Pondicherry cricket team

Pondicherry cricket team
Personnel
CaptainNeyan Kangayan
CoachDishant Yagnik
OwnerCricket Association of Pondicherry
Team information
Founded2018
Home groundCricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground
History
First-class debutMeghalaya
in 2018
at Cricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry
Ranji Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websiteCAP

The Pondicherry cricket team (also Puducherry cricket team) is a cricket team that represents the union territory of Puducherry in Indian domestic competitions.[1] In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that would compete in domestic tournaments for the 2018–19 season, including the Ranji Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[2][3][4]

In August 2018, Abhishek Nayar, who previously played for Mumbai, decided to join the team.[5] In September 2018, they won their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Manipur by 8 wickets.[6][7] However, the next day, the BCCI revoked the team's allowance around players from outside the state the team is located in, after concerns were raised that no local cricketers had played in the match.[8] Eight players were found to be outside the BCCI's eligibility criteria.[9]

In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in third place in the Plate Group, with five wins and two defeats from their eight matches. The other two matches finished as no results.[10] Paras Dogra finished as the leading run-scorer, with 257 runs, and Fabid Ahmed was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with eleven dismissals.[11]

In November 2018, they played in their first match in the Ranji Trophy, against Meghalaya, in the 2018–19 tournament.[12] In their opening match in the tournament, Paras Dogra became the first batsman for Pondicherry to score a century in the Ranji Trophy.[13] The match was affected by rain and finished in a draw.[14] They finished the 2018–19 tournament third in the table, with four wins from their eight matches.[15]

In March 2019, Pondicherry finished seventh in Group E of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with one win from their seven matches.[16] Paras Dogra was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 255 runs, and Parandaman Thamaraikannan was the leading wicket-taker, with seven dismissals.[17]

Famous Players

India Capped players from other states who played for Pondicherry, along with year:

Squad

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Neyan Kangayan17 May 2003Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCaptain
Paras Rathnaparkhe7 May 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Anand Bais18 July 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break
Mohit Kale27 November 1996Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Jashwanth Shreeram17 November 2004Right-handed
Vikneshwaran Marimuthu30 August 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
Parameeswaran Sivaraman21 February 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
Vedant Bhardwaj26 September 1998Right-handed
Aditya Garhwal15 April 1996Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
Aman Hakim Khan23 November 1996Right-handedRight-arm mediumPlays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Jayant Yadav22 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm off breakPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Puneet Datey10 September 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium
Pugazhendi Akash28 November 2003Left-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Ajay Rohera4 June 1997Right-handed
Siddhant Addhatrao17 April 1992Right-handed
Bhanu Anand4 November 1998Right-handed
Spin bowlers
Sagar Udeshi14 October 1986Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Sidak Singh17 May 1999Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
Gaurav Yadav31 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium
Parth Vaghani30 November 1994Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Abin Mathew5 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
Adil Ayub Tunda10 July 2002Right-handedRight-arm medium
Vijai Raja11 January 1999Left-handedLeft-arm medium

Updated as on 1 February 2026

Coaching staff

Famous players

References

  1. ↑ "A Well-Deserved Opportunity For Northeastern States, Bihar, Puducherry". Outlook India. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "BCCI to host over 2000 matches in the upcoming 2018–19 domestic season". BCCI. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Abhishek Nayar moves to Pondicherry in search of special 100". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bihar make winning return to domestic cricket". Times of India. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Plate, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Vadodara, Sep 19 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "BCCI revokes eligibility 'allowance' to Puducherry". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "BCCI cancels registration of 8 Puducherry players for flouting eligibility criteria". Cricket Country. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Puducherry: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Historic moment awaits Nayar as Puducherry makes Ranji Trophy debut". Sport Star Live. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Ranji Highlights: Jadeja shines, Yusuf tumbles on 99". CricBuzz. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ranji Trophy Round-up: Sheldon Jackson, Ravindra Jadeja star in Saurashtra's win, Puducherry get three points". The Indian Express. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  15. ↑ "Ranji Trophy Table – 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  16. ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Puducherry: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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