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	(1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 26)	Maniktala, WB	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Twenty20 Captain
Rajat Paliwal	(1991-12-24) 24 December 1991 (age 30)	Sonepat, HR	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	First-class and List A Captain
Ravi Chauhan	(1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 28)	New Delhi, DL	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break
Mohit Ahlawat	(1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 26)	Delhi, DL	Right-handed
Mumtaz Qadir	(1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 35)	Allahabad, UP	Right-handed
Vikas Hathwala	(1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 28)	Delhi, DL	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Abhijit Salvi	(1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 29)	Ahmedabad, GJ	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Shivam Tiwari	(1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 25)	Sagar, MP	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Amit Pachhara	(1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 26)	Mathura, UP	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-Rounders
Pulkit Narang	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 27)	New Delhi, DL	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Arjun Sharma	(1996-05-25) 25 May 1996 (age 25)	Jalandhar, PB	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Lakhan Singh	(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 23)	Ghaziabad, UP	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Devender Lochab	(1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 29)	Jhajjar, HR	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Nakul Verma	(1991-04-14) 14 April 1991 (age 30)	Delhi, DL	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Spin Bowlers
Rahul Singh	(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 29)	Kaithal, HR	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Arun Bamal	(1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 24)	Bhiwani, HR	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Vikas Yadav	(1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 (age 25)	Bharuch, GJ	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Nitin Tanwar	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 25)	Delhi, DL	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Diwesh Pathania	(1989-06-22) 22 June 1989 (age 32)	Pathankot, PB	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Sachidanand Pandey	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 25)	Allahabad, UP	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Raj Bahadur	(1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 28)	Allahabad, UP	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Poonam Poonia	(1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 27)	Sri Ganganagar, RJ	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Varun Choudhary	(1993-10-26) 26 October 1993 (age 28)	Jammu, JK	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Trivendra Kumar	(1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 26)	Mundbhar, UP	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Nitin Yadav	(1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 29)	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[]

First-class matches played by Services

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[1] "Services v Bombay 1956–57". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[2] "Baroda v Services 1957–58". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[3] "Playing Record (1949/50-2017/18)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[4] "Most Runs in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[5] "Most Wickets in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

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