{"id":195660,"date":"2026-07-22T14:34:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195660"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:04:05","slug":"kerala-cricket-league-2026-sibin-girish-completes-spectacular-rise-from-obscurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195660","title":{"rendered":"Kerala Cricket League 2026 \u2014 Sibin Girish completes spectacular rise from obscurity\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71253660\">From being omitted from the auction list in the inaugural edition of Kerala Cricket League (KCL) to being the most expensive player in the third edition, it has been a fairytale journey for Sibin Girish.<\/p>\n<p>Sibin drew aggressive bids from Calicut Globstars, Thrissur Titans and Kochi Blue Tigers before Alleppey Ripples secured him for Rs. 11.80 lakh. The amount was a steep jump from his base price of Rs. 75,000 for Category C players.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old all-rounder\u00a0was on the radar of several franchises following his impressive performance in KCL last season.\u00a0Sibin finished KCL 2025 with 15 wickets with an average of 18.67 and an economy of 8.00. It also included two four-wicket hauls which both came against Alleppey Ripples. At the NSK Trophy 2026, Sibin\u2019s all-round performance took Malappuram to the semifinals. His standout performance came against Palakkad when he scored 54 runs off 30 balls and took four for 25 wickets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had Sibin on our radar following his consistent performances in KCL last year and in various tournaments. He bowls medium pace and is a good finisher. He is the kind of all-rounder we need to bring balance to our squad, \u2018\u2019 said Alleppey Ripples former captain Mohammed Azharuddeen during the auction.<\/p>\n<p>A late bloomer, who started playing cricket seriously only when he was in 11th standard, Sibin was quite surprised at the attention he received at the KCL auction. \u201cHonestly I expected to be picked by a franchise. But I never imagined in my dreams that I would be the most expensive player in the auction. With this price tag comes responsibility. I don\u2019t want to call it pressure but I will have to live up to the hype and perform well for my team in the upcoming KCL,\u2019\u2019 said Sibin, who is an M. Tech from Government Engineering College, Thrissur.<\/p>\n<p>Sibin\u2019s career took off after he joined Jolly Rovers Perinthalmanna two years ago. It was here that he blossomed as an all-rounder, getting ample game time both as a batter and as a new ball bowler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was part of the Ranji Trophy and Syed Musthaq Ali Trophy squads last season. But I never got a chance to represent Kerala. I did play for Kerala in the Oman tour. My goal is to play for the State in all formats this season,\u2019\u2019 said Sibin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/sibin-girish-kcl-auction-alleppey-ripples-most-expensive-player-kerala-ranji-trophy-smat-squads\/article71253660.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From being omitted from the auction list in the inaugural edition of Kerala Cricket League (KCL) to being the most expensive player in the third edition, it has been a fairytale journey for Sibin Girish. Sibin drew aggressive bids from Calicut Globstars, Thrissur Titans and Kochi Blue Tigers before Alleppey Ripples secured him for Rs&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":195661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sibingirish.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":198130,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198130","url_meta":{"origin":195660,"position":0},"title":"From Swiggy delivery boy to KCL star \u2014 Here is how Krishna Devan became a Kerala sensation","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Along the winding road leading to the KCA cricket stadium in Mangalapuram, his face stares at you from the numerous flex boards. 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