Rajasthan cricket team

Rajasthan cricket team
राजस्थान क्रिकेट संघ
Personnel
CaptainMahipal Lomror (FC)
Manav Suthar (LA & T20)
CoachAnshu Jain
OwnerRajasthan Cricket Association
Team information
Colors  Sky Blue   Navy Blue
Founded1928
Home groundSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Capacity30,000
History
First-class debutVs Vidarbha,
KL Saini Ground, Jaipur, 1999
List A debutVs Uttar Pradesh,
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 2004
Twenty20 debutVs Uttar Pradesh,
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 2007
Ranji Trophy wins2
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websiteRajasthan Cricket Association

LA/T20 Kit

The Rajasthan cricket team is a cricket team which represents the Indian state of Rajasthan. The team won the Ranji Trophy in the 2010–11 and 2011-12 seasons, having finished runners-up eight times between 1960–61 and 1973-74. It is currently in the Ranji Trophy Elite group. It is run by the Rajasthan Cricket Association and is popularly known as "Team Rajasthan".

History

Rajputana Cricket Association

Rajputana's first recorded match came in the 1928/29 Delhi Tournament against Aligarh,[1] with the Rajputana Cricket Association being formed shortly thereafter in 1931 at Ajmer.[2][n 1] Rajputana's inaugural appearance in first-class cricket came in November 1933 against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club at Mayo College Ground in Ajmer, which resulted in a heavy innings defeat.[3] The team entered the Ranji Trophy for the first time in the 1935/36 season, playing their first match in the competition against Central India, losing by a heavy margin.[2][3] The team played in the following seasons Ranji Trophy, again losing to Central India, but this time by the reduced margin of just two wickets.[3] Rajputana gained their first win in first-class cricket against Lionel Tennyson's touring eleven, with victory by two wickets in 1937.[2] The team lost their only match against Southern Punjab in the 1938/39 Ranji Trophy, however the following season they recorded their first Ranji Trophy victory against Delhi, winning by 7 wickets.[4] However they lost their following match against Southern Punjab by the margin of an innings and 190 runs. With the onset of World War II, cricket in India was somewhat disrupted, but first-class cricket continued to function.

Grounds

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Popularly known as SMS Stadium, Rajasthan play the majority of their home matches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The stadium is owned by the Government of Rajasthan and operated by RCA, having a seating capacity of about 30,000 spectators. It was built during the reign of Sawai Man Singh II, The ends are called the City End and the Pavilion End.

KL Saini Ground, Jaipur

Mansarovar Ground or Jaipur District Cricket Association Ground or KL Saini Ground is situated in Mansarovar area of Jaipur, Rajasthan It is the secondary home ground of the Rajasthan cricket team. It has a capacity of 5,000 people and was opened in 1990.

International Cricket Stadium, Kota

Jay Kaylon Ground is a cricket ground in Kota, Rajasthan. The ground as established in 1974 with name of Municipal Stadium. The ground regularly hosts Ranji matches for Rajasthan cricket team. Till date the ground has hosted six first-class matches and a List A match between Wills XI and Uttar Pradesh cricket team.

Mayo College Ground, Ajmer

Mayo College Ground is a sports venue located in the campus of Mayo College in Ajmer, Rajasthan. It is a sports facilities for students and staff consisting of playing fields for football, hockey and a cricket ground with a view of the Aravali Hills and a beautiful old red sandstone pavilion called Bikaner Pavilion. It is one of the oldest grounds and one of the first venues in which Rajasthan cricket team ever played a recorded match at home. It has hosted 19 FC games but doesn't host any professional games anymore.

Honours

Year Final Result Most Runs Most Wickets
Ranji Trophy
1960–61 Runners-up Kishan Rungta (282) Salim Durani (35)
1961–62 Runners-up Hanumant Singh (487) Gundibail Sunderam (20)
1962–63 Runners-up Vijay Manjrekar (520) Subhash Gupte (29)
1963–64 Runners-up Hanumant Singh (554) Gundibail Sunderam (21)
1965–66 Runners-up Kishan Rungta (410) C. G. Joshi (26)
1966–67 Runners-up Hanumant Singh (869) C. G. Joshi (24)
1969–70 Runners-up Suryaveer Singh (372) Kailash Gattani (41)
1973–74 Runners-up Parthasarathy Sharma (398) Kailash Gattani (22)
2010–11 Champions Hrishikesh Kanitkar (744) Pankaj Singh (43)
2011–12 Champions Robin Bist (1034) Pankaj Singh (34)
Vijay Hazare Trophy
2006-07 Runners-up Rohit Sharma (296) Afroz Khan (12)
2023-24 Runners-up Mahipal Lomror (301) Aniket Choudhary (22)
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
2017-18 Runners-up Ankit Lamba (335) Deepak Chahar (19)

