Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper batsmen and captains,he represented the Indian cricket team and was the captain of the side in limited overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Dhoni has captained the most international matches and is the most successful Indian captain. He has led India to victory in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20,the 2011 Cricket World Cup,and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy,being the only captain to win three different limited overs ICC tournaments. He also led the teams that won the Asia Cup in 2010,2016 and was a member of the title winning squad in 2018.
Shahbaz Nadeem is an Indian former international cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He made his first-class cricket debut in December 2004. He played for Bihar U-14,Indian U-19s and Jharkhand. In March 2024,he announced his retirement from Indian international cricket.
Shanthakumaran Nair Sreesanth is an Indian former cricketer and film actor who played all formats of the game for his country. He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. In first class cricket,he played for Kerala. In the Indian Premier League (IPL) he played for the Rajasthan Royals. He became the first Kerala Ranji player to play Twenty20 cricket for India. Sreesanth was initially banned for life after spot-fixing in the 2013 IPL,however,the ban was reduced to seven years in August 2019. In 2018,he participated in the popular reality show,Bigg Boss and became the runner up. In 2020 he was selected for the Kerala cricket team and resumed his career in national cricket. In March 2022,Sreesanth announced his retirement from domestic cricket. Sreesanth was a member of the Indian team that won both the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup,where in the 2007 final,he took the winning catch.
Manoj Kumar Tiwary is an Indian international cricketer who is also a politician. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls occasional leg break. Tiwary represents Bengal in domestic cricket and has represented multiple IPL franchisees like Delhi Daredevils,Kolkata Knight Riders,Kings XI Punjab and Rising Pune Supergiants across multiple editions of the Indian Premier League. He played One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for the Indian national cricket team. In 2021,he joined All India Trinamool Congress political party and was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly later in the year.
Wriddhiman Saha is an Indian cricketer who played for the national cricket team. He is the current first-class wicket-keeper of Bengal cricket team in domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. He was the first cricketer to score a century in an Indian Premier League final.
Abu Nechim Ahmed is an Indian cricketer who plays for Assam in domestic cricket and played for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed lower order batsman. He captained Assam cricket team in the Ranji Trophy,Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Parvez Rasool is an Indian cricketer hailing from Bijbehara township of south Kashmir’s Anantnag District,who plays as an all-rounder for Jammu and Kashmir. A right-hand batsman and offbreak bowler,Rasool is the captain of the Jammu and Kashmir team and a regular member of India A. He was bought for ₹95 lakh (US$110,000) by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2014 IPL auction. Rasool was the second cricketer after Mithun Manhas from Jammu and Kashmir to have played in The IPL and the first from the state to play for the Indian National Team in ODI's and T20I's. He played only 1 T20I and 1 ODI in his international career.
Sankarankutty Sandeep Warrier is an Indian international cricketer. He made his international debut for the Indian cricket team in July 2021 against Sri Lanka. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played for Kerala and currently plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in the IPL.
Karn Vinod Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He plays as an all-rounder for the Railways cricket team. He is a left-hand batsman and leg break bowler. He made his Twenty20 International debut against England in 2014. He made his One Day International debut for India against Sri Lanka on 13 November 2014. He made his Test debut against Australia in Adelaide on 9 December 2014.
Shardul Narendra Thakur is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and has previously appeared for several Indian Premier League teams. He is a bowler who bats right-handed and bowls right arm medium pace. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup and the 2023 Asia Cup.
Saurabh Kumar is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh.
Krishnappa Gowtham is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He made his international debut for India in July 2021. His father M. Krishnappa represented Karnataka in kabaddi.
Pankaj Jaswal is an Indian cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh. In October 2017,he made the second-fastest fifty in the history of the Ranji Trophy,doing so in 16 balls.
Mohammed Siraj is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the Indian national team. He also plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and Hyderabad in domestic cricket. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2023 Asia Cup,where he was the Player of the Match in the final against Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup. He is also a DSP in Hyderabad appointed on 11 October 2024 at Telangana DGP office. This came in effect after Telangana CM Revanth Reddy's announcement.
Rahul Desraj Chahar is an Indian cricketer who plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. He made his international debut for India in August 2019.
Ishan Porel is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Bengal in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017. He made his first-class debut for Bengal in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 9 November 2017. He played for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore is an Indian cricketer. Sai Kishore is primarily a left-arm orthodox bowler but he also bats left-handed.
The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy,the premier first-class cricket tournament that took place in India between November 2018 and February 2019. Vidarbha were the defending champions. The final took place between Vidarbha and Saurashtra,starting on 3 February 2019. Vidarbha defeated Saurashtra by 78 runs in the final,to become the sixth team in the tournament's history to retain their title.
Shivam Mavi is an Indian international cricketer,who is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He made his international debut for the Indian cricket team in January 2023.
Varun Chakravarthy Vinod is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a leg spin bowler. He made his international debut for the India cricket team in July 2021.
