Saurashtra cricket team

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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.

Saurashtra cricket team
Personnel
CaptainJaydev Unadkat
CoachNiraj Odedra
OwnerSaurashtra Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1950
Home groundNiranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
History
First-class debutCommonwealth XI
in 1950
at Rajkumar College Ground, Rajkot
Ranji Trophy wins2
Irani Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins2
Official websiteSCA

Competition history

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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]

Honours

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Home ground

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International players

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International players from Saurashtra cricket team include:

Robin Uthappa played two seasons for Saurashtra.

Players

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Current squad

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Players with international caps are listed.

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Arpit Vasavada (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 (age 35) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Cheteshwar Pujara (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Vishvaraj Jadeja (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Samarth Vyas (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Jay Gohil (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Kevin Jivrajani (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Tarang Gohel (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounder
Prerak Mankad (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Ravindra Jadeja (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 35) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Vice-captain
Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Wicket-keepers
Harvik Desai (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 25) Right-handed
Sheldon Jackson (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38) Right-handed
Snell Patel (1993-10-15) 15 October 1993 (age 30) Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Dharmendra Jadeja (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Parth Bhut (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Yuvraj Dodiya (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Yuvraj Chudasama (1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
Pranav Karia (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Chirag Jani (1989-11-09) 9 November 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Jaydev Unadkat (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast Captain
Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Aditya Jadeja (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Ankur Panwar (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Kushang Patel (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Updated as on 25 February 2024

Coaching staff

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  • Director of Cricket : n/a
  • Head coach:   Niraj Odedra
  • Assistant coach: n/a
  • 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

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  1. ^ The Ranji Trophy espncricinfo.com.
  2. ^ "Final, Rajkot, Mar 9 – Mar 13 2020, Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.