India, Feb. 25 -- Sachin Baby made his Ranji Trophy debut in 2009 against Andhra Pradesh. It has taken the left-handed batter, who is now leading Kerala, 15 years to make the Ranji Trophy final. This is the first time in 74 years that Kerala made the finals of India's premier domestic red-ball competition, pulling off a scintillating two-run lead over Gujarat in the semi-final last week.

Dramatic scenes unfolded on the final day of the knockout game between Kerala and Gujarat at the Narendra Modi Stadium. A deflection off Salman Nizar's helmet at short leg allowed Kerala to advance to the final, where Kerala will square off against Vidarbha. After the ball got ricocheted off Salman's helmet, Sachin Baby completed a catch he will forever ...