Nedumankuzhy Basil

Nedumankuzhy Paulose Basil, (born 20 October 1996) commonly known as NP Basil^[1] is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed medium-pacer.^[2]

Nedumankuzhy Basil

Personal information
Full name	Nedumankuzhy Poulose Basil
Born	(1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28) Perumbavoor, Kerala, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2019-present	Kerala
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 12 18 4 Runs scored 42 38 7 Batting average 8.40 38.00 – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 16* 15* 7* Balls bowled 1,959 751 71 Wickets 28 16 5 Bowling average 32.03 43.18 17.60 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/117 4/17 3/16 Catches/stumpings 6/0 3/0 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 April 2025

Domestic career

Basil was born on 20 October 1996 in Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district of Kerala.^[2] He started his cricketing career at Perumbavoor Cricket Club and later moved to Ernakulam District Academy. He has represented Kerala in all age-group levels.^[3]

He made his first-class debut for Kerala on 27 January 2020 in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.^[4] He played two matches in the tournament and took four wickets with a best bowling figure of 3/54 against Vidarbha.^[5][3] He made his List A debut on 20 February 2021 for Kerala in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy.^[6] His best-bowling figure (3 for 57 in eight overs) from the tournament came against Karnataka in a losing cause.^[7][8] He played 5 matches in the tournament and took 5 wickets.^[9]

He played for KCA Eagles in the 2020–21 season of KCA President's Cup T20.^[10]