Kerala cricket team

Kerala cricket team
Personnel
CaptainSanju Samson
CoachM. Venkataramana
OwnerKerala Cricket Association
Team information
Colors  Dark Blue
Founded1957
Home groundGreenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Capacity55,000
History
First-class debutMadras
in 1957
at Race Course Ground, Madurai
Ranji Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websiteKCA

Test kit

T20I and ODI kit

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. It was known as Travancore-Cochin cricket team until 1957/58.[1]

Kerala has produced two Indian Test cricketers, Tinu Yohannan and S. Sreesanth.[2] Sanju Samson has represented India in T20Is and ODIs,[3] while Basil Thampi has a national call-up to his name.[4] The team also lined up ex-Indian International player Sadagoppan Ramesh for two years from 2005 to 2007.[5] Robin Uthappa, a former Indian International player currently plays for Kerala.[6] Kerala has also produced Krishna Chandran, who plays at International level for United Arab Emirates.[7]

  1. ^ Bose 1990, pp. 388.
  2. ^ Praveen, M. P. (23 April 2013). "The man who set the pace for budding cricketers in Kochi". The Hindu. Kochi. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Washington Sundar, Thampi, Hooda in India's T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Ramesh impresses with ton". ESPNcricinfo. 26 December 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Ranji Trophy: Robin Uthappa set to play for Kerala". Sport Star. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Karate Krishna Chandran: The First Keralite in UAE team". Kerala Cricket Association. Retrieved 10 November 2021.