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.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Mandeep Singh |
| Coach | Munish Bali |
| Owner | Punjab Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Home ground | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Mullanpur International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Mohali Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar |
| Capacity | 28,000 |
| History | |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 1 |
| Irani Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | PCA |
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
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Runner-up |
| 1994–95 | Runner-up |
| 1992–93 | Winner |
| 1938–39 | Runner-up |
Home ground
The Punjab cricket team are based and play their home matches at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali 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:-
- Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali – it is a regular Test venue of BCCI, and also the home of IPL team Kings XI Punjab
- Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar – hosted 2 ODI matches
- Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar – hosted a Test and 3 ODI
- Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala – oldest ground in Punjab
- Mullanpur International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur – proposed in 2010
- Shaheed Udham Singh Stadium, Amritsar – proposed in 2011
- Bathinda International Cricket Stadium, Bathinda – proposed and under-construction since 2007
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Mandeep Singh | 18 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain Plays For Punjab Kings in IPL | ||
| Anmolpreet Singh | 28 March 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays For Mumbai Indians in IPL | ||
| Sharad Lumba | 10 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Shubman Gill | 8 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays For Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL | ||
| Abhijeet Garg | 26 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Gurkeerat Singh | 29 June 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain Plays For Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL | ||
| Sanvir Singh | 12 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Abhishek Sharma | 4 September 2000 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays For Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL | ||
| Ramandeep Singh | 12 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Anmol Malhotra | 29 November 1995 | Right-handed | ||||
| Prabhsimran Singh | 10 August 2000 | Right-handed | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL | |||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Mayank Markande | 11 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays For Rajasthan Royals in IPL | ||
| Harpreet Brar | 16 September 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays For Punjab Kings in IPL | ||
| Vinay Choudhary | 4 September 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Karan Kaila | 8 September 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Siddarth Kaul | 19 May 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL | ||
| Sandeep Sharma | 18 May 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL | ||
| Arshdeep Singh | 15 February 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Plays For Punjab Kings in IPL | ||
| Baltej Singh | 4 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Barinder Sran | 10 December 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |||
| Abhinav Sharma | 25 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
Notable players
Players from Punjab who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- Mohammad Jahangir Khan (1932)
- Lall Singh (1932)
- Mohammad Nissar (1932)
- Syed Nazir Ali (1932)
- Syed Wazir Ali (1932)
- Lala Amarnath (1933)
- Dilawar Hussain (1934)
- Yadavindra Singh (Maharaja of Patiala) (1934)
- Baqa Jilani (1936)
- Abdul Hafeez Kardar (1946)
- Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of Pataudi) (1946)
- Amir Elahi (1947)
- Kanwar Rai Singh (1948)
- Vijay Rajindernath (1952)
- Vijay Mehra (1955)
- Bishan Singh Bedi (1966)
- Mohinder Amarnath (1969)
- Surinder Amarnath (1976)
- Yashpal Sharma (1979)
- Yograj Singh (1981)
- Navjot Singh Sidhu (1983)
- Gursharan Singh (1990)
- Aashish Kapoor (1994)
- Vikram Rathour (1996)
- Harbhajan Singh (1998)
- Harvinder Singh (1998)
- Sarandeep Singh (2000)
- Yuvraj Singh (2003)
- Vikram Raj Vir Singh (2006)
- Shubman Gill (2020)
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