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Kerala Cricket Team
Personnel
CaptainSanju Samson & Sachin Baby
CoachTinu Yohannan
OwnerKerala Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1950
Home groundVarious venues[1]
History
Ranji Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websiteKCA

The Kerala cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian 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.

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 Madras/Tamil Nadu, Mysore/Karnataka, Andhra and Hyderabad. In 1957-58 Kerala lost all four matches, three of them by an innings.[2]

At the end of the 2016-17 season, Kerala had played 302 first-class matches, and won 46, lost 140 and drawn 116.[3] In List A cricket Kerala had played 120 matches, with 47 wins, 71 losses and two ties.[4]

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 Group B of the 2017–18 tournament.[5][6]

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.[7]

Current squad

Players with International caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Sachin Baby (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm off-break List A captain
Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Robin Uthappa (1985-11-11) 11 November 1985 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm medium Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Salman Nizar (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Rohan Prem (1986-09-13) 13 September 1986 (age 39) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Ponnam Rahul (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 34) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Vathsal Govind (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 26) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
Akshay Chandran (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 32) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Rojith Ganesh (1993-11-13) 13 November 1993 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm offbreak
Wicket-keepers
Vishnu Vinod (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 33) Right-handed Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Mohammed Azharuddeen (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 32) Right-handed Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Sanju Samson (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 31) Right-handed Twenty 20 captain
Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Spin-bowlers
Jalaj Saxena (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm off break First-class captain
Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Sudhesan Midhun (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
MD Nidheesh (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Basil Thampi (1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
S Sreesanth (1983-02-06) 6 February 1983 (age 43) Right Handed Right arm fast-medium
Nedumankuzhy Basil (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
KM Asif (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium Plays for Chennai Super Kings in 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

Kannur

  • Military Maidan
  • Police Parade Ground
  • Thalassery Stadium
  • Thalassery Venus Corner Vayal Cricket Stadium

Ernakulam

Kollam

Alappuzha

Kottayam

  • Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kottayam

Malappuram

  • Perintalmanna Cricket Stadium
  • Malabar State Police Ground

Pathanamathitta

  • Pathanamathitta Municipal Stadium
  • Thiruvalla Municipal Stadium

Wayanad

Thiruvananthapuram

Thrissur

  • Thrissur Medical College Stadium
  • Thrissur Cricket Ground

Kasaragod

  • KCA Cricket Stadium, Kasaragod
  • Municipal Stadium Kasaragod

Famous players

Main article: List of Kerala cricketers

Players from Kerala who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Players from Kerala who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:

Players from Kerala who have played T20I but not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut:

Prominent cricketers at the domestic level:

Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Kerala, and played international cricket for India:

References

  1. ↑ "Kerala Cricket Association : Venues". keralacricketassociation.
  2. ↑ Wisden 1959, pp. 856-57.
  3. ↑ "Kerala's first-class playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kerala's List A playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kerala cricket team creates history! Enters Ranji Trophy quarterfinals in style". Financial Express. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kerala Ranji Trophy team qualifies for the quarterfinals". The New Indian Express. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ranji Trophy 2018-19, Kerala vs Gujarat". BCCI. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.

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