Saurashtra cricket team
Personnel | |
---|---|
Captain | Jaydev Unadkat |
Coach | Karsan Ghavri |
Owner | Saurashtra Cricket Association |
Team information | |
Home ground | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot |
History | |
Ranji Trophy wins | 1 |
Official website | SCA |
Saurashtra cricket team is one of the three first-class cricket teams based in Gujarat (the others being Baroda and Gujarat) that compete in the first-class tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Competition history[]
Previous teams from Saurashtra were Nawanagar and Western India. Nawanagar won the Ranji Trophy in 1936–37 and were runners up in 1937–38.[1] Western India won the Ranji Trophy in 1943–44.
Saurashtra began competing in the 1950-51 Ranji Trophy. They were runners-up in the Ranji Trophy to Mumbai in 2012–13 and 2015–16 and in 2018–19 against Vidarbha. They finally won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2019–20 when they beat Bengal on first-innings lead in the final at Rajkot.[2]
Honours[]
Home ground[]
- Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
- Madhavrao Sindhia Cricket Ground, Rajkot
International players[]
International players from Saurashtra cricket team include:
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Cheteshwar Pujara
- Jaydev Unadkat
- Chetan Sakariya
Robin Uthappa played two seasons for Saurashtra.
Players[]
Current squad[]
Players with international caps are listed.
Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | ||
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Batsmen | ||||||
Arpit Vasavada | 28 October 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Vice-captain | ||
Samarth Vyas | 28 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
Vishvaraj Jadeja | 19 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
Cheteshwar Pujara | 25 January 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
Himalaya Barad | 28 August 1989 | Right-handed | ||||
Kishan Parmar | 9 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
Jay Gohil | 13 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
All-rounders | ||||||
Prerak Mankad | 23 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL | ||
Chirag Jani | 9 November 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
Ravindra Jadeja | 6 December 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Sheldon Jackson | 27 September 1986 | Right-handed | Plays For Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL | |||
Harvik Desai | 4 October 1999 | Right-handed | ||||
Snell Patel | 15 October 1993 | Right-handed | ||||
Spin Bowlers | ||||||
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja | 4 August 1990 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
Yuvraj Chudasama | 23 September 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
Kamlesh Makvana | 31 August 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
Parth Bhut | 4 August 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
Pace Bowlers | ||||||
Jaydev Unadkat | 18 October 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Captain Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL | ||
Chetan Sakariya | 20 August 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL | ||
Kushang Patel | 13 September 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Coaching staff[]
- Director of Cricket : n/a
- Head coach: Karsan Ghavri
- Assistant coach:
- Batting coach: None
- Bowling coach: n/a
- Spin Bowling Coach: n/a
- Fielding coach: n/a
- Manager:
- Mental conditioning coach: Vacant
- Fitness trainer: n/a
- Head Physiotherapist: Abhishek Thakar
- Masseur: n/a
- Performance analyst: n/a
References[]
- ^ The Ranji Trophy espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "Final, Rajkot, Mar 9 – Mar 13 2020, Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- Indian first-class cricket teams
- Cricket in Gujarat
- 1950 establishments in Bombay State
- Cricket clubs established in 1950
- Indian cricket team stubs