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| Full name | Sandeep Sankarankutty Warrier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 1991 Thrissur, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only T20I (cap 92) | 29 July 2021 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2020 | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-present | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 July 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sankarankutty Sandeep Warrier (born 4 April 1991) is an Indian professional cricketer from Kerala. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who has played for Kerala and currently plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League. He made his international debut for the India cricket team in July 2021 against Sri Lanka at 3rd T2OI.[1]
Early life
Sandeep was born in Thrissur to Sankarankutty and Lakshmi. He has a sister, Sandhya.[2] He grew up and did his schooling in Mumbai and later moved to Kerala. He is an engineering dropout.[3]
Domestic career
Sandeep Warrier made his first-class debut for Kerala against Goa on 24 November 2012 in the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy.[4] He made his List A debut for Kerala against Hyderabad on 14 February 2013 in the 2012-13 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 March 2013 for Kerala in the 2012–13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Hyderabad.[6]
In August 2018, he was one of five players that were suspended for three games in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, after showing dissent against Kerala's captain, Sachin Baby.[7]
He was the leading wicket-taker for Kerala in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with twelve dismissals in six matches.[8] He was the leading wicket-taker for Kerala in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 44 dismissals in ten matches.[9] He took a hat-trick in the 2019 season of Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.[10]
In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[11][12] In October 2019, he was named in India A's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[13]
He moved to Tamil Nadu from Kerala on 2021.[14]
Indian Premier League
Sandeep got signed to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore on 2013, two months after his Ranji trophy debut for Kerala.[15] However he was released by the team on 2015. He was benched on all the three seasons.
Being unsold at auction, just 10 days before the start of 2019 Indian Premier League he was signed up by Kolkata Knight Riders. The move came after a back injury to Kamlesh Nagarkoti.[16][17][18][19]
International career
In January 2021, he was named as one of five net bowlers in India's Test squad for their series against England.[20] In June 2021, he was named as one of five net bowlers for India's tour of Sri Lanka.[21] Following a positive case for COVID-19 in the Indian team, Warrier was added to India's main squad for their final two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches of the tour.[22] He made his T20I debut on 29 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka.[23]
Personal life
Sandeep married his long-time girlfriend Arathy Kasturiraj, an international Skater in 2019.[24]
Sandeep, along with his KKR teammate, Varun Chakaravarthy, tested positive for COVID-19 on 3 May 2021. The IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore scheduled to take place that day was therefore postponed.[25]
References
- ↑ "Sandeep Warrier". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Warrier household full of emotion after Sandeep stars for India U-23". midday.
- ↑ "Sandeep Warrier: Biography". sportskeeda.
- ↑ "Group C, Malappuram, Nov 24 - 27 2012, Ranji Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "South Zone, Vasco da Gama, Feb 14 2013, Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "South Zone, Shimoga, Mar 17 2013, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Sanju Samson among 13 players sanctioned by Kerala". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Kerala: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ↑ "From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali T20: Kerala's Sandeep Warrier takes hat-trick against Andhra". Indianexpress.com. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ↑ "Sandeep Warrier Shifts Base from Kerala to Tamil Nadu". News18.
- ↑ Menon, Prasanth (24 January 2013). "Kohli handpicks Sandeep into RCB". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ Kumar, P. K. Ajith. "Kerala pacer Sandeep Warrier joins KKR". Sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ↑ "IPL 2019: Kolkata Knight Riders Add Sandeep Warrier, KC Cariappa To Squad". Sports.ndtv.com. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ↑ "Mavi, Nagarkoti out of IPL 2019; Ganguly to advise Capitals". Cricbuzz.com. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ↑ "IPL 2019: Kolkata Knight Riders sign Kerala pacer Sandeep Warrier". SportsKeeda.com. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ↑ "Kohli, Hardik, Ishant return to India's 18-member squad for England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ↑ "Shikhar Dhawan to captain India on limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ "Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Simarjeet Singh, Arshdeep Singh and R Sai Kishore added to India's T20I squad in Sri Lanka". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ↑ "3rd T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 29 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ "When a skater bowled a pacer over". sportstar.
- ↑ Gollapudi, Nagraj (3 May 2021). "Chakravarthy, Warrier positive for Covid-19, KKR vs RCB rescheduled". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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