Sanju Samson was named captain of the Kerala team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament starting November 26 in Lucknow.

Interestingly, 19-year-old Ahammed Imran has been chosen as the vice-captain even as Kerala's Ranji Trophy skipper Mohammed Azharuddeen is part of the 18-member squad announced on Saturday by the Kerala Cricket Association.

Former captain Sachin Baby, who returned to form with a century in the recent Ranji Trophy match in Madhya Pradesh, has been left out. Salman Nizar, who was out injured, has returned to the squad.

IPL sensation Vignesh Puthur has earned his maiden senior call-up, while Sanju's elder brother, Saly, who guided Kochi Blue Tigers to the title of the Kerala Cricket League, is in the squad.

The team coached by Amay Khurasiya was camping in Indore after the recent Ranji match, and will leave for Lucknow from there. Kerala is in Elite Group A and the group stages will take place till December 8. Kerala will play against Odisha (Nov 26), Railways (Nov 28), Chhattisgarh (Nov 30), Vidarbha (Dec 2), Mumbai (Dec 4), Andhra (Dec 6) and Assam (Dec 8). 

Kerala squad: Sanju V Samson (C), Rohan S Kunnummal, Mohammed Azharuddeen M, Ahammed Imran (VC), Vishnu Vinod, Nidheesh M D, Asif KM, Akhil Scaria, Biju Narayanan N, Ankit Sharma, Krishna Devan R J, Abdul Bazith PA, Sharafuddeen NM, Sibin P Gireesh, Krishna Prasad, Saly V Samson, Vignesh Puthur, Salman Nizar

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