Basil Thampi
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]He got his maiden Indian national team call up in the T20I series againist Zimbabwe in 2017.
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Born | Ernakulam, Kerala, India | 11 September 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–present | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Gujarat Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Mumbai Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 March 2022 |
Early and personal life
Basil was born on 11 September 1993 to N.M Thampi and Lisy Thampi. He married Sneha Roy on 4 July 2022.[3]
Domestic career
Thampi 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
In 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] During 2018 IPL, he bowled the most expensive spell in the history of Indian Premier League after conceding 70 runs in four overs against Royal Challengers Bangalore.[17] In February 2022, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[18]
International career
Thampi 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
Thampi 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
- "Basil Thampi". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "How Basil Thampi braved the Kerala floods to make it to the cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- "Shubman Gill, Priyank Panchal and Faiz Fazal to lead Duleep Trophy sides". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo.
- "Duleep Trophy 2022-23 squads announced". BCCI. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- 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". ESPN Cricinfo. 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.