Kerala cricket team
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.
| Personnel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Sanju Samson | ||
| Coach | M. Venkataramana | ||
| 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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Kerala has produced two Indian Test cricketers, Tinu Yohannan and S. Sreesanth. Sanju Samson has represented India in T20Is and ODIs, while Basil Thampi has a national call-up to his name. The team also lined up ex-Indian International player Sadagoppan Ramesh 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 United Arab Emirates.
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