Sachin Baby was unlucky on his Ranji Trophy debut. He had been batting impressively when he was run out for 32, going for a run that wasn’t there. That was in late 2009, against Andhra, in Thalassery. Some 15 years later, Lady Luck smiled on Sachin, now the Kerala captain, in another Ranji Trophy match. … Read more
There was a stark contrast between the playing elevens fielded by Gujarat and Kerala during the first Ranji Trophy 2024-25 semifinal being played in Ahmedabad. While Gujarat opted to go with seven bowling options, four of them medium pacers, Kerala went with just two frontline pacers and three spin-bowling all-rounders in its team. ALSO READ … Read more
The IPL snub was a bitter pill to swallow for Kerala players. Captain Sachin Baby believed that more players from the State deserved selection. At his first address to the team members before the Ranji Trophy season, Sachin Baby said that the goal was to qualify for the knockouts and it was the only way … Read more
Kerala Ranji captain Sachin Baby has made a steady recovery from the groin injury he suffered during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament. The 36-year-old, who suffered the injury while batting against Mumbai, has started his rehabilitation and is confident of regaining full fitness before Kerala’s crucial Ranji Trophy ties against Madhya Pradesh and Bihar … Read more
A few hours after being dismissed for a well-made 83 against Uttar Pradesh in the fourth round of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, Kerala skipper Sachin Baby got a call from his former team manager Saji N. “Saji Sir told me I could have scored a hundred and that if I had done so, I … Read more