Famous players

Players who have represented India & RCA
Player Formats Debut
Vinoo Mankad Test 1946
Salim Durani Test 1960
Hanumant Singh Test 1964
Parthasarathy Sharma Test/ODI 1974
Ajay Jadeja Test/ODI 1992
Pravin Amre Test/ODI 1992
Hrishikesh Kanitkar Test/ODI 1997
Gagan Khoda ODI 1998
Hemang Badani Test/ODI 2000
Aakash Chopra Test 2003
Pankaj Singh Test/ODI 2014
Deepak Chahar ODI/T20I 2018
Khaleel Ahmed ODI/T20I 2018
Rahul Chahar ODI/T20I 2019
Deepak Hooda ODI/T20I 2022
Ravi Bishnoi ODI/T20I 2022
Manav Suthar Test 2026
Ashok Sharma T20I 2026

Foreign international players who briefly played for Rajasthan, along with season

Current squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Format Notes
Batters
Deepak Hooda19 April 1995Right-handedRight-arm off breakFirst-class, List A, & T20
Mahipal Lomror16 November 1999Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxFirst-class, List A, & T20First-class Captain
Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Karan Lamba28 November 2004Right-handedRight-arm leg breakList A & T20
Salman Khan26 December 1998Right-handedRight-arm off breakFirst-class
Ramnivas Golada23 October 1994Right-handedRight-arm mediumFirst-class, List A, & T20
Abhijeet Tomar14 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm off breakFirst-class
Sachin Yadav14 October 2004Left-handedRight-arm mediumFirst-class
Shubham Garhwal14 May 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxFirst-class & T20
Aditya Rathore14 May 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxList A
Wicket-keepers
Mukul Choudhary6 August 2004Right-handedFirst-class, List A, & T20Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Kunal Rathore9 October 2002Left-handedFirst-class & T20
Kartik Sharma26 April 2006Right-handedFirst-class & T20Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Manender Singh2 January 1996Right-handedList A
Samarpit Joshi19 September 1999Right-handedList A
Bharat Sharma9 August 1999Right-handedT20
Spinners
Kukna Ajay Singh13 December 1996Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxFirst-class & List A, & T20
Manav Suthar3 August 2002Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxFirst-class, List A, & T20List A & Twenty20 Captain
Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Rahul Chahar4 August 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg breakFirst-class & T20Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Fast Bowlers
Ashok Sharma17 June 2002Right-handedRight-arm mediumFirst-class, List A, & T20Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Aniket Choudhary28 January 1990Right-handedLeft-arm mediumFirst-class & List A
Khaleel Ahmed5 December 1997Right-handedLeft-arm mediumFirst-class & List APlays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Akash Singh26 April 2002Right-handedLeft-arm mediumFirst-class, List A, & T20Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Sahil Dhiwan3 July 1997Right-handedRight-arm mediumFirst-class & T20
Kamlesh Nagarkoti28 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm mediumT20

Updated as on 1 February 2026

Captains

Notable Captains
Captain Period
Walter Bradshaw 1935-40
Bhagwat Singh of Mewar 1946-57
Vinoo Mankad 1957-60
Kishan Rungta 1961-62
Raj Singh Dungarpur 1962-66
Hanumant Singh 1966-76
Kailash Gattani 1977-79
Parthasarathy Sharma 1979-85
Sanajay Vyas 1985-89
Rajiv Rathore 1991-96
Pravin Amre 1993-97
Gagan Khoda 1996-04
P. Krishnakumar 2001-05
Ajay Jadeja 2005-07
Venugopal Rao 2008-09
Aakash Chopra 2010-12
Hrishikesh Kanitkar 2010-13
Ashok Menaria 2013-23
Pankaj Singh 2014-17
Deepak Hooda 2023-24
Mahipal Lomror 2025–present

Records

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Notes

  1. ↑ What is today the modern state of Rajasthan was then a part of the British Raj and was known as Rajputana.

References

  1. ↑ "Other Matches played by Rajputana". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "RCA History". Rajasthan Cricket Association. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "First-Class Matches played by Rajputana". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Delhi v Rajputana, 1939/40 Ranji Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

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