Haryana cricket team
The Haryana cricket team is a domestic cricket team run by the Haryana Cricket Association, representing the state of Haryana, India. The team participates in the Ranji Trophy, the top tier domestic first-class cricket tournament in India, as well as the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the top tier domestic List A tournament in India, and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a domestic T20 tournament in India. It has won the Ranji Trophy once and finished as runner-up once. It has also won the Irani Cup once. The great Indian all-rounder, Kapil Dev, played for Haryana at the domestic level.
Personnel | |
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Captain | Harshal Patel |
Coach | Surendra Bhave |
Owner | Haryana Cricket Association |
Team information | |
Home ground | Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak (Capacity : 8,500) |
History | |
Ranji Trophy wins | 1 (1990–91) |
Irani Trophy wins | 1 (1991–92) |
Competition history
Haryana have appeared in two Ranji Trophy finals. The first time, in 1986 against Delhi, resulted in a heavy defeat. Electing to bat first, the Haryana team (captained by Kapil Dev) were all out for 288. Delhi replied with a mammoth 638, then dismissed Haryana for 209, Maninder Singh taking eight wickets.[1]
Haryana's next final was in 1991 against very experienced Mumbai team including players like Sachin Tendulkar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Lalchand Rajput, which Haryana (also captained by Kapil Dev) won by just two runs in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.[2]
This allowed them to make their only appearance in the Irani Trophy, facing a Rest of India side that included Sourav Ganguly, Javagal Srinath, Maninder Singh and Vinod Kambli. Haryana won by four wickets after being set a target of 204 in Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad.[3]
Honours
- Ranji Trophy
- Wills Trophy
- Runners-up (2): 1994-95, 1996-97
Famous players
Players from Haryana who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- Kapil Dev (1978)
- Ashok Malhotra (1982)
- Chetan Sharma (1984)
- Ajay Jadeja (1992)
- Vijay Yadav (1993)
- Ajay Ratra (2002)
- Amit Mishra (2008)
- Jayant Yadav (2016)
Players from Haryana who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut :
- Joginder Sharma (2004)
- Mohit Sharma (2013)
- Yuzvendra Chahal (2016)
Notable players at the domestic level:
Current squad
●Head coach – Surendra Bhave
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||
Himanshu Rana | 1 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Vice-captain |
Shivam Chauhan | 14 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Yashu Sharma | 19 September 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Chaitanya Bishnoi | 25 August 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Shubham Rohilla | 10 March 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Mayank Shandilya | 25 March 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Yuvraj Singh | 11 November 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Pramod Chandila | 18 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
All-rounders | ||||
Nishant Sindhu | 9 April 2004 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Harshal Patel | 23 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Captain Plays For Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL |
Amit Rana | 14 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Sumit Kumar | 12 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Rahul Tewatia | 20 May 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays For Gujarat Titans in IPL |
Wicket-keepers | ||||
Rohit Sharma | 28 June 1993 | Right-handed | ||
Kapil Hooda | 15 March 1997 | Right-handed | ||
Nitin Saini | 28 October 1988 | Right-handed | ||
Spin Bowlers | ||||
Yuzvendra Chahal | 23 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays For Rajasthan Royals in IPL |
Tinu Kundu | 15 March 1995 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Jayant Yadav | 22 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL |
Pace Bowlers | ||||
Ajit Chahal | 12 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Mohit Sharma | 18 September 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Anshul Kamboj | 6 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Nitesh Hooda | 1 May 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Jaideep Bhambhu | 19 March 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
References
- "Final:Delhi v Haryana at Delhi, 28 Mar - 01 Apr 1986". Static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- "Full Scorecard of Haryana vs Bombay Final 1990/91 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- "Full Scorecard of Rest of Ind vs Haryana 1991/92 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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