Kerala cricket was in for a disappointment at the recent mega auction for the IPL. Only three home-grown Kerala players were bought by the franchises. It was six last year.
At the auction, Vishu Vinod became the most expensive Kerala player at ₹50 lakh, against a base price of ₹20 lakh. The wicketkeeper-batter is set to join Sunrisers Hyderabad, after stints with Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals.
He is not thinking about the IPL at the moment, though. He is focussed on the on-going Ranji Trophy tournament. After Kerala won its first match against Meghalaya with a day to spare, the 28-year-old is looking forward to the game against Gujarat, starting at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Thursday.