod
*

==Famous players==
{{main|List of Kerala cricketers}}
Players from Kerala who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
*[[Tinu Yohannan]] (2001)
*[[Shanthakumaran Sreesanth]] (2006)

Players from Kerala who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:
*[[Sanju Samson]] (2021)

Players from Kerala who have played T20I but not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut:
*[[Sandeep Warrier]] (2021)

Prominent cricketers at the domestic level:
*[[Ajay Varma (Kerala cricketer)|Ajay Varma]]
*[[Ajay Kudua]]
*[[Antony Sebastian]]
*[[B. Ramprakash]]
*[[Balan Pandit]]
*[[Basil Thampi]]
*[[Feroze V Rasheed]]
*[[Kelappan Thampuran (cricketer, born 1937)|Kelappan Thampuran]]
*[[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]]
*[[K Jayaraman]]
*[[Padmanabhan Prasanth]]
*[[Prasanth Parameswaran]]
*[[Krishna Chandran]] (Represented [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]])
*[[Raiphi Gomez]]
*[[Rohan Prem]]
*[[Sachin Baby]]
*[[Sandeep Warrier]]
*[[Sony Cheruvathur]]
*[[Sreekumar Nair]]
*[[Sunil Oasis]]
*[[Thomas Mathew]]
*[[VA Jagadeesh]]

Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Kerala, and played international cricket for India:
*[[Robin Uthappa]]
*[[Sadagoppan Ramesh]]
*[[Sujith Somasunder]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/173/173.html Kerala] at CricketArchive
*[http://www.keralacricketassociation.com/ Official website]

{{Ranji Trophy}}
{{Cricket in India}}
{{Kerala Sports}}

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[[Category:Cricket in Kerala]]
[[Category:1950 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1950]]

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