'It's a blessing for Me' - Sachin Baby ecstatic after becoming all-format highest scorer for Kerala | Exclusive

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Kerala captain Sachin Baby is ecstatic after becoming the highest run scorer for Kerala across all domestic formats.

Sachin Baby, the Kerala skipper, went past Rohan Prem to register the top spot for Kerala run-scorers in the Ranji Trophy on Wednesday (Nov 13) during their match against Haryana in Lahli.

Baby, who has been a stalwart for the southern state, got to the summit at his individual score of 15, as he surpassed Rohan Prem's score of 5396 runs. Baby is unbeaten at the end of the day's play on 24 and currently has 5406 runs for Kerala under his belt. With that, Baby has now become the top scorer for Kerala in the three formats of domestic cricket.

Sachin Baby Kerala Career

Sachin Baby is also the highest scorer for Kerala in the ODI and T20 formats of the domestic competitions as well.

List A

Sachin Baby has a total of 2826 List A runs for Kerala at an average of 41.55. He has scored 4 centuries and 19 fifties.

T20

In the T20 format, Baby has amassed 1781 runs at an average of 30 and a healthy strike rate of 131.6. His highest score in T20 for Kerala is 79 and the batter has scored 10 fifties for them.

Sanju Samson has scored a total of 1698 runs in the T20 format for Kerala, sitting behind him.

Sachin Baby reacts after becoming all-format Highest Scorer for Kerala | Exclusive

Sachin Baby, after his achievement, spoke to MyKhel in a brief exclusive chat and expressed his happiness.

"Very happy [for the record]. Because it was a dream to play for Kerala and play for so long. And achieving this, it's like really a blessing for me," Baby said, who is determined to score big in this match.

The Kerala captain also confirmed foggy conditions in Haryana early in the morning which curtailed the day's play to just 54 overs. Kerala are currently 138 for 2 and Baby bats on 24 runs. Along with him, Akshay Chandran is also unbeaten on 51 runs.