Personnel | |
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Captain | Shubham Khajuria |
Coach | n/a |
Owner | Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association |
Team information | |
Founded | 1960 |
Home ground | Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar |
Capacity | 12000 |
Secondary home ground(s) | Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground, Jammu |
History | |
First-class debut | Eastern Punjab in 1960 at Municipal Ground, Jullundur |
Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
Official website | http://jkssc.nic.in/Sports%20association.html/ |
The Jammu and Kashmir cricket team is a cricket team based in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, run by JKCA. It is in the Elite Group C of the Ranji Trophy. Its main home ground is the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar, and it also plays at Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground in Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir first took part in the Ranji Trophy in 1959–60. [1] Until recent seasons it had always been one of the weaker teams. Its first victory did not come until the 1982–83 season, when it defeated Services by four wickets. [2] [3] As of mid-November 2020 it had played 301 matches in the competition and won only 32 times, against 199 losses. [4]
In recent seasons Jammu and Kashmir has been more successful. In 2013–14, the team qualified for the knockout stage of the Ranji Trophy after a gap of more than 10 years. Placed in Group C, the state team, which last qualified for the knockout stage in 2001–02 season, notched up four outright wins in the league round to pip Goa by .001 points on net run rate for a berth in the quarterfinals. Later in 2015–16, the team led by Parvez Rasool defeated heavyweights Mumbai at Wankhade Stadium. However, in the following seasons, the team again lost the rhythm. In the ongoing 2018–19 season, they won three out of nine games played, finishing at number six in Group C points-table. [5]
Sunil Joshi was the former coach of the team. In 2014, the side tasted early success under him by beating the Ranji giants Mumbai cricket team at Wankhede Stadium in the prelim rounds of Ranji Trophy in 2014–15. [6] [7]
The board appointed Irfan Pathan as mentor cum player of the team ahead of the 2018–19 season. He went to Jammu and Kashmir a few months before the start of domestic season and spent his time with the youngsters there. [8]
Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||
Shubham Khajuria | 13 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
Vivrant Sharma | 30 October 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Shubham Pundir | 16 October 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Abdul Samad | 28 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL |
Qamran Iqbal | 17 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Abhinav Puri | 22 July 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Henan Nazir | 25 March 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Wicket-keeper | ||||
Fazil Rashid | 11 December 1996 | Right-handed | Vice-captain | |
Spin Bowlers | ||||
Abid Mushtaq | 17 January 1997 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL |
Sahil Lotra | 28 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Vanshaj Sharma | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Pace Bowlers | ||||
Aquib Nabi | 4 November 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Umran Malik | 22 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL |
Umar Nazir Mir | 3 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Rasikh Salam | 5 April 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL |
Yudhvir Charak | 23 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL |
Lone Nasir | 5 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Rohit Sharma | 5 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Updated as on 19 February 2024
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