For the last two seasons, Basil Thampi had a long, forlorn look on his face. It was as though he was searching for someone, perhaps his long-time bowling partner Sandeep Warrier.
Thampi and Warrier had formed one of the potent new ball pairs in domestic cricket for some time. Thampi became half the bowler he was, after Warrier left for Tamil Nadu to further his career. As leader of the attack, Thampi struggled and failed to create an impact with the new ball for Kerala.
However, this season has seen an energetic Thampi bowling with fine rhythm and giving Kerala early breakthroughs on some flat wickets. The fast medium bowler finished as the second-highest wicket taker for Kerala with 24 wickets at an average of 24.20.
