Jharkhand State Cricket Association

Jharkhand State Cricket Association
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Sport	Cricket
Jurisdiction	Jharkhand
Abbreviation	JSCA
Founded	2000
Affiliation	Board of Control for Cricket in India
Headquarters	JSCA International Cricket Stadium
Location	Ranchi
President	Dr. Nafees Akhtar
Secretary	Sanjay Sahay
Coach	Rajiv Kumar
Official website
	www.cricjharkhand.org

Jharkhand State Cricket Association is the governing body of the cricket activities in the Jharkhand state of India and the Jharkhand cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Dr Nafees Akhtar is the current president of Jharkhand Cricket Association.

History

It came in existence in year 2000 and got full membership of BCCI in 2003.

Association stands at a historic phase in its history, not only is the captain of the national side Mahendra Singh Dhoni is from Jharkhand but several other players have made their mark on the national stage in the past few years, three of them going on to play for the country.

In March 2011, for the first time in the history of the Association, the state team demolished Gujarat in the Finals to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a victory symbolic of the ascendancy of Jharkhand cricket.

A number of players had also gone on to perform valuable roles for their various franchises in the Indian Premier League. The construction of International Stadium at Ranchi had help the association to grow and helped more the player to play cricket. The construction began in the June 2009 and hosted its first first-class match in November, 2010.

Apart from a world-class stadium, the complex also has a second regulation, The Ranchi Oval, a fully equipped Indoor Cricket Facility, outdoor practice nets with ten wickets, state of the art synthetic tennis courts, a swimming pool, a clubhouse, etcetera.

Affiliated Districts

Bokaro District Cricket Association
Cricket Association of Saraikela-Kharswan
Jamtara District Cricket Association
Koderma District Cricket Association
Chatra District Cricket Association
Dhanbad Cricket Association
Lohardaga District Cricket Association
Latehar District Cricket Association
District Cricket Association Dumka
District Cricket Association Deoghar
Palamu Cricket Association
Pakur District Cricket Association
District Cricket Association Sahibganj
District Cricket Association Godda
Ranchi District Cricket Association
Ramgarh Cricket Association
Garhwa District Cricket Association
Giridih District Cricket Association
Simdega District Cricket Association
West Singhbhum District Cricket Association
Gumla District Cricket Association
Hazaribag District Cricket Association
Khunti District Cricket Association

Home Ground

Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur - Oldest venue in the state and 10 ODIs
JSCA International Cricket Stadium - Hosted 4 ODIs, IPL and Champions League T20 matches

International career

Mahendra Singh Dhoni - is the most successful captain of Indian cricket team
Saurabh Tiwary - played ODIs for India
Varun Aaron - fast bowler in the Indian cricket team
Shahbaz Nadeem - spinner in the Indian cricket team

References

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^ Special Correspondent. "Playing at Ranchi a big thing for me: Dhoni". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 September 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ "The Pioneer". dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ "IPL 2013: Schedule for the sixth edition of Indian Premier League announced". Cricket Country. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-05/ranchi/36161022_1_odi-tickets-jharkhand-state-cricket-association-india-england-odi