Saurashtra cricket team | |
Captain: | Jaydev Unadkat |
Coach: | Niraj Odedra |
Owner: | Saurashtra Cricket Association |
Founded: | 1950 |
Ground: | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot |
First Fc: | Commonwealth XI |
First Fc Year: | 1950 |
First Fc Venue: | Rajkumar College Ground, Rajkot |
Title1: | Ranji Trophy |
Title1wins: | 2 |
Title2wins: | 0 |
Title3wins: | 2 |
Website: | SCA |
Saurashtra cricket team is one of the three first-class cricket teams based in Gujarat (the others being Baroda and Gujarat) that compete in India's first-class tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Previous teams competing 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]
International players from Saurashtra cricket team include:
Robin Uthappa played two seasons for Saurashtra.
See main article: article and List of Saurashtra cricketers.
Players with international caps are listed.
Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
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Batsmen | |||||
28 October 1988 | Left-handed | ||||
Cheteshwar Pujara | 25 January 1988 | Right-handed | |||
19 July 1998 | Right-handed | ||||
28 November 1995 | Right-handed | ||||
Jay Gohil | 13 December 2000 | Right-handed | |||
Kevin Jivrajani | 17 August 1998 | Left-handed | |||
Tarang Gohel | 17 August 1999 | Right-handed | |||
All-rounder | |||||
23 March 1994 | Right-handed | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL | |||
Ravindra Jadeja | 6 December 1988 | Left-handed | Vice-captain Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | ||
Wicket-keepers | |||||
4 October 1999 | Right-handed | ||||
27 September 1986 | Right-handed | ||||
15 October 1993 | Right-handed | ||||
Spin Bowlers | |||||
4 August 1990 | Left-handed | ||||
4 August 1997 | Right-handed | ||||
3 October 2000 | Right-handed | ||||
23 November 1995 | Left-handed | ||||
Pranav Karia | 11 December 1998 | Right-handed | |||
Pace Bowlers | |||||
9 November 1989 | Right-handed | ||||
Jaydev Unadkat | 18 October 1991 | Right-handed | Captain Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL | ||
Aditya Jadeja | 18 March 2002 | Left-handed | |||
Ankur Panwar | 10 September 1999 | Right-handed | |||
13 September 1991 | Right-handed |
Updated as on 25 February 2024