Kerala cricket team
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sanju Samson |
| Coach | Sairaj Bahutule |
| Owner | Kerala Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Home ground |
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| History | |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | KCA |
The Kerala cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is in the Plate 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. The team also lined up ex-Indian International player Sadagoppan Ramesh for two years from 2005 to 2007. Kerala has also produced Krishna Chandran, who also plays at international level, not for India, but for United Arab Emirates.
Competition History
Before the 2013-14 season, Kerala has played 271 Ranji matches, won 40, lost 133, drew 98 and three matches were abandoned. In 1994-95 and 1996–97, Kerala qualified from South Zone. They finished second in the Plate group in 2002-03 and played in the Elite group in 2003-04.
Current squad
Players with an IPL contract are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Robert Fernandez | 29 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Rohan Prem | 13 September 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Middle-order Batsmen | ||
| Sachin Baby | 18 December 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |||
| Abhishek Hedge | 1 July 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| Pallam Anfal | 4 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| KB Pawan | 19 December 1987 | Right-handed | ||||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| VA Jagadeesh | 25 May 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Vice-Captain | ||
| Raiphi Gomez | 16 October 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Fabid Ahmed | 27 July 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | [1] | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 9 | Sanju Samson | 11 November 1994 | Right-handed | Captain | ||
| Akshay Kodoth | 20 March 1992 | Right-handed | ||||
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 4 | Sandeep Warrier | 4 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan | 4 October 1988 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |||
| Nizar Niyas | 18 August 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Basil Thampi | 11 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Perumparambath Anthaf | 23 March 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| Padmanabhan Prasanth | 22 May 1985 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Karaparambil Monish | 8 September 1990 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Most wickets(49) for Ranji Trophy, 2015/16 | ||
Head Coach- Sairaj Bahutule
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
- Manachira Maidan
- Regional Engineering College Ground
- Calicut Medical College Stadium
Kannur
- Military Maidan
- Police Parade Ground
- Thalassery Stadium
Ernakulam
Kollam
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
- Sree Narayana College Ground
Alappuzha
Kottayam
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kottayam
Malappuram
- Perintalmanna Cricket Stadium
Palakkad
- Fort Maidan
- Government Victoria College Ground
Pathanamathitta
- Pathanamathitta Municipal Stadium
- Thiruvalla Municipal Stadium
Wayanad
- St. Mary's College Ground
- Krishnagiri Cricket Stadium
Thiruvananthapuram
- Lakshmibhai National College of Physical Education Ground
- Trivandrum Medical College Ground
- Trivandrum University College Ground
- Vellyani Agricultural College Ground
- Trivandrum Cricket Stadium
- St. Mary's School Ground pattom
- St. Mary's School Ground Vettukad
- Greenfield Cricket Stadium(Trivandrum International Stadium)
- Central Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Thrissur
- Thrissur Medical College Stadium
- Thrissur Cricket Ground
Famous players
The players given below are the famous players who played for Kerala. This includes the players who played in the international level (in bold marks):
- Ajay Varma
- B. Ramprakash
- Kelappan Thampuran
- K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan
- Padmanabhan Prasanth
- Prasanth Parameswaran
- Krishna Chandran (Represents UAE)
- Raiphi Gomez
- Rohan Prem
- Sanju Samson
- Sachin Baby
- Sadagoppan Ramesh
- Sandeep Warrier
- Sony Cheruvathur
- Sreekumar Nair
- Sreesanth
- Sujith Somasunder
- Sunil Oasis
- Tinu Yohannan
- VA Jagadeesh
References
External links
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