Services cricket team
The Services cricket team plays in the Ranji Trophy, the main domestic first-class cricket competition in India. Under the auspices of the Services Sports Control Board, they represent the Indian Armed Forces.
Their home ground is the Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi.
Records[]
The Services team first played in the Ranji Trophy in 1949–50. They played in the North Zone of the competition until 2001–02, and have played in the Plate Group and other lower-ranked groups since 2002–03, except for one season, where they played in the Elite Group, during 2005–06. Their strongest period was the 1950s: between 1950–51 and 1959–60 they reached the semi-finals six times and the final twice, losing to Bombay in 1956–57 by an innings,[1] and to Baroda in 1957–58, also by an innings.[2]
Up to the end of the 2017–18 season Services had played 330 first-class matches, with 84 wins, 113 losses, and 133 draws. 32 of their victories have been over Jammu and Kashmir.[3]
Their highest first-class score is 250 not out by Yashpal Singh against Tripura in 2012–13.[4] The best bowling figures are 8 for 37 by Gokul Inder Dev against Jammu and Kashmir in 1968–69.[5]
They reached the semifinals for the first time in Vijay Hazare Trophy in the 2021–22 season.
Their best finish in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was in 2019–20 season, where they finished third in group with 4 wins and 2 losses.
Famous players[]
Services players who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- Hemu Adhikari (1947) (primarily played for Baroda)
- Bal Dani (1952)
- Chandrasekhar Gadkari (1953)
- Narain Swamy (1955)
- Surendra Nath (1958)
- Apoorva Sengupta (1959)
- V. M. Muddiah (1959)
Current squad[]
Name | Birth date | Birthplace | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Batsmen | |||||
G Rahul Singh | 18 September 1995 | Maniktala, WB | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Twenty20 Captain |
Rajat Paliwal | 24 December 1991 | Sonepat, HR | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | First-class and List A Captain |
Ravi Chauhan | 17 September 1993 | New Delhi, DL | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
Mohit Ahlawat | 25 December 1995 | Delhi, DL | Right-handed | ||
Mumtaz Qadir | 17 November 1986 | Allahabad, UP | Right-handed | ||
Vikas Hathwala | 6 September 1993 | Delhi, DL | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
Abhijit Salvi | 5 October 1992 | Ahmedabad, GJ | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Shivam Tiwari | 27 February 1996 | Sagar, MP | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Amit Pachhara | 8 September 1995 | Mathura, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
All-Rounders | |||||
Pulkit Narang | 18 June 1994 | New Delhi, DL | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Arjun Sharma | 25 May 1996 | Jalandhar, PB | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Lakhan Singh | 21 August 1998 | Ghaziabad, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Wicket-keepers | |||||
Devender Lochab | 5 November 1992 | Jhajjar, HR | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Nakul Verma | 14 April 1991 | Delhi, DL | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Spin Bowlers | |||||
Rahul Singh | 12 September 1992 | Kaithal, HR | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Arun Bamal | 22 June 1997 | Bhiwani, HR | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Vikas Yadav | 10 July 1996 | Bharuch, GJ | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Nitin Tanwar | 9 October 1996 | Delhi, DL | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Pace Bowlers | |||||
Diwesh Pathania | 22 June 1989 | Pathankot, PB | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Sachidanand Pandey | 1 July 1996 | Allahabad, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Raj Bahadur | 5 October 1993 | Allahabad, UP | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
Poonam Poonia | 12 December 1994 | Sri Ganganagar, RJ | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Varun Choudhary | 26 October 1993 | Jammu, JK | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Trivendra Kumar | 2 March 1995 | Mundbhar, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Nitin Yadav | 20 November 1992 | Delhi, DL | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
References[]
- ^ "Services v Bombay 1956–57". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Baroda v Services 1957–58". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Playing Record (1949/50-2017/18)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Most Runs in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Most Wickets in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
External links[]
- Indian first-class cricket teams
- Military sport in India
- Military cricket teams
- 1949 establishments in India
- Cricket clubs established in 1949
- Indian cricket team stubs