Uttar Pradesh cricket team

Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team
उत्तर प्रदेश क्रिकेट टीम
Ekana Cricket Stadium
Personnel
CaptainKaran Sharma (FC)
Rinku Singh (LA)
Aryan Juyal (T20)
CoachVijay Dahiya
OwnerUttar Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Colours  Blue   White
Founded1903
Home groundGreen Park Stadium, Kanpur
Capacity32,000
Secondary home ground(s)Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow,
Varanasi Cricket Stadium, Varanasi,
Saifai International Cricket Stadium, Saifai
Secondary ground capacity50,000,
30,000,
43,000
History
First-class debutDelhi
in 1934
at Sadar Bazar Stadium, Agra
Ranji Trophy wins1
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins1
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins1
Irani Cup wins0
Nissar Trophy wins1
Official websiteUPCA

The Uttar Pradesh cricket team, formerly United Provinces Cricket Team, is a domestic cricket team which is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, run by the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association. The team competes in the first-class cricket tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They have won the Ranji Trophy in 2005–06 and have been runners-up on five occasions. Cricketers such as Suresh Raina, Mohammad Kaif, Piyush Chawla, Rudra Pratap Singh, Praveen Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav have passed through Uttar Pradesh and gone on to represent India.

Competition history

The team was formed in 1934 under the name of "United Provinces". The team's best performance in the Ranji Trophy in their early years came in 1939–40 when they finished as runners-up. In the 1950–51 season, the team's name was changed to "Uttar Pradesh".A stellar role was played for standard upgrade by the team captain Ashwani Chaturvedi during 1958 to 1965 .

Uttar Pradesh have not been strong in the Ranji Trophy cricket for any prolonged period in their history. Their only victory in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group was in the 2005–06 season. The Ranji Trophy win was one of the most spectacular comebacks in cricketing history, since at one point of time in the season Uttar Pradesh were on the brink of relegation.

They have finished runner-up twice before, once in 1997–98 against a strong Karnataka side, and once in 1977–78 against the same team under the captaincy of Mohammad Shahid and team manager was Karim Chishti, former captain Uttar Pradesh. They finished runners-up in the 2007–08 season, reprising a performance, similar to the one witnessed in the 2005–06 season, when they came back from the brink of relegation to win the championship. This time though, they lost to Delhi in the final.

This season's stellar performers were Mohammad Kaif, their captain who finished as the season's 3rd highest run-getter, medium pacer Sudeep Tyagi, season's 2nd highest wicket taker and Praveen Kumar who took 8 wickets in the Ranji Trophy final.

Their best performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy came in 2004–05 when they were joint-winners with Tamil Nadu. In 2006 they won the Nissar Trophy, defeating Sialkot cricket team in Dharmasala. Their only appearance in the Irani Trophy came in the 2006–07 season in which they lost to the Rest of India team.

Honours

United Provinces

Uttar Pradesh

Notable players

Players from Uttar Pradesh who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Players from Uttar Pradesh who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut :

Players from Uttar Pradesh who have played T20I but not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut :

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Abhishek Goswami6 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
Priyam Garg30 November 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
Rinku Singh12 October 1997Left-handedRight-arm off breakList A Captain
Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Madhav Kaushik3 January 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break
Sameer Rizvi6 December 2003Right-handedRight-arm off breakPlays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Aaradhya Yadav3 June 2004Right-handed
Siddarth Yadav13 August 2003Left-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounder
Karan Sharma31 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm off breakFirst-class Captain
Wicket-keepers
Aryan Juyal11 November 2001Right-handedTwenty20 Captain
Dhruv Jurel21 January 2001Right-handedPlays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Spin bowlers
Prashant Veer24 November 2005Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxPlays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Vipraj Nigam28 July 2004Right-handedRight-arm leg breakPlays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Shivam Sharma14 November 1995Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Zeeshan Ansari16 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg breakPlays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Kartik Yadav1 November 2006Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Kuldeep Yadav14 December 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm unorthodoxPlays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Pace bowlers
Shivam Mavi26 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm mediumPlays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Kunal Tyagi15 August 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
Kartik Tyagi8 November 2000Right-handedRight-arm fastPlays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Aaqib Khan25 December 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
Karan Chaudhary27 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
Bhuvneshwar Kumar5 February 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumPlays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL
Vaibhav Chaudhary17 October 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sunil Kumar15 September 1997Left-handedLeft-arm medium

Updated as on 1 February 2026

Coaching staff

  • Head coach: Vijay Dahiya[1]
  • Assistant coach: Vikramjeet Malik
  • Trainer: Rashid Zirak
  • Physio: Zeeshan Rais
  • Manager:Dipannakar Malviya
  • Video analyst : Subbarao
  • Fielding Coach : Musi Raza

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vijay Dahiya replaces Gyanendra Pandey as Uttar Pradesh coach". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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