Basil Thampi

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Basil Thampi
Personal information
Born (1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 (age 28)
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentKerala
2017Gujarat Lions
2018–presentSunrisers Hyderabad
Source: Cricinfo, 12 March 2018

Basil Thampi (born 11 September 1993) is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in the domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League.[1] He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pacer. He made his IPL debut for Gujarat Lions in the 2017 Indian Premier League and was named the "Emerging player of the season".[2]

Career[]

Thampi made his first-class debut for Kerala in the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy on 6 February 2015.[3] In February 2017, he was bought by the Gujarat Lions team for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) for ₹85 lakhs.[4] During the 2017 season of IPL, Thampi received the "Emerging Player Award".[5]

Thampi was a net bowler for the Indian team during their four-match Test series against Australia in February–March 2017.[6]

In November 2017, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka, but he did not play.[7] In January 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction.[8]

In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy,[9] travelling through the flooding in Kerala to make the start of the season.[10]

In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[11][12]

Playing style[]

Thampi bowls at a speed in excess of 140 kmph[6] and is known for bowling yorkers consistently. Former India fast bowler and bowling coach of Kerala Tinu Yohannan described Thampi as "athletic" and "quite strong",[13] and added, "He's very deceptive. He has a round-arm action where he can really get the ball to move. He can reverse the old ball."[14] Thampi has stated that he "got [his] yorkers from tennis ball cricket."[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Basil Thampi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ Vignesh Ananthasubramanian. "IPL 2017: List of award winners and their prize money". Cricket.yahoo.com. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group C: Kerala v Goa at Wayanad, Dec 7–10, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ^ Vignesh Ananthasubramanian. "IPL 2017: List of award winners and their prize money". Cricket.yahoo.com. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b "IPL 2017: Basil Thampi — 140kph and counting". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Washington Sundar, Thampi, Hooda in India's T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  10. ^ "How Basil Thampi braved the Kerala floods to make it to the cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  13. ^ "IPL 2017: Basil Thampi is a good prospect and will represent India soon, says ex-cricketer Tinu Yohannan". Firstpost. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Thampi: Gujarat's sole 'roaring Lion'". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  15. ^ "IPL 2017: Basil Thampi's yorkers at death made the difference, says Sitanshu Kotak". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

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