Chhattisgarh cricket team is a cricket team from the state of Chhattisgarh, India.[1]
Chhattisgarh began playing in Indian domestic tournaments including the Ranji Trophy from the 2016–17 season.[2] The team is managed by Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh which was granted the full-member status by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in February 2016. The team made its first-class cricket debut in Group C of the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy against Tripura on 6 October 2016.[3] They won the match by nine wickets.[4]
History
In 2013/14, Chhattisgarh Under-16 and Under-25 teams finished at the bottom of their respective groups in the Vijay Merchant Trophy's zonal league and CK Nayudu Trophy's plate league, respectively. Their Under-19 team, however, finished third in their group in the Cooch Behar Trophy plate league and missed qualifying for the semi-finals of the lower tier by a whisker.[5]
According to the BCCI regulations, an associate member can be promoted as a full member if the said member is an Associate Member for a continuous period of five cricketing seasons, and such a member satisfies the board that the game in its jurisdiction has reached a standard justifying its participation in the national tournament of Ranji Trophy.[6]
Chhattisgarh gained associate member status in 2008, and was given full membership in February 2016. This meant that Chhattisgarh would participate in the domestic tournaments (Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) from the 2016–17 season. Chhattisgarh will play in the Group C of the Ranji Trophy, taking the number of teams in the group to 10. CSCS secretary Rajesh Dave expects Ashutosh Singh, Harpreet Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Jatin Saxena (all Madhya Pradesh), Abhimanyu Chauhan, Sahil Gupta (both Baroda) and Bhima Rao (Railways) to play for the new Chhattisgarh team, along with India under-19 cricketer Amandeep Khare.[7]
In July 2016, former Mumbai and Vidarbha coach Sulakshan Kulkarni was named as head coach of team. He will remain with the team for three seasons starting from 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.[8] Mohammad Kaif has been appointed as the first captain.[9]
Notable cricketers
Notable cricketers from the state:
Squad
| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Amandeep Khare | 1997-8-5 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Harpreet Bhatia | 1991-8-11 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL |
| Anuj Tiwary | 1996-11-28 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Ashutosh Singh | 1994-1-5 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Sanidhya Hurkat | 1999-7-31 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Rishabh Tiwari | 1993-9-1 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Shahnawaz Hussain | 1993-9-9 (age 33) | Right-handed | ||
| All-rounders | ||||
| Shashank Singh | 1991-11-21 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Mayank Yadav | 2002-11-3 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Akhil Herwadkar | 1994-10-31 (age 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Shahbaz Hussain | 1996-12-9 (age 30) | Right-handed | ||
| Manoj Singh | 1990-10-15 (age 36) | Right-handed | ||
| Lavin Coster | 1992-12-13 (age 34) | Right-handed | ||
| Spin bowlers | ||||
| Sumit Ruikar | 1990-6-6 (age 36) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Vice-captain |
| Ajay Mandal | 1996-2-15 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL |
| Shubham Agarwal | 1993-11-21 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Sahban Khan | 1995-12-5 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||
| Ravi Kiran | 1991-3-16 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Sourabh Majumdar | 1999-2-4 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Aishwarya Mourya | 1994-2-21 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Updated as on 24 January 2023
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Sulakshan Kulkarni[10]
- Trainer: Prahlad Patil
- Physio: Prasanth Panchada
- video analyst: Chandrashekhar Rao
Home grounds
Chhattisgarh play the majority of their home matches at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium.
Other grounds
There are 10 ground in the state that can host first-class games.
References
- ↑ Chhattisgarh Teams
- ↑ Kaif to lead debutants Chhattisgarh in 2016-17 season(18 July 2016). Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy Group C: Chhattisgarh vs Tripura(5 September 2016). Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ↑ Chhattisgarh script historic win on debut(8 October 2016). Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ full member of the BCCI
- ↑ Chhattisgarh cricketers feel orphaned by BCCI
- ↑ BCCI membership wait over, Chhattisgarh can’t wait to host Ranji Trophy. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ Sulakshan Kulkarni appointed Chhattisgarh coach for three seasons
- ↑ "Kaif to lead debutants Chhattisgarh in 2016-17 season"
- ↑ SULAKSHAN KULKARNI IS HEAD COACH OF C’GARH CRICKET TEAM : CSCS