Chhattisgarh cricket team

Chhattisgarh cricket team
Personnel
CaptainAmandeep Khare
CoachAniruddh Singh
OwnerChhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh
Team information
Founded2016
Home groundShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium
Capacity49,000
History
First-class debutTripura
in 2016
at JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi
Ranji Trophy wins0
Irani Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Official websiteBCCI

Chhattisgarh cricket team is a cricket team from the state of Chhattisgarh, India.[1]

Chhattisgarh began playing in Indian domestic tournaments, including the Ranji Trophy, starting in the 2016–17 season.[2] The team is managed by the Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh, which was granted the full-member status by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in February 2016. The team made its first-class cricket debut in Group C of the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy against Tripura on 6 October 2016.[3] They won the match by nine wickets.[4] The 49,000-capacity SVNS International Cricket Stadium is the main venue for the team.

History

In 2013/14, Chhattisgarh Under-16 and Under-25 teams finished at the bottom of their respective groups in the Vijay Merchant Trophy's zonal league and CK Nayudu Trophy's plate league, respectively. Their Under-19 team, however, finished third in their group in the Cooch Behar Trophy plate league and missed qualifying for the semi-finals of the lower tier by a whisker.[5]

According to the BCCI regulations, an associate member can be promoted as a full member if the said member is an Associate Member for a continuous period of five cricketing seasons, and such a member satisfies the board that the game in its jurisdiction has reached a standard justifying its participation in the national tournament of Ranji Trophy.[6]

Chhattisgarh gained associate member status in 2008, and was given full membership in February 2016. This meant that Chhattisgarh would participate in the domestic tournaments (Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) from the 2016–17 season. Chhattisgarh will play in the Group C of the Ranji Trophy, taking the number of teams in the group to 10. CSCS secretary Rajesh Dave expects Ashutosh Singh, Harpreet Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Jatin Saxena (all Madhya Pradesh), Abhimanyu Chauhan, Sahil Gupta (both Baroda) and Bhima Rao (Railways) to play for the new Chhattisgarh team, along with India under-19 cricketer Amandeep Khare.[7]

In July 2016, former Mumbai and Vidarbha coach Sulakshan Kulkarni was named as head coach of team. He will remain with the team for three seasons starting from 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.[8] Mohammad Kaif has been appointed as the first captain.[9]

Notable cricketers

Notable cricketers from the state:

Mohammad Kaif who is originally from Uttar Pradesh played 2 seasons for Chhattisgarh (2016-18)

Squad

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Amandeep Khare5 August 1997Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
Aayush Pandey19 September 2003Left-handedRight-arm off break
Sanjeet Desai12 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Anuj Tiwary28 November 1996Left-handedRight-arm off break
Ashutosh Singh5 January 1994Right-handedRight-arm off break
Prateek Yadav16 February 1999Left-handed
All-rounder
Vikalp Tiwari24 September 2009Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
Shashank Singh21 November 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastPlays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Gagandeep Singh11 September 1997Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Mayank Verma22 October 2003Right-handed
Shashank Chandrakar13 May 1994Right-handed
Spin bowlers
Ajay Mandal15 February 1996Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxVice-captain
Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Aditya Sarwate10 December 1989Right-handedSlow left arm orthodox
Shubham Agarwal21 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Mohit Raut20 January 1998Right-handedSlow left arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
Ravi Kiran16 March 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Sourabh Majumdar4 February 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
Dev Aditya Singh6 November 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
Vashudev Bareth10 March 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Ashish Chouhan3 December 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Harsh Yadav18 November 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium

Updated as on 1 February 2026

Coaching staff

  • Head coach: Hitesh Goswami
  • Trainer: Swadesh Nagare
  • Physio: Kishore Nakhale
  • video analyst: Yogesh Verma

Home grounds

Chhattisgarh play the majority of their home matches at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium.

Other grounds

There are 10 ground in the state that can host first-class games.

References

  1. ↑ Chhattisgarh Teams
  2. ↑ "Kaif to lead debutants Chhattisgarh in 2016-17 season". ESPNcricinfo. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ranji Trophy Group C: Chhattisgarh vs Tripura". ESPNcricinfo. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chhattisgarh script historic win on debut". ESPNcricinfo. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ↑ full member of the BCCI
  6. ↑ Chhattisgarh cricketers feel orphaned by BCCI
  7. ↑ Laha, Somshuvra. "BCCI membership wait over, Chhattisgarh can't wait to host Ranji Trophy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Sulakshan Kulkarni appointed Chhattisgarh coach for three seasons
  9. ↑ "Kaif to lead debutants Chhattisgarh in 2016-17 season"
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