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When S Sreesanth made his India debut way back in 2005, Edhen Apple Tom was in his nappies while Varun Nayanar had barely started to walk. Seventeen years later, the two promising youngsters of Kerala cricket are now sharing the dressing room with the former Indian speedster.

When S Sreesanth made his India debut way back in 2005, Edhen Apple Tom was in his nappies while Varun Nayanar had barely started to walk. Seventeen years later, the two promising youngsters of Kerala cricket are now sharing the dressing room with the former Indian speedster. While the teenage duo have earned their maiden Ranji Trophy call-ups, Sreesanth is making a return to red-ball cricket after a nine-year hiatus.

Tamil Nadu captain S Badrinath was named captain of the 16-member squad announced in Chennai on Thursday.Kerala's left arm pacer Prasanth Parameswaran was included in the reserves list.

Four balls, that’s what it took Kerala on the final day to end the resistance of Andhra’s last wicket pair and register a thrilling two-run win in the Plate division Ranji Trophy encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Friday.

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.

Krishnachandran Karate, who represented Kerala in the Under-19, U-22, U-25 categories, has been picked in the UAE team for the 2015 Cricket World Cup beginning in Australia next month.

Even though Tinu Yohannan was the first cricketer from Kerala to represent India, it was S Sreesanth who has been the flag-bearer of Kerala cricket at international level for the last eight years.

Indian Premier League (IPL) broadcasters Star and Disney India on Thursday announced a team of 100 commentators across language feeds for the 14th season of the tournament which starts on Friday.

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.

Kerala could not qualify from the South Zone group in the Vijay Merchant Trophy U-16 tournament but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the team's captain Varun who got a call-up to the state's U-19 team for the Cooch Behar Trophy match against Saurashtra.

As Kerala begin their preparations for yet another gruelling long domestic season with the Captain Thimmaiah Memorial KSCA Trophy tournament at Alur in Karnataka on Wednesday, the Sachin Baby-led side is now being considered as one of the heavyweights of domestic cricket.

As Sandeep Warrier moves on, he leaves behind a huge vacuum in the Kerala Ranji Trophy team to which there is no immediate filler in sight. Sandeep, inarguably the leader of the Kerala pace attack for the last few seasons, has decided to join neighbours Tamil Nadu after playing pivotal roles in Kerala's success stories of late.

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.

Sanju became the sixth Indian batsman to hit a List-A double century, after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma (all in ODIs), Shikhar Dhawan and Kaushal. He reached 200 in 125 balls, the fastest among all Indian double tons and the second-fastest overall behind Travis Head.