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Kerala cricket team

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Indian cricket team

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image[[File:Kerala Cricket Association Logo.png]]
nameKerala cricket team
captainMohammed Azharuddeen (FC)
Rohan Kunnummal (LA)
Sanju Samson (T20)
coachAmay Khurasiya
founded1957
groundGreenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
capacity55,000
colorsDark Blue
ownerKerala Cricket Association
first_fcMadras
first_fc_year1957
first_fc_venueRace Course Ground, Madurai
title1Ranji Trophy
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title2Vijay Hazare Trophy
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title3Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
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h_titleFC kit
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websiteKCA

Rohan Kunnummal (LA) Sanju Samson (T20)

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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.

Kerala has produced two Indian Test cricketers, Tinu Yohannan and S. Sreesanth. Sanju Samson has represented India in T20Is and ODIs, Sandeep Warrier has represented India in one T20I, while Basil Thampi has a national call-up to his name. The team also lined up ex-Indian International players Sadagoppan Ramesh for two years from 2005 to 2007 and Robin Uthappa, from 2019 to 2022. Kerala has also produced Krishna Chandran, who played at International level for United Arab Emirates.

Playing history

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

In the 1959–60 season, Kerala's Balan Pandit (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.

Kerala's best season in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was in 2012–13 season where they finished 3rd, missing out from finals after losing the last league stage match to eventual champions Gujarat.

By 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 KN Ananthapadmanabhan. 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. The following season, they progressed to the semifinals for the first time after beating former champions Gujarat in the last eight.

Kerala reached its first Ranji Trophy final in the 2024–25 season, doing so in dramatic fashion after first innings victories in the quarterfinal and semifinal by one run and two runs respectively.

Honours

YearFinal ResultCaptainMost RunsMost WicketsRanji Trophy
2024–25Runners-upSachin BabyMohammed Azharuddeen (635)Jalaj Saxena (40)

Governing body

Main article: Kerala Cricket Association

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.

NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotesBatsmenAll-roundersWicket-keepersSpin-bowlersPace bowlers
Rohan KunnummalRight-handedRight-arm medium
Salman NizarLeft-handedRight-arm off break
Sachin BabyLeft-handedRight-arm off-break
Shoun RogerRight-handedRight-arm off break
Akshay ChandranLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Ahammad ImranLeft-handedRight-arm off break
Vathsal GovindRight-handedRight-arm leg break
Anand KrishnanLeft-handedRight-arm off break
Krishna PrasadRight-handedRight-arm off break
Varun NayanarRight-handed
Abdul BasithRight-handedRight-arm off break
Baba AparajithRight-handedRight-arm off break
Mohammed AzharuddeenRight-handedFirst-class Captain
Vishnu VinodRight-handedPlays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Sanju SamsonRight-handedList A and Twenty20 Captain
Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Ankit SharmaLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Vaisakh ChandranRight-handedRight-arm off break
MD NidheeshRight-handedRight-arm medium
Basil ThampiRight-handedRight-arm medium
Nedumankuzhy BasilRight-handedRight-arm medium
SharafuddeenRight-handedRight-arm medium
Vinod KumarRight-handedRight-arm medium
Eden Apple TomRight-handedRight-arm medium

Updated as on 15 November 2025

Support staff

PositionName
Team ManagerNazir Machan
Head coachAmay Khurasiya
Assistant coachRajeesh Retnakumar
Strength and conditioning CoachVysakh Krishna
PhysiotherapistUnnikrishnan RS
Performance AnalystSrivathsan P B
Throw down SpecialistGireesh E K
Team MasseurJose N

Stadiums

International stadiums

Active stadium

Sl. NoNameCityCapacityNo. of matchesFirst matchLast matchRef.TestODIsT20Is
1Greenfield International StadiumThiruvananthapuram55,000012

Former stadiums

Sl. NoNameCityCapacityNo. of matchesFirst matchLast matchRef.TestODIsT20Is
1Jawaharlal Nehru StadiumKochi80,000090
2University StadiumThiruvananthapuram20,000020

Other stadiums

Sl. NoNameCityCapacityRef.
1Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore GroundErnakulam5000
2Conor Vayal StadiumKannur
3Military MaidanKannur
4Police GroundKannur2000
5Cochin Refineries Ltd GroundKochi3000
6Fort Cochin Parade MaidanKochi3000
7Maharaja College StadiumKochi15,000
8Premier Tyres OvalKochi10,000
9St Paul's College GroundKochi
10Nehru StadiumKottayam18,000
11Kozhikode Corporation EMS StadiumKozhikode15,000
12Manachira MaidanKozhikode1000
13Calicut Medical College StadiumKozhikode10,000
14Medical College GroundKozhikode5000
15Regional Engineering College GroundKozhikode3000
16Malabar State Police GroundMalappuram1000
17Perintalmanna Cricket StadiumMalappuram
18Fort MaidanPalakkad10,000
19The Government Victoria College GroundPalakkad2000
20Municipal StadiumThalassery7500
21KCA Cricket GroundThiruvananthapuram
22Lakshmibhai National College of Physical Education GroundThiruvananthapuram10,000
23Medical College GroundThiruvananthapuram2000
24St. Xavier's College Ground, ThumbaThiruvananthapuram
25Vellyani Agricultural College GroundThiruvananthapuram10,000
26University StadiumThiruvananthapuram10,000
27Municipal StadiumThrissur1500
28Krishnagiri StadiumWayanad
29Lal Bahadur Shastri StadiumKollam30,000
30Sree Narayana College GroundKollam3000
31Sanatana Dharma College GroundAlappuzha
32Thiruvalla Municipal StadiumPathanamthitta
33Central StadiumThiruvananthapuram

Famous players

Main article: List of Kerala cricketers

Players who have represented IndiaPlayerFormatsDebut
Tinu YohannanTest2001
Shanthakumaran SreesanthTest/ODI/T20I2006
Sanju SamsonODI/T20I2015
Sandeep WarrierT20I2021
Sujith SomasunderODI1996
Sadagoppan RameshTest1999
Robin UthappaODI/T20I2006

Players from Kerala who have played international cricket for another country, along with year of debut:

  • Krishna Chandran (2014) - United Arab Emirates
  • Arun Poulose (2017) - Oman
  • Mohammad Sanuth (2020) - Oman

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
  • Raiphi Gomez
  • Rohan Prem
  • Sachin Baby
  • Sony Cheruvathur
  • Sreekumar Nair
  • Sunil Oasis
  • Thomas Mathew
  • VA Jagadeesh

References

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