Rajasthan cricket team
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Pankaj Singh |
| Team information | |
| Home ground | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| History | |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 2 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Inter-State T20 wins | 0 |
| Official website | Rajasthan Cricket Association |
The Rajasthan cricket team is a cricket team which represents the Indian state of Rajasthan. The team emerged champions of the Ranji Trophy in 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons, after finishing runners-up eight times (1960–1974). It is currently in the Ranji Trophy Elite group. "Rajasthan cricket team" is also popularly known as "Team Rajasthan" and it is run by the Rajasthan Cricket Association.
History
Rajputana
Rajputana's first recorded match came in the 1928/29 Delhi Tournament against Aligarh,[1] with the Rajputana Cricket Association being formed shortly thereafter in 1931 at Ajmer.[2][n 1] Rajputana's inaugural appearance in first-class cricket came in November 1933 against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club at Mayo College Ground in Ajmer, which resulted in a heavy innings defeat.[3] The team entered the Ranji Trophy for the first time in the 1935/36 season, playing its first match in the competition against Central India, losing by a heavy margin.[2][3] The team played in the following seasons Ranji Trophy, again losing to Central India, but this time by the reduced margin of just two wickets.[3] Rajputana gained its first win in first-class cricket against Lionel Tennyson's touring eleven, with victory by two wickets in 1937.[2] The team lost its only match against Southern Punjab in the 1938/39 Ranji Trophy, however the following season it recorded its first Ranji Trophy victory against Delhi, winning by 7 wickets,[4] however it lost its following match against Southern Punjab by the large margin of an innings and 190 runs. With the onset of World War II, cricket in India was somewhat disrupted, but first-class cricket continued to function.
Rajasthan
Best performances in Ranji Trophy
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 20010-11 | Winner |
| 2011-12 | |
| 1960–61 | Runner-up |
| 1961–62 | |
| 1962–63 | |
| 1963–64 | |
| 1965–66 | |
| 1966–67 | |
| 1969–70 | |
| 1973–74 |
Players
Current squad
- ‡ denotes players with international caps.
| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | ||||
| Pankaj Singh ‡ | 6 May 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | FC Wickets : 384 ; LA Wickets : 103 ; |
| Batsmen | ||||
| Ashok Menaria | 29 October 1990 | Left-handed | Leg break googly | Captain & Played in DPL for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club. |
| Vaibhav Deshpande | 11 January 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | — |
| Ankit Lamba | 3 December 1991 | Right-handed | Leg break googly | — |
| Rajesh Bishnoi | 8 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace | — |
| Puneet Yadav | 12 August 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace | — |
| Vineet Saxena | 3 December 1980 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | — |
| Amitkumar Gautam | 10 October 1995 | Right-handed | Leg break googly | — |
| Pranay Sharma | 16 March 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium pace | — |
| Mahipal Lomror | 16 November 1999 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | — |
| S. F. Khan | 26 December 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | — |
| Pacer All-rounders | ||||
| Rajat Bhatia | 22 October 1979 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace | Plays for Rising Pune Supergiants |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Dishant Yagnik | 22 June 1983 | Left-handed | — | |
| Manender Singh | 2 February 1996 | Right-handed | — | |
| Chetan Bist | 3 September 1989 | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||
| Deepak Chahar | 7 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace | Plays for Rising Pune Supergiants |
| Gajendra Singh | 10 September 1988 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | — |
| Aniket Choudhary | 28 January 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium pace | FC Wkts : 91 |
| Rituraj Singh | 19 October 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace | — |
| Nathu Singh | 8 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace | Plays for Mumbai Indians |
| Kukna Ajay Singh | 13 December 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | — |
| Tanveer-Ul-Haq | 3 December 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | — |
| Rahul Chahar | 4 August 1999 | Right-handed | Leg break googly | — |
Former players
- List of Rajasthan first-class players
- List of Rajasthan List A players
- List of Rajasthan Twenty20 players
Captains
Records
For more details on this topic, see List of Rajasthan first-class cricket records, List of Rajasthan List A cricket records, List of Rajasthan Twenty20 cricket records.
Grounds
Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Rajasthan play the majority of their home matches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
The ends are called the City End and the Pavilion End.
Other grounds
Notes
- ^ What is today the modern state of Rajasthan was then a part of the British Raj and was known as Rajputana.
References
- ^ "Other Matches played by Rajputana". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "RCA History". Rajasthan Cricket Association. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Rajputana". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Delhi v Rajputana, 1939/40 Ranji Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
Further reading
- Bowen, Rowland. Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development (1970 ed.). Eyre & Spottiswoode. ISBN 0-413-27860-3.
- Playfair Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
External links
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