Basil Thampi (born 11 September 1993) is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in the domestic cricket.[1] 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".[2]
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| Born | 11 September 1993 Ernakulam, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early and personal life
editBasil was born on 11 September 1993 to N.M Thampi and Lisy Thampi. He married Sneha Roy on 4 July 2022.[3]
Domestic career
editThampi made his first-class debut for Kerala in the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy on 6 February 2015.[4]
In June 2017, he earned his maiden call-up to India A team, as he was included in the 16-man one-day squad for the tri-series against hosts South Africa A and Australia A team.[5][6] In October 2017, he was included in the Board President's XI and India A squads against New Zealand ahead of their One-Day International (ODI) series against India and five ODIs against New Zealand A.[7]
In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy,[8] travelling through the flooding in Kerala to make the start of the season.[9]
In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[10][11]
He was the joint-highest wicket-taker of Kerala in the 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy bagging eight wickets from 6 matches.[12]
In August 2022, he was named in the South Zone's team for the 2022-23 Duleep Trophy.[13]
Indian Premier League
editIn February 2017, he was bought by the Gujarat Lions team for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) for ₹85 lakhs.[14] He received the "Emerging Player Award" inflicting 11 wickets from 12 matches in the season.[15]
In January 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction.[16] On 17 May 2018, while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Thampi conceded 70 runs in four overs against Royal Challengers Bangalore making it the most expensive spell in the history of Indian Premier League until 2024 where Mohit Sharma surpassed him with a 73 run spell playing for Gujarat Titans against Delhi Capitals.[17] In February 2022, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[18]
International career
editThampi was a net bowler for the Indian team during their four-match Test series against Australia in February–March 2017.[19]
His only Indian national cricket team appearance was in November 2017. He was part of the India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka,[20] but he did not play.[21] But he played for India A team in many matches.
Playing style
editThampi bowls at a speed in excess of 140 kmph[19] and is known for bowling yorkers consistently. Former India fast bowler and bowling coach of Kerala Tinu Yohannan described Thampi as "athletic" and "quite strong",[22] and added, "He's very deceptive. He has a round-arm action where he can really get the ball to move. He can reverse the old ball."[23] Thampi has stated that he "got [his] yorkers from tennis ball cricket."[24]
References
edit- ^ "Basil Thampi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Kerala's Basil Thampi 'Emerging Player of the Season' at IPL". Mathrubhumi. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "മലയാളി ക്രിക്കറ്റ് താരം ബേസിൽ തമ്പി വിവാഹിതനായി; വധു സ്നേഹ റോയി". Samayam (in Malayalam). The Times of India. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group C: Kerala v Goa at Wayanad, Dec 7–10, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Sanju, Basil in India A squad for ODI tri-series in South Africa". Mathrubhumi. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Krunal Pandya, Thampi get maiden India A call-up". ESPNcricinfo. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Basil Thampi included in Board President's XI, India A squads". Mathrubhumi. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "How Basil Thampi braved the Kerala floods to make it to the cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy 2019: Shubman Gill, Faiz Fazal and Priyank Panchal to lead as Indian domestic cricket season opens". Cricket Country. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Records / Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2021/22 - Kerala / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy 2022-23 squads announced". BCCI. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Chauhan, Gautam (13 May 2019). "IPL History: List of Players Who Won Emerging Player Award Since 2008". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2018: Basil Thampi records most expensive spell in Indian Premier League history". Indian Express. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ a b Koshie, Nihal (7 May 2017). "IPL 2017: Basil Thampi — 140kph and counting". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Washington Sundar, Thampi, Hooda in India's T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "From Deepak Hooda to Basil Thampi: 6 cricketers who never played for Team India despite being in the squad". Asianet News. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "IPL 2017: Basil Thampi is a good prospect and will represent India soon, says ex-cricketer Tinu Yohannan". Firstpost. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Gupta, Gaurav (17 April 2017). "Thampi: Gujarat's sole 'roaring Lion'". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "IPL 2017: Basil Thampi's yorkers at death made the difference, says Sitanshu Kotak". The Times of India. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.