Kerala cricket team
Personnel | |||
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Captain | Sanju Samson & Sachin Baby | ||
Coach | Tinu Yohannan[1] | ||
Owner | Kerala Cricket Association | ||
Team information | |||
Colors | Dark Blue | ||
Founded | 1950 | ||
Home ground | Various venues[2] | ||
History | |||
Ranji Trophy wins | 0 | ||
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 | ||
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 | ||
Official website | KCA | ||
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The Kerala cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Kerala.[3] It is in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first class cricket tournament in India. It was known as Travancore-Cochin cricket team before Kerala state reorganisation in 1956.
Kerala has produced two Indian Test cricketers, Tinu Yohannan and S. Sreesanth.[4] Sanju Samson has played ten T20Is and a solitary ODI match for India[5] while Basil Thampi also has a national call-up to his name.[6] The team also lined up ex-Indian International player Sadagoppan Ramesh for two years from 2005 to 2007.[7] Robin Uthappa, a former Indian International player currently plays for Kerala.[8] Kerala has also produced Krishna Chandran, who plays at International level for United Arab Emirates.[9]
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.[10]
At the end of the 2016-17 season, Kerala had played 302 first-class matches, and won 46, lost 140 and drawn 116.[11] In List A cricket Kerala had played 120 matches, with 47 wins, 71 losses and two ties.[12]
Kerala reached the pre-quarterfinal of Ranji Trophy in the 1994-95 season when they progressed as South zone winners under the captaincy of KN Ananthapadmanabhan.[13] They were qualified for the Super League after emerging as the south zone winners in 1996-97 under leadership of Feroze V Rasheed.[14] Kerala reached plate final in 2002-03 and semifinal in 2007-08.[14]
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.[15][16]
They put on their best show in Ranji Trophy history when they progressed to the semifinals in 2018-19 season after beating former champions Gujarat in quarters.[17][18]
Current squad[]
Players with International caps are listed in bold.
Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
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Batsmen | |||||
Sachin Baby | 18 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | First-class captain | |
Rohan Kunnummal | 10 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Salman Nizar | 30 June 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Robin Uthappa | 11 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Rohan Prem | 13 September 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Ponnam Rahul | 4 February 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Vathsal Govind | 2 January 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
All-rounders | |||||
Vinoop Manoharan | 10 June 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Akshay Chandran | 19 October 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Jalaj Saxena | 15 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Sijomon Joseph | 28 September 1997 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Rojith Ganesh | 13 November 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Sharafuddeen | 4 February 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Wicket-keepers | |||||
Vishnu Vinod | 15 February 1993 | Right-handed | |||
Mohammed Azharuddeen | 22 March 1994 | Right-handed | |||
Sanju Samson | 11 November 1994 | Right-handed | List A and Twenty 20 captain Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | ||
Spin-bowlers | |||||
Sudhesan Midhun | 7 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
KC Akshay | 15 May 1996 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Sajeevan Akhil | 5 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Pace bowlers | |||||
Basil Thampi | 11 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
MD Nidheesh | 5 May 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan | 4 October 1988 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
KM Asif | 24 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Suresh Vishweshwar | 25 July 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Nedumankuzhy Basil | 20 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
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 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
- Maharaja College Stadium
- Kerala Cricket Association Stadium
Kollam[]
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
- Sree Narayana College Ground
Alappuzha[]
Kottayam[]
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kottayam
Malappuram[]
- Perintalmanna Cricket Stadium
- Malabar State Police Ground
Pathanamathitta[]
- Pathanamathitta Municipal Stadium
- Thiruvalla Municipal Stadium
Wayanad[]
Thiruvananthapuram[]
- Lakshmibhai National College of Physical Education Ground
- Trivandrum Medical College Ground
- 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[]
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:
- Sanju Samson (2021)[21]
Players from Kerala who have played T20I but not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut:
- Sandeep Warrier (2021)[22]
Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Kerala, and played international cricket for India, along with year of international debut:
Prominent cricketers at the domestic level:
- Ajay Varma
- Ajay Kudua
- Antony Sebastian
- B. Ramprakash
- Balan Pandit
- Basil Thampi
- Feroze V Rasheed
- Kelappan Thampuran
- K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
- K Jayaraman
- Padmanabhan Prasanth
- Prasanth Parameswaran
- Krishna Chandran (Represented UAE)
- Raiphi Gomez
- Rohan Prem
- Sachin Baby
- Sandeep Warrier
- Sony Cheruvathur
- Sreekumar Nair
- Sunil Oasis
- Thomas Mathew
- VA Jagadeesh
References[]
- ^ "Tinu Yohannan appointed Kerala's Ranji Trophy coach". Mathrubhumi. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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- ^ P.K. Ajith Kumar (31 January 2020). "Ranji Trophy | What ails Kerala cricket?". The Hindu. Kozhikode. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Praveen, M. P. (23 April 2013). "The man who set the pace for budding cricketers in Kochi". The Hindu. Kochi. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Sadhu, Rahul (30 July 2021). "India tour of Sri Lanka: Sanju Samson flatters to deceive, T20 World Cup chances hang by a thread". Indian Express. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Washington Sundar, Thampi, Hooda in India's T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Ramesh impresses with ton". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 December 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: Robin Uthappa set to play for Kerala". Sport Star. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Karate Krishna Chandran: The First Keralite in UAE team". Kerala Cricket Association. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Wisden 1959, pp. 856-57.
- ^ "Kerala's first-class playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Kerala's List A playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "In a first, Kerala cricket team makes it to quarter-finals of Ranji Trophy". The News Minute. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Rajan, Adwaidh (29 November 2017). "Ranji Trophy: Yesteryear stars feel Kerala cricket team can go even further in the contest". The New Indian Express. Kochi. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kerala cricket team creates history! Enters Ranji Trophy quarterfinals in style". Financial Express. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Kerala Ranji Trophy team qualifies for the quarterfinals". The New Indian Express. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy 2018-19, Kerala vs Gujarat". BCCI. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy 2018-19: First time semi-finalist Kerala look to turn tables on defending champion Vidharba". First Post. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "1st Test, Mohali, Dec 3 - 6 2001, England tour of India". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 December 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "1st Test, Nagpur, Mar 1 - 5 2006, England tour of India". ESPN Cricinfo. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 23 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "3rd T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 29 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "1st Match (D/N), Hyderabad (Deccan), Oct 17 1996, Titan Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 October 1996. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "1st Test, Chennai, Jan 28 - 31 1999, Pakistan tour of India". ESPN Cricinfo. 28 January 1999. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "7th ODI, Indore, Apr 15 2006, England tour of India". ESPN Cricinfo. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
External links[]
- Kerala at CricketArchive
- Official website
- Indian first-class cricket teams
- Cricket in Kerala
- 1950 establishments in India
- Sports clubs established in 1950