Basil Thampi Biography, Basil Thampi Early life, Professional life, Controversies, Income & More
In this article we have arranged all info of Basil Thampi regarding his Biography, Personal Data, Favorites, Family (Father, Mother, Wife, Children), Life, Controversies, Total runs and Wickets, Income, Rewards, & Facts.
Personal Data
Full name: Basil Thampi
Original Name: N/A
Nickname: N/A
Date of Birth: 11 September 1993
Birth Place: Ernakulam, Kerala
Age: 29
Height: in centimetres -175 cm
In inches – 5’9 ft
Weight: 62 kgs
Hair colour: Black
Eye colour: Black
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Education: N/A
Profession: Cricketer
Popular Style: batting style – right handed
Bowling style – right arm fast medium
Net worth: 7 crores INR
Instagram Profile: @basilthamby
Awards: He Received the ‘Emerging Player award’ for his performance in IPL 2017.
Favourites
Favourite Cricketer – Virat Kohli
Favourite actor – Amir Khan
Religion: Christianity
Nationality: Indian
Address: Ernakulam, Kerala
Affairs: N/A
Family of Basil Thampi
Mother’s name: Lizy Thampi
Father’s name: M.M Thampi
Brother’s name: N/A
Sister’s name: Sinu Thampi
Spouse: Sneha Roy
Marriage: N/A
Children’s name: N/A
Early life of Basil Thampi
Basil Thampi was born on 11 September 1993 to M.M Thampi and Lizy Thampi in Ernakulam, Kerala. He belonged to a lower-middle-class family because of which he was all set to leave his dream of becoming a cricketer and to help his family by doing a job in the Gulf. He has a younger sister named Sinu Thampi. His hobbies are listening to music and traveling. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Personal/Love Life of Basil Thampi
On 4 July 2022, he got married to Sneha Roy.
Initially, Basil played for a Chennai-based cricket club called Globe Trotters. Tinu Yohannan, who is the former Indian fast bowler, saw his talent and took him to Chemplast Sanmar Club where he got the chance to bowl against well-known cricketers like Murali Vijay, Dinesh Karthik, and Subramanium Badrinath.
At the MRF Pace Academy, he got his further training under Aussie legend Glenn Mcgrath as a novice. With a deceptive round-arm action, he developed as a full-fledged leather ball bowler there.
Professional life and Career synopsis of Basil Thampi
Domestic Career :
He was 20 years old when he made his T20 debut in the 2014 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match for Kerala against Hyderabad at Vishakhapatnam. In the same year in Secunderabad, he made his List A debut against Goa. To make a deadly fast bowling duo of Kerala he coupled with Sandeep Warrier. On 6 February 2015, he made his First-class debut in the 2014-15 Ranji Trophy for Kerala. So far he has played 35 first-class matches. He was included in the India A team and was named in the 16-man One-day squad for the Tri-series against Australia A and South Africa A team in June 2017. In October 2017, ahead of New Zealand’s One Day International (ODI) series against India, Thampi has included in the Board President’s XI and India A squad. For the 2018-19 Duleep Trophy he was selected in the India Blue squad in July 2018. He was selected in the India Blue team’s squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy in August 2019.
In the 2021-22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, He was the joint-highest wicket-taker of Kerala who bagged 8 wickets from 6 matches. In August 2022, For the 2022-23 Duleep Trophy he was selected for the South Zone’s team.
IPL Career :
In the 2017 IPL auction held in February, he was bought by the Gujarat Lions for 85 lakh INR. In that season, in 12 matches he inflicted 11 wickets and received the ‘Emerging Player award’ for his performance. He was then picked up by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction. During a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, after conceding 70 runs in four overs Thampi bowled the most expensive spell in the history of IPL. In February 2022 he was bought by the Mumbai Indians for a price of 30 lakh INR.
International Career :
In India’s four-match test series against Australia, he was a net bowler for the Indian team from February- March 2017. In November 2017 he made his only appearance on the Indian National cricket team. He has played for the India A team in many matches. For India’s Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka, he was a part of India’s squad but didn’t play a match.
Controversies
As of yet, he has not been involved in any controversy.
Batting and Bowling Summary of Basil Thampi
Competition –
IPL :
Matches – 25
Runs scored – 32
Batting Average – 32.0
Strike rate – 91.4
Wickets – 22
Bowling average – 38.5
Catches/Stumpings – 5/0
Run outs – 1
First class :
Matches – 39
Runs scored – 532
Batting Average – 11.8
Strike rate – 57.3
Wickets – 90
Bowling average – 28.8
Catches/Stumpings – 8/0
Run outs – 1
List A :
Matches – 31
Runs scored – 64
Batting Average – 6.4
Strike rate – 67.4
Wickets – 40
Bowling average – 27.6
Catches/Stumpings – 4/0
Run outs – 0
T20 :
Matches – 73
Runs scored – 67
Batting Average – 9.6
Strike rate – 104.7
Wickets – 74
Bowling average – 29.0
Catches/Stumpings – 16/0
Run outs – 5
Income, Rewards and other Achievements
Thampi’s estimated net worth is $1 million, 7 crores INR (as of 2021). His sources of income are playing cricket and brand endorsement.
He received the ‘Emerging Player award’ for his performance in IPL 2017.
Facts to know about (Basil Thampi)
- Thampi was from a lower-middle-class family.
- He bowls at a speed of 140 kmph.
- His favorite shot is Yorkers.
- His domestic cricket team is Kerala.
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