The Andhra cricket team is an Indian domestic cricket team representing the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The team's main home ground is ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium at Visakhapatnam, while some home matches are also played at Anantapur and Kadapa.[1] C. K. Nayudu was the first captain of the team.[2][3]
Overview
The roots of organisation can be traced to the formation of the Guntur Recreation Club in 1951 which was affiliated to the Madras Cricket Association. The Andhra Cricket Association was eventually formed in 1953.[4][5] C. K. Nayudu was instrumental in the formation of ACA and was its founder president.[6][7][2]
Andhra competed in the Ranji Trophy for the first time in the 1953–54 season, captained by Nayudu, who scored the team's first fifty in that match.[8] Andhra has competed in every Ranji Trophy season since, with the exception of 1961–62, when it was absent.[9] It falls under the South Zone of Indian cricket.
After the 2019–20 season Andhra had played 326 first-class matches, with 50 wins, 132 losses and 144 draws.[10] In List A cricket, Andhra had played 148 matches, with 49 wins, 97 losses and two no-results.[11]
Andhra has never featured in a Ranji Trophy final and has therefore never had a chance to participate in the Irani Trophy. In the 2007/08 season Andhra, captained by M. S. K. Prasad, achieved two wins out of six in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy, missing out of the semi-finals.[1] In February 2018, they reached the semi-finals of the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy, the first time the team had got to that stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[12] In 2019-20 Andhra reached the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, losing to Saurashtra, who went on to win the trophy.[13]
Notable players
Template:Main Players from Andhra Pradesh who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- M. S. K. Prasad (1999)
- Hanuma Vihari (2018)
- K. S. Bharat (2023)
Players from Andhra Pradesh who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut :
- Y. Venugopal Rao (2005)
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Abhishek Reddy | 1994-9-14 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Hanuma Vihari | 1993-10-13 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | First-class Captain |
| Karan Shinde | 1997-9-19 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| Ashwin Hebbar | 1995-11-15 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm slow-medium | |
| CR Gnaneshwar | 1997-10-15 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| All-Rounders | ||||
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 2003-5-26 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL |
| Shaik Rasheed | 2004-9-24 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL |
| Girinath Reddy | 1998-10-8 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Ricky Bhui | 1996-09-29 (age 30) | Right-handed | ||
| K. S. Bharat | 1993-10-3 (age 33) | Right-handed | List A and Twenty20 Captain Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Shoaib Md Khan | 1991-9-1 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Lalith Mohan | 1990-3-19 (age 36) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Manish Golamaru | 1996-9-13 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Siraparapu Ashish | 1998-11-2 (age 28) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| KV Sasikanth | 1995-7-17 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Bandaru Ayyappa | 1992-10-27 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Harishankar Reddy | 1998-6-2 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Madhav Rayudu | 1996-11-4 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
Updated as on 31 January 2023
Coaching staff
- Director Of Cricket Operations- Venugopal Rao
- Head coach - Charles Thomson
- Assistant coach - Hemal Watekar
- Assistant coach - Venkata Appa Rao
- Fielding Coach - Subhadeep Ghosh
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andhra Pradesh cricket team. Sports Pundit. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wickets in the East: An Anecdotal History{{#if:Guha|, Guha}. Oxford University Press(1992). ISBN 978-0-19-562809-8
- ↑ International Cricket at Vizag, A. Prasanna Kumar(October 2010). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ↑ History of ACA. Andhra Cricket. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ↑ About ACA. Andhra Cricket. Retrieved 28 February 2021.Template:Dead link
- ↑ The land of Vizzy & C K Nayudu finally to host a test match. The Times of India(2016-11-16). Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ↑ History of ACA. Andhra Cricket Association. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ↑ Mysore v Andhra 1953-54. Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ↑ First-Class Matches played by Andhra. CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ↑ Andhra's first-class playing record. CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ↑ Andhra's List A playing record. CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ↑ Siva charts Andhra's maiden semifinal foray. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ↑ 4th quarter final, Ongole, Feb 20 - 24 2020, Ranji Trophy. Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
External links
- Andhra Cricket Association website
- Andhra at CricketArchive