The Gujarat cricket team is one of the three first-class cricket teams based in the Indian state of Gujarat (the other two being the Baroda cricket team and the Saurashtra cricket team).
Led by Parthiv Patel, Gujarat won their maiden Ranji Trophy title in the 2016–17 season, beating Mumbai in the final at Indore.[1] In that match they made the highest successful run-chase in the final of the Ranji Trophy.[2]
It is in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy although it has had very little success. There have, however, been many cricketers that have passed through its ranks and gone on to play for the Indian cricket team. It falls under the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
History
Gujarat's first appearance in a Ranji Trophy final came in the season of 1950–51, where it was facing Holkar in the Ranji Trophy Final. Holkar won the high-scoring match by 189 runs, the match featured a double century by Holkar's Chandu Sarwate and a fighting 152 by Gujarati off-spinner Jasu Patel (who averaged 21.70 in 87 innings).[3]
In 2007–08, Gujarat won their maiden Ranji Trophy Plate League title by defeating Railways.[4] Gujarat were in a lose-win situation and six and four and out they lost.
In the year 2010/11, Gujarat made a wonderful start to the Ranji Season. They went for a draw against Bengal and later on made an outright win against a strong Delhi Team but lost two consecutive matches against Madhya Pradesh and Baroda which ended their hope of entering Quarter Final Stage.
They drew a high scoring match against Tamil Nadu, which featured the comeback of Parthiv Patel (as he was busy in national duty) but lost the match against Haryana which forced them to go back at the Plate League.
Gujarat won the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy in 2012–13 defeating Punjab in the final by four wickets with 13 deliveries to spare.
Gujarat's best appearance in a Ranji Trophy final came in the season of 2016–17, where it was facing Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final in Indore. Parthiv Patel scored a precious century (143, 196b, 24 x 4s) and scripted a most memorable maiden Ranji Trophy victory at the Holkar Stadium. No team had chased a target over 310 in the Ranji Trophy and when Gujarat began the fifth and final day. Priyank Panchal from Gujarat made 1310 runs in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy season at an average of 87.33 from 17 innings, which is the most by any batsman this season and the third most by any batsman in a single Ranji Trophy season. Gujarat's Samit Gohel made 359* runs against Orissa in Jaipur in this Ranji Trophy season, which became the joint fourth most by a player in a Ranji Trophy match. His score of 359* in that match is now the highest by an opener carrying the bat in a First Class match. He faced 723 balls in that innings and it is now the sixth-longest innings in terms of balls faced in a First Class match.[5]
Honours
Home grounds
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad
Notable players
- Vinoo Mankad
- Nari Contractor
- Axar Patel
- Parthiv Patel
- Manpreet Juneja
- Jasu Patel
- Deepak Shodhan
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Piyush Chawla
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Aarya Desai | 2003-4-3 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Jaymeet Patel | 2002-5-17 (age 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Abhishek Desai | 1998-12-10 (age 28) | Left-handed | ||
| Saurav Chauhan | 2000-5-27 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Manan Hingrajia | 1998-2-17 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Kshitij Patel | 1997-10-15 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Umang Kumar | 2000-12-11 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Ahaan Poddar | 2002-10-05 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Ripal Patel | 1995-9-28 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Dhrushant Soni | 1995-10-9 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Hiten Mehra | 1997-12-18 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Rishi Patel | 2001-9-24 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Hemang Patel | 1998-11-20 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Axar Patel | 1994-1-20 (age 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL |
| Wicket-keeper | ||||
| Urvil Patel | 1998-10-17 (age 28) | Right-handed | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | |
| Spinners | ||||
| Vishal Jayswal | 1998-4-2 (age 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 2000-9-5 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL |
| Siddharth Desai | 2000-8-16 (age 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pacers | ||||
| Arzan Nagwaswalla | 1997-10-17 (age 29) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ` |
| Chintan Gaja | 1994-11-13 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Vice-Captain |
| Japagnya Bhatt | 2001-9-27 (age 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Harshal Patel | 1990-11-23 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 1993-12-6 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL |
Updated as on 1 February 2026
References
- ↑ Parthiv 143 leads Gujarat to maiden title(14 January 2017). Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ Gujarat pull off record chase for maiden Ranji title(14 January 2017). Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ Scoreboard of 1950/51 final match of Ranji Trophy, Holkar vs Gujarat
- ↑ Gujarat clinch Plate League title with a thrilling win
- ↑ Ranji Trophy 2016/17, stats review: From Gujarat's highest successful chase in final to Rishab Pant's triple ton. Firstpost(2017-01-16). Retrieved 2017-01-17.
External links
- Gujarat cricket team official website
- Gujarat Cricket Team page at ESPNcricinfo
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