- Dav Whatmore becoming the head coach of team
Dav Whatmore has the experience of coaching national teams of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. He also became the coach of Zimbabwe cricket but not maintain his position. Before the Ranji Trophy 2017/18 season started, Kerala state side announced experienced Whatmore as head coach.
Under his guidance, Dav Whatmore decided to have 3 months pre-camp in Chennai, they decided to analyze each other weakness and strengths. Kerala reached the quarterfinals for the first time after an innings and 8 runs win over Haryana in the final league match at Lahli.
