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| Personnel | |||
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| Captain | Mohammed Azharuddeen (FC) Sanju Samson (LA & T20) | ||
| Coach | Amay Khurasiya | ||
| Owner | Kerala Cricket Association | ||
| Team information | |||
| Colors | Dark Blue | ||
| Founded | 1957 | ||
| Home ground | Greenfield International Stadium,Thiruvananthapuram | ||
| Capacity | 55,000 | ||
| History | |||
| First-class debut | Madras in 1957 at Race Course Ground, Madurai | ||
| Ranji Trophy wins | 0 | ||
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 | ||
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 | ||
| Official website | KCA | ||
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TheKerala cricket team is a domesticcricket team based in the Indian state ofKerala. It is in the Elite Group of theRanji Trophy, the premierfirst class cricket tournament in India. It was known asTravancore-Cochin cricket team until 1957/58.[1]
Kerala has produced two Indian Test cricketers,Tinu Yohannan andS. Sreesanth.[2]Sanju Samson has represented India inT20Is and ODIs,[3] whileBasil Thampi has a national call-up to his name.[4] The team also lined up ex-Indian International playerSadagoppan Ramesh for two years from 2005 to 2007.[5]Robin Uthappa, a former Indian International player also played for Kerala.[6] Kerala has also producedKrishna Chandran, who plays at International level forUnited Arab Emirates.[7]
Kerala began competing in the1957–58 Ranji Trophy, succeeding theTravancore-Cochin cricket team after the states were reorganized.[1] It competed in the South Zone, againstMadras/Tamil Nadu,Mysore/Karnataka,Andhra andHyderabad. In 1957–58 Kerala lost all four matches, three of them by an innings.[8]
In the1959–60 season, Kerala'sBalan 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.[9] Pandit's score remained the highest for Kerala in FC format until the 2007–08 season.[10][11]
Kerala's best season inSyed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was in2012–13 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.[12] InList A cricket Kerala had played 120 matches, with 47 wins, 71 losses and two ties.[13]
Kerala reached the pre-quarterfinal of Ranji Trophy in the 1994–95 season when they progressed as South zone winners under the captaincy ofKN Ananthapadmanabhan.[14] They were qualified for the Super League after emerging as the south zone winners in 1996–97 under leadership ofFeroze V Rasheed. Kerala reached plate final in 2002–03 and semifinal in 2007–08.[15]
In November 2017, they progressed to the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy for the first time, when they finished second inGroup B of the2017–18 tournament.[16][17] The following season, they progressed to the semifinals for the first time after beating former champions Gujarat in the last eight.[18][19]
Kerala reached its first Ranji Trophy final in the2024–25 season, doing so in dramatic fashion after first innings victories in the quarterfinal and semifinal by one run and two runs respectively.[20]
| Year | Final Result | Captain | Most Runs | Most Wickets |
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| Ranji Trophy | ||||
| 2024–25 | Runners-up | Sachin Baby | Mohammed Azharuddeen (635) | Jalaj Saxena (40) |
The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) is the governing body for the Kerala cricket team. It was founded on 1951 and is affiliated to theBoard 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.[21]
Players with International caps are listed inbold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
| Rohan Kunnummal | (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Salman Nizar | (1997-06-30)30 June 1997 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| Sachin Baby | (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-armoff-break | ||
| Shoun Roger | (2002-10-16)16 October 2002 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| Akshay Chandran | (1993-10-19)19 October 1993 (age 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Ahammad Imran | (2006-05-22)22 May 2006 (age 19) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| Vathsal Govind | (2000-01-02)2 January 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | ||
| Anand Krishnan | (1998-01-28)28 January 1998 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| Krishna Prasad | (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| Varun Nayanar | (2002-10-24)24 October 2002 (age 23) | Right-handed | |||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Abdul Basith | (1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| Baba Aparajith | (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Mohammed Azharuddeen | (1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | First-class Captain | ||
