The Assam cricket team is a domestic cricket team represents the Indian state of Assam, run by the Assam Cricket Association. They compete and represent the state annually in the first-class Ranji Trophy tournament, limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament and the Twenty20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
History
Assam played their first first-class match in the 1948–49 Ranji Trophy, captained by Rupert Kettle, who also scored their first century two seasons later. They had their first victory in the 1951–52 Ranji Trophy, when they beat Orissa by 103 runs; the captain, Peter Bullock, top-scored in each innings with 31 and 148, and took 7 for 70 and 3 for 29.[1]
Until the 2002–03 season, when the zonal system was abandoned, Assam formed part of East Zone, and never progressed further than the pre-quarter-finals. They won their plate group in 2006/07 before losing the semi-final to Orissa. In the 2009–10 season Assam entered the elite group of the Ranji Trophy, and topped the plate group and subsequently progressed to the Super League. However, in the 2010–11 season, they ended at the bottom of their group in the Super League and were relegated to the Plate League for the next season. In the 2012–13 Vijay Hazare Trophy Assam played extremely well and finished runners-up.[2] In the 2014–15 Ranji season Assam were again promoted to Group A level.[3] In the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, the team reached the semi-final for the first time in their history.[4]
In September 2017, former Indian batsman Lalchand Rajput was named as head coach of Assam cricket team for two Ranji Trophy seasons.
Home grounds
- Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Barsapara, Guwahati
- Nehru Stadium, Guwahati, Hosted 14 ODIs.
- Amingaon Cricket Ground, Amingaon
- Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium, Maligaon, Guwahati
- Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium, Silchar
Since Assam played its first home match in 1948, it has also played first-class home matches in (in chronological order) Shillong, Jorhat, Nowgong, Dibrugarh, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Mangaldoi and Tinsukia.[5]
Famous players
- Riyan Parag
- Abu Nechim
- Anup Ghatak
- Arlen Konwar
- Gautam Dutta
- Hemanga Baruah
- Javed Zaman
- Krishna Das
- Nishanta Bordoloi
- Zahir Alam
- Rajesh Borah
- Subhrajit Saikia
- Zakaria Zuffri
Current squad
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Rahul Hazarika | 1993-5-31 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Rishav Das | 1989-12-16 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Sibsankar Roy | 1990-10-10 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Subham Mandal | 1998-8-23 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Gokul Sharma | 1985-12-25 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Saahil Jain | 1998-10-22 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Pallavkumar Das | 1990-1-17 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Denish Das | 2002-5-17 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Riyan Parag | 2001-11-10 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Twenty20 Captain Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | ||
| Swarupam Purkayastha | 1989-9-15 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Rajjakuddin Ahmed | 1995-9-2 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Akash Sengupta | 2000-10-26 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Nipan Deka | 2001-11-15 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Kunal Saikia | 1988-6-19 (age 38) | Right-handed | First-class and List A Captain | |||
| Erik Roy | 1999-1-15 (age 27) | Right-handed | ||||
| Wasiqur Rahman | 1994-12-29 (age 32) | Right-handed | ||||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Avinov Choudhury | 1999-12-1 (age 27) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Sidharth Sarmah | 1998-12-7 (age 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Roshan Alam | 1995-4-20 (age 31) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Amlanjyoti Das | 2002-1-15 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Mukhtar Hussain | 1999-1-11 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Sunil Lachit | 1999-12-6 (age 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |||
| Mrinmoy Dutta | 1998-11-24 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |||
| Hridip Deka | 1999-10-10 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Dharani Rabha | 1997-9-10 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
Updated as on 24 January 2023
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Trevor Gonsalves
- Assistant coach: Salil Sinha and Subhrajit Saikia
- Trainer: Bhaskar Borah
- Physio: Dr Koustob Bharadwaj
- Video analyst: Rajesh Sharma
Records
For more details on this topic, see List of Assam first-class cricket records, List of Assam List A cricket records, List of Assam Twenty20 cricket records.
See also
References
- ↑ Assam v Orissa 1951–52. CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ↑ Assam reach first Vijay Hazare final. espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Team unity behind Assam's remarkable season. cricbuzz.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Assam relaxed ahead of maiden semi-final. espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ First-class matches played by Assam. CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.