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 was a member of the team that were runners-up in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He is regarded as one of the greatest fielders of all time along with Yuvraj Singh.
Suresh Raina is an Indian former international cricketer. He occasionally served as stand-in captain for Indian men's national cricket team as well as in IPL for Chennai Super Kings during the absence of the main captain. He played for Uttar Pradesh (UP) in domestic cricket circuit. He is an aggressive left-handed middle-order batsman and an occasional off-spin bowler. He is the second-youngest player ever to captain India. He was the captain of Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League (IPL),and he also served as vice-captain of the Chennai Super Kings. He is the first Indian batsman to hit a century in all three formats of international cricket. During his time with India,he won the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Raina made history being the first Indian to score a century in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup,which he did with his 101 runs against South Africa at the 2010 Tournament.
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.
Raghvendrarao Vijay Bharadwaj is a former Indian cricketer &cricket coach. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. He won the Man of the Series award on his debut one day international series against South Africa in the LG Cup in Kenya in the 1999–2000 season.
Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan was a cricketer who played 40 Test matches for India. He played Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra and Delhi. He 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 currently plays for Vidarbha cricket team,Indian national team,Essex and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Yadav was a member of the team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
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 in the Test XI after 12 years.
Surya KumarYadav is an Indian international cricketer who represents the Indian cricket team in ODI &T20I Formats. He is the vice captain of the Indian National Cricket Team in T20I,he is currently leading the team as captain in the ongoing T20I series. Yadav has represented India in all three formats of the game. He plays for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and serves as the captain for Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. Commonly termed as Mr. 360 for his playing style,SKY is currently the world no.1 T20I batter in ICC T20I Rankings.
Akshdeep Deependra Nath is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-hand 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.
Akshar Rajeshbhai Patel,also spelled as Axar Patel,is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in all formats of the game as a bowling All-rounder. He also plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket and for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He is a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is an international cricket stadium in Lucknow,India. The arena has a seating capacity of 50,100,thus it is the fifth largest international cricket stadium of India. In 2018,the stadium was renamed to the current name by Uttar Pradesh government in honour of former 10th Prime Minister of the nation Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It was formerly named as Ekana Cricket Stadium,which locals prefer to address it as.
Jayant Yadav is an Indian cricketer from Delhi who plays for Haryana and Middlesex 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.
Anshuman Vachaspati Pandey is a former Indian cricketer who played for Madhya Pradesh in 1996 and 1997. He is best known for accomplishing the rare feat of scoring a double century on his first-class debut.
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.
