The Baroda cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Baroda. The home ground of the team is the Moti Bagh Stadium on the palace grounds.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Krunal Pandya |
| Coach | Jacob Martin |
| Owner | Baroda Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Home ground | Moti Bagh Stadium |
| Capacity | 18,000 |
| History | |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 5 |
| Irani Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 2 |
| Official website | BCA |
The team is run by the Baroda Cricket Association. It has been one of the most successful teams in the Ranji Trophy in the new millennium. Although there are very few notable cricket players in history that have played for this team based in Gujarat, it has begun producing some of the most talented cricketers in India and is particularly noted for its fast bowlers.
Baroda were runners-up in the 2005/06 Ranji Trophy. It is one of three Gujarat Teams, the others being the Saurashtra cricket team and Gujarat cricket team
Competition history
Baroda has only emerged as a strong team in recent years. It won its first Ranji Trophy in 43 years in 2000–01, but failed to defend the title, coming runner-up in the next year. This means it has had only one Irani Trophy appearance, in which it failed to defeat a strong Rest of India team which contained the likes of VVS Laxman (13 & 148), Dinesh Mongia (125 & 90*), Debashish Mohanty, Sarandeep Singh and Akash Chopra. See Scorecard. It was considered a strong team in the 1940s and 1950s, winning 4 times and coming runner-up twice. Vijay Hazare , Irfan Pathan , Yusuf Pathan , Hardik Pandya are amongst the most prominent cricketers to emerge from Baroda. They have performed exceedingly well at the international level for India.
Best performances in Ranji Trophy
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Runner-up |
| 2001–02 | Runner-up |
| 2000–01 | Winner |
| 1957–58 | Winner |
| 1949–50 | Winner |
| 1948–49 | Runner-up |
| 1946–47 | Winner |
| 1945–46 | Runner-up |
| 1942–43 | Winner |
Home grounds
- Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara – Hosted three ODIs. Capacity 18,000.
- Reliance Stadium, Vadodara – hosted 10 ODIs
- Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation Ground
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Kedar Devdhar | 14 December 1989 | Right-handed | Vice-captain | |
| Vishnu Solanki | 15 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Abhimanyusingh Rajput | 9 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Deepak Hooda | 19 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL |
| Aditya Waghmode | 8 November 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Bhanu Pania | 4 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Krunal Pandya | 24 March 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL |
| Kartik Kakade | 25 July 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Swapnil Singh | 22 January 1991 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pradeep Yadav | 6 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Hardik Pandya | 11 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Viraj Bhosale | 4 April 1992 | Right-handed | ||
| Smit Patel | 16 May 1993 | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Ninad Rathva | 10 March 1999 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Bhargav Bhatt | 13 May 1990 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Chintal Gandhi | 25 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Atit Sheth | 3 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Lukman Meriwala | 11 December 1991 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL |
| Babashafi Pathan | 19 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Soyeb Sopariya | 10 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Dhruv Patel | 12 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Coaching staff
- Head Coach – Jacob Martin[1]
- Assistant Coach – Himanshu Jadhav
- Physio – Sumit Roy
- Trainers – Rakesh Gohil
Famous players
References
- ^ "Jacob Martin, former India player with criminal record, named Baroda Ranji coach". India Today. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ Baroda Cricket Hall of Fame Archived 5 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine