Saurashtra cricket team

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Saurashtra cricket team
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Personnel
Captain Jaydev Unadkat
Coach Niraj Odedra
Owner Saurashtra Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1933
Home ground Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
History
First-class debut Marylebone Cricket Club
in 1933
at Rajkumar College Ground, Rajkot
Ranji Trophy  wins4
Irani Trophy  wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy  wins2
Official website SCA

Saurashtra cricket team is one of the three first-class cricket teams based in the Indian state of Gujarat (the other two being the Baroda cricket team and the Gujarat cricket team) that competes in India's first-class cricket tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs cricket tournaments Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

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Competition history

Previous teams competing from Saurashtra were Nawanagar and Western India. Nawanagar won the Ranji Trophy in 1936–37 and were runners up in 1937–38. Western India won the Ranji Trophy in 1943–44. [1]

Saurashtra began competing as Kathiawar in the 1946–47 Ranji Trophy. In the 1950–51 Ranji Trophy they started competing as Saurashtra.

Saurashtra were runners-up in the Ranji Trophy to Mumbai in 2012–13 and 2015–16 and in 2018–19 against Vidarbha. They finally won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2019–20 when they beat Bengal on first-innings lead in the final at Rajkot. [2] They won again in 2022–23, when they beat Bengal again, this time by nine wickets in the final at Kolkata. [3]

Honours

Western India

Nawanagar

Saurashtra

Home ground

International players

International players from Saurashtra cricket team include:

Robin Uthappa played two seasons for Saurashtra.

Players

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed.

NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
Arpit Vasavada 28 October 1988 (age 36)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Vishvaraj Jadeja 19 July 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jay Gohil13 December 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Cheteshwar Pujara 25 January 1988 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Ruchit Ahir28 October 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
Prerak Mankad 23 April 1994 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sammar Gajjar14 August 2003 (age 22)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Parswaraj Rana20 December 2000 (age 24)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Harvik Desai 4 October 1999 (age 25)Right-handed
Sheldon Jackson 27 September 1986 (age 38)Right-handed
Tarang Gohel17 August 1999 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Spin Bowlers
Dharmendra Jadeja 4 August 1990 (age 35)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Vice-captain
Yuvrajsinh Dodiya 3 October 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pranav Karia11 December 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Parth Bhut 4 August 1997 (age 28)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ravindra Jadeja 6 December 1988 (age 36)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Yuvraj Chudasama 23 November 1995 (age 29)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
Pace Bowlers
Chirag Jani 9 November 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jaydev Unadkat 18 October 1991 (age 33)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast Captain
Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Hiten Kanbi25 April 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Navneet Vora23 December 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ankur Panwar10 September 1999 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Devang Karamta24 January 1998 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm medium

Updated as on 8 February 2025

Coaching staff

References

  1. ↑ "The Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Final, Rajkot, Mar 9 – Mar 13 2020, Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo . Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bengal vs Saurashtra, Final at Kolkata, Ranji Trophy, Feb 16 2023". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2025.


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