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

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n state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Ca ...

. It is in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy, the premier

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tournament in India. It was known as

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until 1957/58. Kerala has produced two Indian Test cricketers, Tinu Yohannan and

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. Sanju Samson has represented India in T20Is and ODIs, while

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has a national call-up to his name. The team also lined up ex-Indian International player

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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

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Playing history

Kerala began competing in the 1957–58 Ranji Trophy, succeeding the

after the states were reorganized. It competed in the South Zone, against Madras/Tamil Nadu, Mysore/Karnataka, Andhra and

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. In 1957-58 Kerala lost all four matches, three of them by an innings. In the 1959–60 season, Kerala's

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(262 *) and George Abraham (198) put up a 410 runs partnership in the fourth wicket, which is the highest in Indian first-class cricket. Pandit's score remained the highest for Kerala in FC format until the 2007-08 season. At the end of the 2016–17 season, Kerala had played 302 first-class matches, and won 46, lost 140 and drawn 116. In List A cricket Kerala had played 120 matches, with 47 wins, 71 losses and two ties. Kerala reached the pre-quarterfinal of Ranji Trophy in the 1994–95 season when they progressed as South zone winners under the captaincy of

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. They were qualified for the Super League after emerging as the south zone winners in 1996-97 under leadership of Feroze V Rasheed. Kerala reached plate final in 2002-03 and semifinal in 2007–08. 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. 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.

Governing body

The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) is the governing body for the Kerala cricket team. It was founded on 1951 and is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Kerala State Sports Authority (KSSA). It is the parent body of the 14 district associations in Kerala.

Current squad

Players with International caps are listed in bold. ''Updated as on 26 November 2022''

Support Staff

Stadiums

International stadiums

Greenfield International Stadium Kerala 2

Active Stadium

Former Stadiums

Other stadiums

Famous players

Players from Kerala who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut: * Tinu Yohannan (2001) * Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (2006) Players from Kerala who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut: * Sanju Samson (2021) Cricketers who played a large portion of their career for Kerala, and played T20I for India, along with year of T20I debut : *

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(2021) Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Kerala, and played international cricket for India, along with year of international debut: *

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(1996) *

(1999) * Robin Uthappa (2006) Prominent cricketers at the domestic level: * Ajay Varma * Ajay Kudua * Antony Sebastian *

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* Feroze V Rasheed * Kelappan Thampuran *

K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan Karumanaseri Narayanaiyer Ananthapadmanabhan (born 8 September 1969) is an Indian former first-class cricketer from the state of Kerala. He played for the India "A" national team in international cricket and for South Zone and Kerala in India ...

* K Jayaraman *

Padmanabhan Prasanth Padmanabhan Prasanth (born 22 May 1985) is an Indian First-class cricketer who plays for Kerala. Biography Prasanth was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He spent his entire career playing first class cricket for his native Kerala. H ...

* Prasanth Parameswaran * Krishna Chandran (Represented UAE) *

Raiphi Gomez Raiphi Vincent Gomez (born 16 October 1985) is an Indian cricketer who played for Kerala and Puducherry in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right arm medium-fast. He was bought by Rajasthan Royals ahead of ...

Rohan Prem Rohan Prem (born 13 September 1986) is an Indian cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and off-spin bowler. Early and personal life Rohan hails from Kannammoola in Thi ...

Sachin Baby Sachin Baby (born 18 December 1988) is an Indian people, Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala cricket team, Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm off spinner. Early life and education S ...

* Sony Cheruvathur *

Sreekumar Nair Sreekumar Rajagopalan Nair (born 2 November 1978) is a former Indian first class cricketer who played for Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler. Sreekumar was also a former capt ...

Sunil Oasis Sunil Chandrasekharan Oasis (born 3 April 1973 in Kozhikode, Kerala, India) is a retired Indian first class cricketer. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and a right arm medium bowler. He was captain of the Kerala cricket team. He also ...

* Thomas Mathew * VA Jagadeesh

References

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External links

Kerala
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Official website
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