Chhattisgarh cricket team

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Chhattisgarh cricket team
Personnel
Captain Amandeep Khare (FC & T20)
Ajay Mandal (LA)
CoachHitesh Goswami
Owner Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh
Team information
Founded2016
Home ground Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium
Capacity49,000
History
First-class debut Tripura
in 2016
at  JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi
Ranji Trophy  wins0
Irani Trophy  wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy  wins0
Official website BCCI

Chhattisgarh cricket team is a cricket team from the state of Chhattisgarh, India. [1]

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Chhattisgarh began playing in Indian domestic tournaments including the Ranji Trophy from the 2016–17 season. [2] The team is managed by Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh which was granted the full-member status by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in February 2016. The team made its first-class cricket debut in Group C of the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy against Tripura on 6 October 2016. [3] They won the match by nine wickets. [4] The 49,000-capacity SVNS International Cricket Stadium is the main venue for the Chhattisgarh cricket team.

History

In 2013/14, Chhattisgarh Under-16 and Under-25 teams finished at the bottom of their respective groups in the Vijay Merchant Trophy's zonal league and CK Nayudu Trophy's plate league, respectively. Their Under-19 team, however, finished third in their group in the Cooch Behar Trophy plate league and missed qualifying for the semi-finals of the lower tier by a whisker. [5]

According to the BCCI regulations, an associate member can be promoted as a full member if the said member is an Associate Member for a continuous period of five cricketing seasons, and such a member satisfies the board that the game in its jurisdiction has reached a standard justifying its participation in the national tournament of Ranji Trophy. [6]

Chhattisgarh gained associate member status in 2008, and was given full membership in February 2016. This meant that Chhattisgarh would participate in the domestic tournaments (Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) from the 2016–17 season. Chhattisgarh will play in the Group C of the Ranji Trophy, taking the number of teams in the group to 10. CSCS secretary Rajesh Dave expects Ashutosh Singh, Harpreet Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Jatin Saxena (all Madhya Pradesh), Abhimanyu Chauhan, Sahil Gupta (both Baroda) and Bhima Rao (Railways) to play for the new Chhattisgarh team, along with India under-19 cricketer Amandeep Khare. [7]

In July 2016, former Mumbai and Vidarbha coach Sulakshan Kulkarni was named as head coach of team. He will remain with the team for three seasons starting from 2016–17 Ranji Trophy. [8] Mohammad Kaif has been appointed as the first captain. [9]

Notable cricketers

Notable cricketers from the state:

Mohammad Kaif who is originally from Uttar Pradesh played 2 seasons for Chhattisgarh (2016-18)

Squad

NameBirth dateBatting StyleBowling StyleNotes
Batsmen
Sanjeet Desai 12 December 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Amandeep Khare 5 August 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium First-class & Twenty20 Captain
Anuj Tiwary 28 November 1996 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Aayush Pandey19 September 2003 (age 21)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Ashutosh Singh 5 January 1994 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Prateek Yadav16 February 1999 (age 26)Left-handed
Bhupen Lalwani 7 April 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounder
Shashank Singh 21 November 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Wicket-keepers
Eknath Kerkar 10 September 1993 (age 31)Right-handed
Shashank Chandrakar 13 May 1994 (age 30)Right-handed
Spin bowlers
Shubham Agarwal 21 November 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Ajay Mandal 15 February 1996 (age 29)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox List A Captain
Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Gagandeep Singh11 September 1997 (age 27)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Jivesh Butte27 January 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace bowlers
Ravi Kiran 16 March 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Ashish Chouhan3 December 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Vashudev Bareth10 March 2003 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Harsh Yadav18 November 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Vishvas Malik30 October 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mayank Yadav3 November 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Updated as on 30 January 2025

Coaching staff

Home grounds

Chhattisgarh play the majority of their home matches at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium.

Other grounds

There are 10 ground in the state that can host first-class games.

References

  1. ↑ Chhattisgarh Teams
  2. ↑ "Kaif to lead debutants Chhattisgarh in 2016-17 season". ESPNcricinfo. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ranji Trophy Group C: Chhattisgarh vs Tripura". ESPNcricinfo. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chhattisgarh script historic win on debut". ESPNcricinfo. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ↑ full member of the BCCI
  6. ↑ Chhattisgarh cricketers feel orphaned by BCCI
  7. ↑ Laha, Somshuvra. "BCCI membership wait over, Chhattisgarh can't wait to host Ranji Trophy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Sulakshan Kulkarni appointed Chhattisgarh coach for three seasons
  9. ↑ "Kaif to lead debutants Chhattisgarh in 2016-17 season"
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