27 Jul 2009, 0029 hrs IST

Kerala News: KOCHI, Kerala: The 15-member Kerala Team to participate in the tournament organized by the Karnataka Cricket Association has been announced. Speedster S Sreesanth will lead the team and is becoming the captain of the Kerala Cricket Team, for the first time. The Ranji Trophy will begin on November 3.

Noted players Tinu Yohanan, Sony Cheruvathur, and Sreekumar Nair failed to find a place in the team. Sony was asked to take rest.

Teams: S Sreesanth (captain), Rohan Prem (vice-captain), Abhishek Hegde, Raifi Vincent Gomez, Robert Fernandes, Manu Krishnan, Sambasiva Sharma, Prashant Parameswaran, Thejas P M, Praveen M J, Sreejith K R, Sebastian Antony, Rakesh K J, B Prashant and Sanooth M V.