Mohammad Kaif is a former Indian cricketer,who played Tests and ODIs. He made it to the national team on the strength of his performances at the Under-19 level,where he captained the India national under-19 cricket team to victory in the Under-19 World Cup in 2000. With India,Kaif was a member of the Indian team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy,which the title was also shared with Sri Lanka,and he was a member of the team that were runners-up in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He is regarded as one of the greatest Indian fielders.
The Duleep Trophy,is a domestic First Class Cricket competition played in India. Named after former cricketer Duleepsinhji,the competition has largely been contested by teams representing various geographical zones of India since the first edition in 1961–62,with some editions featuring special invitee teams.
Vijay Dahiya is a former Indian wicketkeeper. He is currently coach of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team and assistant coach of Lucknow Super Giants in Indian Premier League. He was a part of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy.
Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan was a cricketer who played 40 Test matches for India. He played Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra and Delhi. Chauhan played most of his international cricket in the late 1970s and was the regular opening partner of Sunil Gavaskar during that period. Chetan Chauhan was appointed Chairman of NIFT from June 2016 to June 2017. He was also twice elected to the Lok Sabha from Amroha in Uttar Pradesh,in 1991 and 1998. From 2018 to 2020,he was minister for youth and sports in the state of Uttar Pradesh,India.
The Uttar Pradesh cricket team,formerly United Provinces Cricket Team,is a domestic cricket team which is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,run by the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association. The team competes in the first-class cricket tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They have won the Ranji Trophy in 2005–06 and have been runners-up on five occasions. Cricketers such as Suresh Raina,Mohammad Kaif,Piyush Chawla,Praveen Kumar,Bhuvneshwar Kumar,Kuldeep Yadav and Sudeep Tyagi have passed through Uttar Pradesh and gone on to represent India.
Rajinder Singh Hans is a former Indian first-class cricketer and coach. He was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and played for Uttar Pradesh between 1976–77 and 1986–87,taking 340 first-class wickets.
Umeshkumar Tilak Yadav is an Indian cricketer who represented the Indian cricket team. He currently plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. He played 57 test matches for India and his fast-bowling contributed of India winning test matches particularly at home. Yadav was a member of the team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He was the highest wicket-taker for India in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat is an Indian professional cricketer who has played for the Indian national team. He plays for Saurashtra in domestic cricket. He represented India in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2010. In March 2020,Unadkat became the first man to captain Saurashtra to the Ranji Trophy title. In December 2022,Unadkat returned to the Test XI after 12 years.
Shukla is a word of Sanskrit origin that means "bright" or "white".
Ankit Singh Rajpoot is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who made his debut during the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy. He picked 31 wickets in 7 matches in that season at an average of 18.
Akshdeep Deependra Nath is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He was the vice-captain of the India Under-19 cricket team that won the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia.
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician and former professional cricketer who served as the 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from 10 August 2022 to 28 January 2024.
Jayant Yadav is an Indian cricketer from Delhi who plays for Haryana in India and Middlesex in England in domestic cricket.
Anand Shukla was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for a number of teams in India from 1960 to 1978.
Rahul Sapru is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Uttar Pradesh. After retirement,he worked as a selector for Uttar Pradesh and in the technical committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Allahabad Cricketers was founded as a cricket club in 1985 at Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium in Prayagraj for young cricketers. Its first coach and manager was Ramesh Pal. He appointed Alok Ranjan Singh as the club's first full-time captain.
Upendra Diwansingh Yadav is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Railways. He made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 29 November 2016. He made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 February 2018. He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.25 Lakh,in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.
Priyam Garg is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 19 September 2018. He made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 1 November 2018. In December 2018,during the match against Tripura,he scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket. He made his Twenty20 debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.
Musheer Khan is an Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai. He made his first-class cricket debut on 27 December 2022 for Mumbai in the 2022–23 Ranji Trophy. As a right-handed batsman all-rounder,Khan represented the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup as a member of the Indian U-19 cricket team.
Nehal Wadhera is an Indian cricketer,who is a left-handed batsman and an occasional legbreak bowler. He plays for Punjab cricket team in domestic cricket,having previously represented the India under-19 cricket team.
