Edhen Apple Tom: Know more about Kerala teenager who made a sensational debut

Edhen Apple Tom, who has just taken baby steps towards stardom ensured that his domestic career got off to a dream start as he bagged the Man of the Match award in his Ranji Trophy debut against Meghalaya at the Elite Group A clash in Rajkot. The 16-year-old took four wickets on Day 1 of the contest and finished with figures of 4/41 from his nine overs. The youngster could have easily got a fifer had wicketkeeper Vishnu Vinod not dropped a difficult catch.

Without further ado, here’s all you need to know about Apple Tom who took a wicket of the very first ball that he bowled in the Ranji Trophy.

Edhen Apple Tom- The next big thing in Kerala cricket

Tom got a surprise call after being included in Kerala’s Ranji Trophy squad. The emerging pacer who was not even in the preliminary squad went on to win former India bowler and coach Tinu Yohannan’s confidence with his speed as a net bowler for the team.

Edhen was born in Dubai. Cricket was in his blood as the youngster’s father Apple Tom Phillips was also a speedster. It was at the age of eight that his dad had enrolled him at former Kerala all-rounder Sony Cheruvathur’s coaching camp. Cheruvathur saw the potential in him to become a fast bowler and played an instrumental role in fixing his technical issues.

It is his sheer pace during the Ranji Trophy camp which made coach Tinnu Yohanan believe that the youngster is prepared to prove his mettle at the senior level and thus, he made his way into the Kerala team in the ongoing edition of the prestigious domestic cricket tournament. Apart from his four-wicket haul in the first innings, the promising cricketer also made a statement in the second with a couple of scalps to his name with figures of 2/30 to finish with six wickets on his maiden appearance in first-class cricket. It now remains to be seen whether the teenager can make the ball do the talking throughout the competition.