Basil Thampi

Basil Thampi captained the Kochi Blue Tigers in the first Kerala Cricket League, starting in Thiruvananthapuram. Ex-Ranji Trophy player Sebastian Antony was the head coach, with CM Deepak as assistant. Thampi, who played for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, brought valuable experience. The newly formed teams had minimal preparation time due to the recent auction.

Kerala pushed Andhra onto the backfoot with a triple strike late on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B encounter at Vizianagaram on Friday. Andhra ended the day at 260 for seven as the momentum swung to and fro with each passing session.

Back home after Gujarat Lions campaign in IPL 10 ended last week, the lad from Perumbavoor is busy attending cricket tournaments as chief guest, signing autographs for his fans and obliging requests for interviews from the media.

Andhra accumulated 26 points from seven games, earning a Ranji Trophy quarter-final spot alongside 41-time champions Mumbai, who topped the group with 37 points from as many matches. Despite conceding three points to Kerala based on the first innings lead, the draw proved sufficient for Andhra to advance to the knockout stage.

Sreesanth is finally set to return to active cricket after completing his ban, as the fast bowler has been included in the 26-man squad of probables for the Kerala senior state team ahead of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The T20 tourney is scheduled to begin on January 10.

Kerala medium pacer Basil Thampi, who was named in India’s T20I squad for the series against Sri Lanka that is scheduled to begin on December 20

Fast bowling may be hard work in India but it's good to see talented youngsters like Basil Thampi emerging in recent times, legendary Australia cricketer Glenn McGrath said on Monday.

A maiden first-class hundred from young Vathsal Govind and a four-wicket haul from Basil Thampi ensured that Kerala secured an innings and 166-run win over minnows Meghalaya in three days in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' opener in Rajkot on Saturday. Sixteen-year-old pacer Edhen Apple Tom entered the record books by claiming a wicket off the first ball in the second innings to do an encore of his first innings feat.

Fast bowlers like to hunt in pairs. And Kerala’s current new-ball duo of Sandeep Warrier and Basil Thampi are no different.

Young Kerala pacer Basil Thampi is keen to perform well and swing matches Sunrisers Hyderabad's way in the IPL season 12 commencing on March 23.

He gets wickets in a burst. In his rapid rise as an exciting fast-bowing talent, Basil Thampi has shown this quality multiple times and it has now earned him a maiden India call-up with the selectors including him in the squad for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.

Kerala paid the price for a late declaration in their second innings as Andhra's dogged resistance helped them cling on to a draw in the final Group B engagement at the PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex Stadium in Vizianagaram on Monday.

Former India fast bowler S Sreesanth Tuesday moved closer to a return to competitive cricket after being named in a 26-strong probables list by Kerala for the upcoming Syed Musthaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament.

Karnataka cricketer Karun Nair have been named in the Shreyas Iyer-led Board President XI team for the two warm-up matches against New Zealand, ahead of their ODI series against India.

West Indies' World T20-winning allrounder Dwayne Bravo is mighty impressed with uncapped Kerala speedster Basil Thampi, saying he could soon represent India.

Robin Uthappa hit 86 as Saurashtra managed to take a slender seven-run first innings lead over Kerala, scoring 232 all out on the second day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match on Saturday.

There was no major windfall for Kerala cricketers on day one of the IPL auctions in Bengaluru with only two players being picked by the franchises. Seamer Basil Thampi was bought by Mumbai Indians at his base price of Rs 30 lakh. The seamer had earlier represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL.

We caught up with the pacer before he left for Vishakhapatnam for the India A matches

Though Basil claimed just 11 wickets from his 12 games, it was his ability to faux batsmen with yorkers and searing pace that won him admirers.

Kerala fast bowler Basil Thampi has shown glimpses of brilliance in the IPL, since his debut season in 2017 when he played for the now defunct Gujarat Lions franchise.

If there's been something good about a mediocre Gujarat Lions attack in IPL 10, it's Basil Thampi. The tall pacer from Kerala has impressed everyone with his ability to generate pace off a quick-arm action, the skill to bowl yorkers at will, something which you rarely find in Indian fast bowlers.

Kerala is in uncharted territory and will hope to turn the tables on the in-form defending champion Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy semifinal, beginning at the Krishnagiri stadium on Thursday.

There was no major windfall for Kerala cricketers on day one of the IPL auctions in Bengaluru with only two players being picked by the franchises. Seamer Basil Thampi was bought by Mumbai Indians at his base price of Rs 30 lakh. The seamer had earlier represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL.

Chandigarh skipper Manan Vohra’s cracking 56 off 69 balls went in vain after the UT side went down to Kerala by 6 wickets in their Vijay Hazare Group D opener in Rajkot on Wednesday.

India’s middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari will lead the South zone team in the upcoming Duleep Trophy tournament. Karnataka’s Mayank Agarwal has been named his deputy. The 15-member squad also features two players from Hyderabad — Ravi Teja and Tanay Thyagarajan.

Kerala thrashed Delhi by an innings and 27 runs in a Ranji Trophy Group 'B' match on Sunday to earn seven points and lift their tally to 20, as the race for knockout berths got exciting.

The Kerala squad for the first two matches of the Ranji Trophy season has been announced. Sachin Baby will lead the 15-member contingent. Experienced batsman VA Jagadeesh and allrounder Vinoop Manoharan have returned to the squad.

Despite his experience, veteran Gujarat Titans paceman Mohit Sharma endured a tough outing, conceding runs at an alarming rate that surpassed all previous records in IPL. The unwanted milestone serves as a stark reminder of the unforgiving nature of T20 cricket, where fortunes can change in the blink of an eye.

It may have come a tad late for Kerala but the 109-run win against last year’s Ranji Trophy runners-up Bengal on the final day of their Group ‘B’ tie at the St Xavier’s College ground, Thumba would have offered them some consolation. Already out of knockout reckoning, Kerala’s first win of the season saw them climbing to third position in group B with 13 points from six games.

In sports, it's all about taking chances that come your way. After the Kerala players failed to grab their opportunities in the first four Ranji matches this season, there has been a change in the script in their ongoing match against Punjab at St Xavier's College ground in Thumba.