Goa cricket team

Goa cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Amit Verma
Coach	Bhaskar Pillai
Owner	Goa Cricket Association
Team information
Founded	1950
Home ground	Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium, Margao ; Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim
Capacity	5,000
History
Ranji Trophy wins	0
Irani Trophy wins	0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins	0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins	0

The Goa cricket team is first-class cricket team based in Goa, India, has competed in the Ranji Trophy since the 1985–86 season.

Playing history[]

Goa lost all five matches in their first season,^[1] and did not win until 1996–97, in their 56th match, when they defeated Karnataka by an innings.^[2]

Venues[]

Goa's home grounds are the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium, Margao, and the Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim.

International venues[]

Name	City	State	First used	Last used	F/C	LA	T20	Notes
Fatorda Stadium	Margao	Goa	1989	2010	1	10	0	Hosted nine ODIs.

Domestic venues[]

Name	City	State	First used	Last used	F/C	LA
Arlem Breweries Ground	Margao	Goa	1986	2005	12	9
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium	Margao	Goa	1968	2013	21	14
Bhausaheb Bandodkar Ground	Panaji	Goa	1986	2006	26	16
Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground	Porvorim	Goa	2010	2015	15	5
Railway Stadium (Vasco da Gama)	Vasco da Gama	Goa	1985	1985	1	0

Current squad[]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
Suyash Prabhudessai	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed
Snehal Kauthankar	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	List A Captain
Aditya Kaushik	(1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 30)	Right-handed
Sumiran Amonkar	(1991-07-28) 28 July 1991 (age 30)	Right-handed
Vaibhav Govekar	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Manthan Khutkar	(1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 (age 22)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Ishaan Gadekar	(1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
Amogh Desai	(1992-08-26) 26 August 1992 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Amit Verma	(1987-06-30) 30 June 1987 (age 34)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	First class Captain
Shubham Ranjane	(1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Deepraj Gaonkar	(1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Nihal Surlaker	(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Eknath Kerkar	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 28)	Right-handed		Twenty20 Captain
Spinners
Darshan Misal	(1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 29)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Amulya Pandrekar	(1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 (age 25)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Amit Yadav	(1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Fast Bowlers
Lakshay Garg	(1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Felix Alemao	(1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Vijesh Prabhudessai	(1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Shrikant Wagh	(1988-10-09) 9 October 1988 (age 33)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast
Heramb Parab	(1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast

Coaching staff[]

Head Coach –
Under-19s Coach –
Ranji Physio – Danny Pereira
Ranji Trainers – Prabhakar Bairgond

References[]

^ Wisden 1988, pp. 1142–44.
^ "Goa v Karnataka 1996–97". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

External links[]

Cricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions
Goa at CricketArchive
Goa Cricket Association website

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[1] Wisden 1988, pp. 1142–44.

[2] "Goa v Karnataka 1996–97". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

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