Basil Thampi

Basil Thampi
Personal information
Born (1993-09-11) 11 September 1993
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Role Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–present Kerala
2017–present Gujarat Lions
Source: Cricinfo, 15 October 2016

Basil Thampi (born 11 September 1993) is an Indian cricketer.[1]

Career

Thampi made his first-class debut for Kerala in the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy on 6 February 2015.[2] In February 2017, he was bought by the Gujarat Lions team for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) for 85 lakhs.[3] During the 2017 season of IPL, Thampi received the "Emerging Player Award".[4]

Thampi was a net bowler for the Indian team during their four-match Test series against Australia in February–March 2017.[5]

Playing style

Thampi bowls at a speed in excess of 140 kmph[5] 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",[6] 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."[7] Thampi has stated that he "got [his] yorkers from tennis ball cricket."[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Basil Thampi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, Group C: Kerala v Goa at Wayanad, Dec 7-10, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Vignesh Ananthasubramanian. "IPL 2017: List of award winners and their prize money". Cricket.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  5. 1 2 "IPL 2017: Basil Thampi — 140kph and counting". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "IPL 2017: Basil Thampi is a good prospect and will represent India soon, says ex-cricketer Tinu Yohannan". Firstpost. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Thampi: Gujarat's sole 'roaring Lion'". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "IPL 2017: Basil Thampi's yorkers at death made the difference, says Sitanshu Kotak". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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