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.
Jalaj Sahai Saxena is an Indian cricketer. An all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off spin,he is one of the most consistent performers in the Indian domestic circuit for over a decade. He made his domestic cricket debut for Madhya Pradesh in 2005 and later switched bases to Kerala in 2016.
Karun Kaladharan Nair is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed top order batter and occasional off break bowler. He is only the second Indian batter to score a triple century in Test cricket.
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.
Sanju Viswanath Samson is an Indian international cricketer,who Captains Kerala in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
Fabid Farooque Ahmed is an Indian cricketer who has represented Kerala and presently Pondicherry in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin.
Diwesh Pathania is an Indian cricketer who plays for Services. He made his List A debut on 27 February 2014,for Services in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his first class debut on 1 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy. He made his Twenty20 debut for Services in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 29 January 2017.
Vinoop Manoharan is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin.
Rajat Manohar Patidar is an Indian International cricketer. He is a right-handed top order batter and off-spinner. He plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket and for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League. On 21 December 2023,he made his international debut against South Africa.
Himmat Singh is an Indian cricketer who plays for Delhi in domestic cricket. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break. He represented Delhi at the Under-16,Under-19 and Under-23 levels and North Zone at the Under-19 level.
Basil Thampi is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in the domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium pacer. He made his IPL debut for Gujarat Lions in the 2017 Indian Premier League and was named the "Emerging player of the season". He got his maiden Indian national team call up in the T20I series against Zimbabwe in 2017. On 17 May 2018,playing for SRH Thampi conceeded 70 runs in 4 overs vs RCB and became the bowler to conceed most runs in an IPL match.
Khaleel Khursheed Ahmed is an Indian international cricketer. He made his debut for Indian cricket team in September 2018. He plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup.
Salman Nizar is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala on domestic cricket. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm offspinner.
Rohan Sushil Kunnummal is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed opening batter and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler.
Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Indian national cricket team. He made his international debut in 2023 Asian Games against Nepal. He plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and is the current captain for Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy,and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League.
The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy,the premier first-class cricket tournament that took place in India between October 2017 and January 2018. Vidarbha won the tournament,beating Delhi by 9 wickets in the final,to win their first Ranji Trophy title. Vidarbha made their Ranji Trophy debut in the 1957–58 season,making it the third-longest wait before a team won their maiden title. Vidarbha's captain,Faiz Fazal,said that "winning the Ranji Trophy has been the biggest achievement in my career".
Sijomon Joseph is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm offspin.
Sudhesan Midhun is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a right handed batter and right-handed legbreak googly bowler.
Antony Sebastian is a former Indian cricketer who played domestic cricket for Kerala between 2004 and 2008.
The 2021–22 Ranji Trophy was the 87th season of the Ranji Trophy,the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. The tournament was split into two phases,with the league stage being played from 17 February to 15 March 2022,and the knockout phase played from 6 to 26 June 2022. Due to the delayed start of the tournament because of the COVID-19 pandemic,teams were split into eight Elite groups,instead of five as per previous editions,and the Plate Group. The seven teams that won their Elite Group with the best points progressed to the knockout phase. They were joined by the winner of the pre-quarter-final match between the Elite Group winning team with the fewest points and the winner of the Plate Group.