| Vishnu Vinod | (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Plays forPunjab Kings inIPL | ||
| Sanju Samson | (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | List A and Twenty20 Captain Plays forChennai Super Kings inIPL | ||
| Spin-bowlers | |||||
| Ankit Sharma | (1991-04-20)20 April 1991 (age 34) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Vaisakh Chandran | (1996-05-31)31 May 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| Pace bowlers | |||||
| MD Nidheesh | (1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Basil Thampi | (1993-09-11)11 September 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Nedumankuzhy Basil | (1996-10-20)20 October 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Sharafuddeen | (1995-02-14)14 February 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Vinod Kumar | (1987-07-31)31 July 1987 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Eden Apple Tom | (2005-07-02)2 July 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
Updated as on 15 November 2025
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team Manager | Nazir Machan |
| Head coach | Amay Khurasiya |
| Assistant coach | Rajeesh Retnakumar |
| Strength and conditioning Coach | Vysakh Krishna |
| Physiotherapist | Unnikrishnan RS |
| Performance Analyst | Srivathsan P B |
| Throw down Specialist | Gireesh E K |
| Team Masseur | Jose N |
| Sl. No | Name | City | Capacity | No. of matches | First match | Last match | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | ODIs | T20Is | |||||||
| 1 | Greenfield International Stadium | Thiruvananthapuram | 55,000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 November 2017 | 8 December 2019 | [22] |
| Sl. No | Name | City | Capacity | No. of matches | First match | Last match | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | ODIs | T20Is | |||||||
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | Kochi | 80,000 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 April 1998 | 8 October 2014 | [23] |
| 2 | University Stadium | Thiruvananthapuram | 20,000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 October 1984 | 25 January 1988 | [24] |
| Sl. No | Name | City | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ground | Ernakulam | 5000 | [25] |
| 2 | Conor Vayal Stadium | Kannur | — | [26] |
| 3 | Military Maidan | Kannur | — | [27] |
| 4 | Police Ground | Kannur | 2000 | [28] |
| 5 | Cochin Refineries Ltd Ground | Kochi | 3000 | [29] |
| 6 | Fort Cochin Parade Maidan | Kochi | 3000 | [30] |
| 7 | Maharaja College Stadium | Kochi | 15,000 | [31] |
| 8 | Premier Tyres Oval | Kochi | 10,000 | [32] |
| 9 | St Paul's College Ground | Kochi | — | [33] |
| 10 | Nehru Stadium | Kottayam | 18,000 | [34] |
| 11 | Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium | Kozhikode | 15,000 | [35] |
| 12 | Manachira Maidan | Kozhikode | 1000 | [36] |
| 13 | Calicut Medical College Stadium | Kozhikode | 10,000 | [37] |
| 14 | Medical College Ground | Kozhikode | 5000 | [38] |
| 15 | Regional Engineering College Ground | Kozhikode | 3000 | [39] |
| 16 | Malabar State Police Ground | Malappuram | 1000 | [40] |
| 17 | Perintalmanna Cricket Stadium | Malappuram | — | [41] |
| 18 | Fort Maidan | Palakkad | 10,000 | [42] |
| 19 | The Government Victoria College Ground | Palakkad | 2000 | [43] |
| 20 | Municipal Stadium | Thalassery | 7500 | [44] |
| 21 | KCA Cricket Ground | Thiruvananthapuram | — | [45] |
| 22 | Lakshmibhai National College of Physical Education Ground | Thiruvananthapuram | 10,000 | [46] |
| 23 | Medical College Ground | Thiruvananthapuram | 2000 | [47] |
| 24 | St. Xavier's College Ground, Thumba | Thiruvananthapuram | — | [48] |
| 25 | Vellyani Agricultural College Ground | Thiruvananthapuram | 10,000 | [49] |
| 26 | University Stadium | Thiruvananthapuram | 10,000 | [50] |
| 27 | Municipal Stadium | Thrissur | 1500 | [51] |
| 28 | Krishnagiri Stadium | Wayanad | — | [52] |
| 29 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | Kollam | 30,000 | [53] |
| 30 | Sree Narayana College Ground | Kollam | 3000 | [54] |
| 31 | Sanatana Dharma College Ground | Alappuzha | — | [55] |
| 32 | Thiruvalla Municipal Stadium | Pathanamthitta | — | [56] |
| 33 | Central Stadium | Thiruvananthapuram | — |
| Players who have represented India | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Formats | Debut |
| Tinu Yohannan | Test | 2001 |
| Shanthakumaran Sreesanth | Test/ODI/T20I | 2006 |
| Sanju Samson | ODI/T20I | 2015 |
| Sandeep Warrier | T20I | 2021 |
| Sujith Somasunder | ODI | 1996 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | Test | 1999 |
| Robin Uthappa | ODI/T20I | 2006 |
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