Saurashtra cricket team
Saurashtra cricket team is one of the three first-class cricket teams based in Gujarat (the others being Baroda and Gujarat) that compete in the first-class tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Personnel | |
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Captain | Jaydev Unadkat |
Coach | Karsan Ghavri |
Owner | Saurashtra Cricket Association |
Team information | |
Home ground | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot |
History | |
Ranji Trophy wins | 1 |
Official website | SCA |
Competition history
Previous teams from Saurashtra were Nawanagar and Western India. Nawanagar won the Ranji Trophy in 1936–37 and were runners up in 1937–38.[1] Western India won the Ranji Trophy in 1943–44.
Saurashtra began competing in the 1950-51 Ranji Trophy. They were runners-up in the Ranji Trophy to Mumbai in 2012–13 and 2015–16 and in 2018–19 against Vidarbha. They finally won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2019–20 when they beat Bengal on first-innings lead in the final at Rajkot.[2]
Honours
International players
International players from Saurashtra cricket team include:
Robin Uthappa played two seasons for Saurashtra.
Players
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed.
Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
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Batsmen | ||||||
Arpit Vasavada | 28 October 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Vice-captain | ||
Vishvaraj Jadeja | 19 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
Cheteshwar Pujara | 25 January 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
Samarth Vyas | 28 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
Himalaya Barad | 28 August 1989 | Right-handed | ||||
Jay Gohil | 13 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
All-rounders | ||||||
Prerak Mankad | 23 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL | ||
Chirag Jani | 9 November 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
Ravindra Jadeja | 6 December 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Sheldon Jackson | 27 September 1986 | Right-handed | Plays For Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL | |||
Harvik Desai | 4 October 1999 | Right-handed | ||||
Snell Patel | 15 October 1993 | Right-handed | ||||
Spin Bowlers | ||||||
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja | 4 August 1990 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
Yuvraj Chudasama | 23 November 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
Parth Bhut | 4 August 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
Kamlesh Makvana | 31 August 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
Pace Bowlers | ||||||
Chetan Sakariya | 20 August 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL | ||
Jaydev Unadkat | 18 October 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Captain Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL | ||
Kushang Patel | 13 September 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Coaching staff
- Director of Cricket : n/a
- Head coach:
Karsan Ghavri
- Assistant coach:
Neeraj Odedara
- Batting coach: None
- Bowling coach: n/a
- Spin Bowling Coach: n/a
- Fielding coach: n/a
- Manager: Arjunsinh Rana
- Mental conditioning coach: Vacant
- Fitness trainer: n/a
- Head Physiotherapist: Abhishek Thakar
- Masseur: n/a
- Performance analyst: n/a
References
- The Ranji Trophy espncricinfo.com.
- "Final, Rajkot, Mar 9 – Mar 13 2020, Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.