Sijomon Joseph

Tamil Nadu registered their first win of the season, beating Kerala by 151 runs Sunday in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match at the MA Chidambaram stadium.

Sanju Samson will return as captain of Kerala in the longer format as he will lead the team that has been picked to play the first two matches of Ranji Trophy this season.

Opener Yash Dubey hit an unbeaten 105 to steer Madhya Pradesh to 218 for 2 on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A league game against Kerala here on Thursday.

Young left-arm spinner claims maiden fifer; Jalaj Saxena becomes the first Kerala player to score a century and pick ten wickets in a match

A brilliant century from comeback man Akshay Chandran put Kerala in a position of strength on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy encounter against Jharkhand at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi on Wednesday.

Kerala survived some anxious moments before pulling off a thrilling 21-run win over Punjab in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match at St Xavier's College ground in Thumba on Monday.

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.

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.

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.

Left-arm fast bowler Roosh Kalaria starred with a hat-trick leaving Gujarat needing 195 runs to beat Kerala and seal a Ranji Trophy semifinal berth at the end of the second day of the quarterfinal on Wednesday.

Kerala and Mumbai are on 20 points from six matches though the latter are placed on top of Group ‘A’ on better net run rate. A big win on Tuesday against Railways in their final group game should keep Kerala in the hunt for a knockout berth in the Vijay Hazare one-day tournament. Sanju Samson, who was selected in Indian ODI squad for SA, scored a breezy unbeaten 35 to steer Kerala to a six-wicket win over Pondicherry at Alur Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru.

Jammu and Kashmir extended their dream run in the Vijay Hazare Trophy to the quarterfinals as they knocked Kerala out from the tournament with a seven-wicket win on Saturday.

The Karnataka-born top-order batsman led the KCA team out to the middle against Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) XI in the Captain K Thimmappiah Memorial Cricket Tournament in Bengaluru on Monday.

Amit Mishra bowled 29 overs without much success on his return as Jharkhand thrashed Haryana by 10 wickets to finish with 7 points in a Ranji Trophy group B encounter on Friday.

A wicketkeeper-batsman who can bowl. Vishnu Vinod's profile should soon get such a makeover. Realising that modern-day cricketers need to be multi-dimensional, Kerala's middle-order bat is doing everything in his armour to enhance his career prospects without sacrificing his best trait --- aggressive batting.

Kerala defeated Tamil Nadu by 21 runs in their South Zone U-23 one-dayer at the SSN College Ground here on Monday. Taking first strike, Kerala scored 241 for 9.

Kerala suffered a four-wicket defeat against Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy despite setting a target of 188. Divyan Hinganekar's all-round performance (2/24 and 43*) led Maharashtra to victory with one ball to spare. Hinganekar's late-innings blitz overshadowed Kerala's strong batting display, which included notable contributions from Rohan Kunnummal (45), Mohammed Azharuddeen (40), and Sachin Baby (40*).

Delhi U-19 captain Jonty Sidhu will be leading an India colts squad in the two 'Youth Tests' against England in Nagpur, later this month.

A timely ton from Vishnu Vinod and a brilliant performance from the bowlers in the second innings has helped Kerala entertain thoughts of a win over Gujarat going into the final day of their Elite Group 'A' Ranji Trophy tie at SCA stadium, Rajkot on Sunday. At stumps on Day 3, Gujarat were tottering at 128 for five in their second innings, a lead of just 77 runs.

Dav Whatmore calls him KFC. His teammates have caught on to the joke and presented him with a KFC chicken piece after the end of the match on Saturday morning. Akshay KC would never have thought his initials would merit such humour.

Off-spinner Jalaj Saxena showed his Delhi counterparts how to bowl on an unresponsive track with a six-wicket haul, raising visions of an innings victory for Kerala in their first round Ranji Trophy Group A encounter here on Wednesday.

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.

The Kerala Cricket Association has sanctioned its indisciplined players by suspending five of them and asking 13 cricketers, including the suspended five, to pay a penalty equivalent to three days of BCCI match-fee for one-day matches, which is approximately Rs 1.05 lakh each.

For the last few seasons, Kerala team has been over-dependent on their senior cricketers, especially in the longer format, for both runs and wickets. While 34-year-old Sachin Baby (830 runs from seven matches) and 36-year-old Rohan Prem (480 runs from seven matches) were the top two run-getters for the state in the last Ranji Trophy season, 36-year-old Jalaj Saxena topped the bowlers’ charts with 50 wickets from seven matches.

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.

Jaipur and Kerala played a cricket match which ended in a draw. Jaipur had started the match well, but Kerala fought back and came close to winning. Baby and Sanju Samson played an important role in this. Baby batted aggressively, while Sanju Samson batted at a slower pace. They both scored well, and the match ended in a draw.

Arjun Tendulkar, son of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, has earned a spot in the South Zone squad for the upcoming Deodhar Trophy inter-zonal 50-over competition. The squad, led by Mayank Agarwal, will be participating in the tournament scheduled to start in Puducherry from July 24.

Even as they appointed Delhi boy, Jonty Sidhu, to lead the India U-19 team for the two 'Youth Tests' against England in Nagpur later this month, the junior selectors sprang a surprise by leaving out talented batsman Prithvi Shaw from the team.

Experienced batsman Rohan Prem has been recalled into the Kerala Ranji Trophy squad for the match against Hyderabad as a replacement for Sanju Samson who will be on national duty in the T20I series against Sri Lanka.