Sanju Samson was on Thursday appointed because the Kerala captain for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match, scheduled to be held from October 16 to November 6 throughout varied venues. Kerala will open their Group B marketing campaign within the match with a match in opposition to Himachal Pradesh in Mumbai. In the group, Kerala and HP will compete together with Sikkim, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Odisha, Services and Chandigarh. Samson might be desperate to underline his prowess with some strident outings within the Mushtaq Ali Trophy that can preserve him within the vary of nationwide selectors.

Kerala can have added power this time within the type of all-rounder Shreyas Gopal, who has moved in from Karnataka final month.

The leg-spinner could possibly be main Kerala’s spin assault within the firm of veteran spinner Jalaj Saxena, who was the very best wicket-taker within the final Ranji Trophy season with 50 scalps.

Promising Rohan Kunnummal is the vice-captain of the facet, whereas former Tamil Nadu cricketer M Venkataramana is the pinnacle coach of Kerala this season.

Kerala squad: Sanju Samson (captain, wk), Rohan Kunnummal (vice-captain), Shreyas Gopal, Jalaj Saxena, Sachin Baby, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Vishnu Vinod, Abdul Basit, Sijomon Joseph, Vysakh Chandran, Basil Thampi, KM Asif, Vinod Kumar, Manu Krishnan, Varun Nayanar, M. Ajnas, P.Ok. Mithun, Salman Nissar.

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