Pondicherry cricket team

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Pondicherry cricket team
Personnel
Captain Arun Karthik
Coach Dishant Yagnik
Owner Cricket Association of Pondicherry
Team information
Founded2018
Home groundCricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground
History
First-class debut Meghalaya
in 2018
at Cricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry
Ranji Trophy  wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy  wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy  wins0
Official website CAP

The Pondicherry cricket team (also Puducherry cricket team) is a cricket team that represents the union territory of Puducherry in Indian domestic competitions. [1] In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that would compete in domestic tournaments for the 2018–19 season, including the Ranji Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. [2] [3] [4]

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In August 2018, Abhishek Nayar, who previously played for Mumbai, decided to join the team. [5] In September 2018, they won their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Manipur by 8 wickets. [6] [7] However, the next day, the BCCI revoked the team's allowance around players from outside the state the team is located in, after concerns were raised that no local cricketers had played in the match. [8] Eight players were found to be outside the BCCI's eligibility criteria. [9]

In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in third place in the Plate Group, with five wins and two defeats from their eight matches. The other two matches finished as no results. [10] Paras Dogra finished as the leading run-scorer, with 257 runs, and Fabid Ahmed was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with eleven dismissals. [11]

In November 2018, they played in their first match in the Ranji Trophy, against Meghalaya, in the 2018–19 tournament. [12] In their opening match in the tournament, Paras Dogra became the first batsman for Pondicherry to score a century in the Ranji Trophy. [13] The match was affected by rain and finished in a draw. [14] They finished the 2018–19 tournament third in the table, with four wins from their eight matches. [15]

In March 2019, Pondicherry finished seventh in Group E of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with one win from their seven matches. [16] Paras Dogra was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 255 runs, and Parandaman Thamaraikannan was the leading wicket-taker, with seven dismissals. [17]

Squad

NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
Akash KargaveLeft-handedRight-arm off break
Ganga Sridhar Raju 25 April 1993 (age 31)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
Mohit Kale 27 November 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Paras Rathnaparkhe7 May 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Jay Pande 20 September 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Anand Bais 18 July 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Jashwanth Shreeram17 November 2004 (age 20)Right-handed
Vikneshwaran Marimuthu 30 August 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Neyan Kangayan17 May 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
Ankit Sharma 20 April 1991 (age 33)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Aman Hakim Khan 23 November 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Fabid Ahmed 27 July 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Krishna Pandey17 September 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Parameeswaran Sivaraman21 February 2000 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Arun Karthik 15 February 1986 (age 39)Right-handedCaptain
Ajay Rohera 4 June 1997 (age 27)Right-handed
Spin bowlers
Sagar Udeshi 14 October 1986 (age 38)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Sidak Singh 17 May 1999 (age 25)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Tejas Baroka 1 February 1996 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
Gaurav Yadav 31 October 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Vijai Raja11 January 1999 (age 26)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Adil Ayub Tunda10 July 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sabhay Chadha7 July 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mohamed Safeequddin21 August 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium

Updated as on 30 January 2025

Coaching staff

Famous players

References

  1. ↑ "A Well-Deserved Opportunity For Northeastern States, Bihar, Puducherry". Outlook India. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "BCCI to host over 2000 matches in the upcoming 2018–19 domestic season". BCCI. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Abhishek Nayar moves to Pondicherry in search of special 100". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bihar make winning return to domestic cricket". Times of India. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Plate, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Vadodara, Sep 19 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "BCCI revokes eligibility 'allowance' to Puducherry". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "BCCI cancels registration of 8 Puducherry players for flouting eligibility criteria". Cricket Country. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Puducherry: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Historic moment awaits Nayar as Puducherry makes Ranji Trophy debut". Sport Star Live. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Ranji Highlights: Jadeja shines, Yusuf tumbles on 99". CricBuzz. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ranji Trophy Round-up: Sheldon Jackson, Ravindra Jadeja star in Saurashtra's win, Puducherry get three points". The Indian Express. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  15. ↑ "Ranji Trophy Table – 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  16. ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Puducherry: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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