Punjab cricket team (India)

The Punjab cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents the Indian state of Punjab. They have qualified for only one Ranji Trophy semi-final in the last five seasons, and made it to the final in 2004–05 tournament, where they lost to Railways on first innings. They also play in other domestic cricket tournaments in India. They have only been winners of the Ranji Trophy once, in the 1992–93 season.

Punjab cricket team
Personnel
CaptainMandeep Singh
CoachMunish Bali
OwnerPunjab Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1968
Home groundInderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar

Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala

Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar
Capacity28,000
History
Ranji Trophy wins1
Irani Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websitePCA

Competition history

Punjab first competed as a unified team in 1968–69. Before then, Southern Punjab, Eastern Punjab and Northern Punjab had competed at various times. Punjab have won the Ranji Trophy only once, in 1992–93. In that year, they lost the Irani Trophy against a Rest of India team that featured the likes of Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly. Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia. Punjab have never won the one-day trophy.

Best performances in Ranji Trophy
YearPosition
2004–05Runner-up
1994–95Runner-up
1992–93Winner
1938–39Runner-up

Home ground

The Punjab cricket team are based and play their home matches at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar which was established in 1993 on which was then a swampland. New cricket grounds of International recognition are expected to come up at Bathinda and one more at Ludhiana or Amritsar as per the saying of Punjab govt

The international stadium and proposed of Punjab cricket team:-

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Gurkeerat Singh (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Mandeep Singh (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumList A and Twenty20 Captain
Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Anmolpreet Singh (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998Right-handedRight-arm off breakPlays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Ramandeep Singh (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997Right-handedRight-arm mediumPlays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Shubman Gill (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm off breakPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Abhijeet Garg (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
Sanvir Singh (1996-10-12) 12 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium
Abhishek Sharma (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxFirst-class Captain
Plays For Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Wicket-keepers
Prabhsimran Singh (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000Right-handedPlays For Punjab Kings in IPL
Anmol Malhotra (1995-11-29) 29 November 1995Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Mayank Markande (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg breakPlays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Harpreet Brar (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxPlays For Punjab Kings in IPL
Vinay Choudhary (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Krishan Alang (1991-09-19) 19 September 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Siddarth Kaul (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastPlays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Baltej Singh (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastPlays For Punjab Kings in IPL
Arshdeep Singh (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fastPlays For Punjab Kings in IPL
Ashwani Kumar (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Gurnoor Brar (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Notable players
Main article: List of Punjab cricketers

Players from Punjab who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Players from Punjab who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:

  • Bhupinder Singh
  • Pankaj Dharmani
  • Reetinder Singh Sodhi
  • Dinesh Mongia
  • Manpreet Gony
  • Rahul Sharma
  • Barinder Sran
  • Gurkeerat Singh Mann
  • Siddarth Kaul

Players from Punjab who have played T20I but not ODI or Test cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut:

  • Sandeep Sharma
  • Mandeep Singh
  • Mayank Markande

'Notable players at the domestic level:

  • Dhruv Pandove
  • Uday Kaul
  • Anmolpreet Singh
  • Abhishek Sharma
  • Lovish Dubey
  • Harman Singh

References
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