Abdul Bazith P A

Some Lesser Known Facts About Abdul PA

• He grew up in Ernakulam, Kerala, and was fond of cricket since childhood.

  

• He also played cricket for his college.

• Initially, he idolized Sachin Tendulkar, but later, Sanju Samson became his idol.

  

• He plays for Kerala in domestic cricket.

• In 2021, he became Player of the Series on KCA President’s T20 Trophy.

• In BYJU’S KCA Club Championship in 2021, he represented the winning squad of Tripunithura Cricket Club. He was named Man of the Series in the championship and received a cash prize of Rs. 10,000.

  

• In 2022, he made his debut for Kerala in the senior category.

  

• On 11 October 2022, he made his T20 debut for Kerala against Arunachal during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur.

• On 12 November 2022, he made his List A debut for Kerala against Haryana during the Vijay Hazare Trophy at KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur, Bengaluru.

• His career highlights include hitting 50 runs for 36 balls against Assam in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (2023) and 53 runs for 69 balls against the Saurashtra cricket team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

• Abdul PA was bought for his base price of Rs. 20 lakhs by the Rajasthan Royals at the IPL 2023 Mini Auction in Kochi.

• Basith caught the attention of selectors with his strike rate. By December 2022, he had played 8 T20s, and his strike rate was 149.31. He is tall and hits the ball long.

• In May 2024, he was selected to represent the KCA Senior Team for the All India Uttarakhand Gold Cup Cricket Tournament 2024, Dehradun.

• He enjoys singing and often uploads singing videos on his Instagram account.