Sankarankutty Sandeep Warrier (born 4 April 1991) is an Indian international cricketer. He made his international debut for the Indian cricket team in July 2021 against Sri Lanka. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played for Kerala and currently plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in the IPL.
In January 2021, he was named as one of five net bowlers in India's Test squad for their series against England.[9] In June 2021, he was named as one of five net bowlers for India's tour of Sri Lanka.[10] Following a positive case for COVID-19 in the Indian team, Warrier was added to India's main squad for their final two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches of the tour.[11] He made his T20I debut on 29 July 2021, for India against Sri Lanka.[12]
Personal life
Sandeep was born on Thrissur to Sankarankutty and Lakshmi. He has a sister, Sandhya.[13] He grew up and did his schooling in Mumbai and later moved to Kerala. He is an engineering dropout.[14]
Sandeep, along with his KKR teammate, Varun Chakravarthy, tested positive for COVID-19 on 3 May 2021.[17] The IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore scheduled to take place that day was therefore postponed.