Sachin Baby (born December 18, 1988) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-breaker.

Early life

Sachin was born on Thodupuzha, Kerala, to PC Baby. He was named after Sachin Tendulkar by his parents.

Domestic career

Consistency in top-notch cricket continued to elude Baby in his formative years as a domestic cricketer, but he got off to a good start in limited-over cricket, with a List A average in the mid-1940s.

Better performances in the following years let him rise to the top and become an integral part of the national squad. He is the team's former captain and had forged a productive partnership with former coach Dav Watmore that eventually got the team to the Ranji Trophy semi-finals for the first time in history in the 2018-19 season.

Sachin Baby scored big hits in the 2012-13 Vijay Hazare Trophy, India's premier national 50-over tournament. Its century in the quarterfinals earned Kerala a place in the final four of the tournament.

Indian Premier League

Baby's penchant for limited-over cricket earned him a contract with the Rajasthan Royals for the 2013 IPL. He was part of the Rajasthan Royals squad in the 2013 IPL season despite being only allowed to play one game.

Royal Challengers Bangalore picked him up at the IPL Player Auction 2016. In January 2018 he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad at the IPL auction 2018. In February 2021, Baby was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL auction ahead of the Indian Premier League 2021.

Personal life

Sachin married his girlfriend Anna Chandy on January 5, 2017 in St. Sebastain Church in Thodupuzha. The couple were blessed with a baby boy, Steve Sachin, on December 1, 2017.

Outside cricket

Sachin published the official teaser of its YouTube channel Sachin Baby Official on July 15, 2020.