Chhattisgarh cricket team

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Chhattisgarh cricket team
Personnel
CaptainHarpreet Singh Bhatia
CoachDevendra Bundela
OwnerChhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh
Team information
Founded2016
Home groundShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium
Capacity65,000
History
Ranji Trophy wins0
Irani Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Official websiteBCCI

Chhattisgarh cricket team is a cricket team from the state of Chhattisgarh, India.[1]

Chhattisgarh began playing in Indian domestic tournaments including the Ranji Trophy from the 2016–17 season.[2] The team is managed by Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh which was granted the full-member status by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in February 2016. The team made its first-class cricket debut in Group C of the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy against Tripura on 6 October 2016.[3] They won the match by nine wickets.[4]

History[]

In 2013/14, Chhattisgarh Under-16 and Under-25 teams finished at the bottom of their respective groups in the 's zonal league and 's plate league, respectively. Their Under-19 team, however, finished third in their group in the Cooch Behar Trophy plate league and missed qualifying for the semi-finals of the lower tier by a whisker.[5]

According to the BCCI regulations, an associate member can be promoted as a full member if the said member is an Associate Member for a continuous period of five cricketing seasons, and such a member satisfies the board that the game in its jurisdiction has reached a standard justifying its participation in the national tournament of Ranji Trophy.[6]

Chhattisgarh gained associate member status in 2008, and was given full membership in February 2016. This meant that Chhattisgarh would participate in the domestic tournaments (Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) from the 2016–17 season. Chhattisgarh will play in the Group C of the Ranji Trophy, taking the number of teams in the group to 10. CSCS secretary expects Ashutosh Singh, Harpreet Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Jatin Saxena (all Madhya Pradesh), Abhimanyu Chauhan, Sahil Gupta (both Baroda) and Bhima Rao (Railways) to play for the new Chhattisgarh team, along with India under-19 cricketer Amandeep Khare.[7]

In July 2016, former Mumbai and Vidarbha coach Sulakshan Kulkarni was named as head coach of team. He will remain with the team for three seasons starting from 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.[8] Mohammad Kaif has been appointed as the first captain.[9]

Notable cricketers[]

Notable cricketers from the state:

Squad[]

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Amandeep Khare (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium Vice-captain
Harpreet Singh Bhatia (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm medium Captain
Ashutosh Singh (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Jiwanjot Singh (1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Avnish Dhaliwal (1992-09-14) 14 September 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Sanjeet Desai (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Rishabh Tiwari (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
Shashank Singh (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Akhil Herwadkar (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
Vishal Kushwah (1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Abhimanyu Chauhan (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Wicket-keepers
Lavin Coster (1992-12-13) 13 December 1992 (age 29) Right-handed
Shashank Chandraker (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 27) Right-handed
Manoj Singh (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 (age 31) Right-handed
Spin bowlers
Ajay Mandal (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 25) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Sumit Ruikar (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 31) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Shubham Agarwal (1993-11-21) 21 November 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
Veer Pratap Singh (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sourabh Majumdar (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Ravi Kiran (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Pankaj Rao (1989-10-19) 19 October 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Aishwarya Mourya (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

Coaching staff[]

  • Head Coach: Sulakshan Kulkarni[10]
  • Trainer: Prahlad Patil
  • Physio: Prasanth Panchada
  • video analyst: Chandrashekhar Rao

Home grounds[]

Chhattisgarh play the majority of their home matches at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium.

Other grounds[]

For a complete list of grounds used by Chhattisgarh, see .

There are 10 ground in the state that can host first-class games.

References[]

  1. ^ Chhattisgarh Teams
  2. ^ "Kaif to lead debutants Chhattisgarh in 2016-17 season". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Ranji Trophy Group C: Chhattisgarh vs Tripura". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Chhattisgarh script historic win on debut". ESPN Cricinfo. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ^ full member of the BCCI
  6. ^ Chhattisgarh cricketers feel orphaned by BCCI
  7. ^ Laha, Somshuvra. "BCCI membership wait over, Chhattisgarh can't wait to host Ranji Trophy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. ^ Sulakshan Kulkarni appointed Chhattisgarh coach for three seasons
  9. ^ "Kaif to lead debutants Chhattisgarh in 2016-17 season"
  10. ^ SULAKSHAN KULKARNI IS HEAD COACH OF C’GARH CRICKET TEAM : CSCS

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