List of Active Cricketers from Kerala
Cricketers from Kerala: There a quite a few cricketers are from Kerala who is playing for Indian Cricket Either National side or Indian Premier League or State cricket. Here we are going to see the list of cricketers from Kerala who is currently active
Sanju Samson
Sanju Viswanath Samson is an Indian international cricketer who is leading the Kerala side in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Indian Premier League (IPL).
- Sanju was the vice-captain of the Indian U-19 team for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
- A double-century in the 2008-09 Vijay Merchant Trophy paved way to the Kerala squad/
- He was the youngest Kerala cricketer to be selected to play in Ranji Trophy at the age of 14.
- He is the youngest Kerala player to captain the state in Ranji Trophy
- Sanju was the leading run-scorer for Kerala in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 627 runs from seven matches
- He was named the captain of Kerala ahead of the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 206 |
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 339 |
| 2015 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 204 |
| 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 291 |
| 2017 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 386 |
| 2018 | Rajasthan Royals | 15 | 441 |
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 342 |
| 2020 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 375 |
| 2021 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 484 |
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 458 |
| Total | 138 | 3526 |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sanju Viswanath Samson |
| Born | 11 November 1994 (age 27) Pulluvila, Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off break |
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter |
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Basil Thampi
Basil Thampi is an Indian cricketer who represents the state of Kerala in the domestic cricket. He is the right hand bowler currently playing for IPL 2022 with Mumbai Indians.
- He made his IPL debut for Gujarat Lions in the 2017 Indian Premier League
- Named the “Emerging player of the season 2017”
| Years | Team |
|---|---|
| 2015–present | Kerala |
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions |
| 2018–2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians |
Vishnu Vinod
Vishnu Vinod (born 2 December 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter who played for IPL 2017 with Royal Challengers
- He went unsold in 2018, 2019 and 2020 seasons of Indian Premier League
- He played 3 matches in the season with RCB for IPL 2017
- Vinod was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League
- he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.
KM Asif
KM Asif is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in domestic cricket and Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium pacer.
Born: 24 July 1993 (age 29 years), Edavanna
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Batting: Right-hand bat
Role: Bowler
KM Asif was picked by the Chennai Super Kings for his base price of INR 20 lakhs at the 2022 Mega Auction.
| Format | M | W | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL 2018 – | 3 | 4 | 11.38 | 23.2 |
Sachin Baby
Sachin Baby is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm off spinner.
