Chhattisgarh cricket team

Chhattisgarh cricket team
Personnel
Captain Mohammad Kaif
Coach Sulakshan Kulkarni
Owner Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh
Team information
Founded 2016
Home ground Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium
Capacity 65,000
History
Ranji Trophy wins 0
Irani Trophy wins 0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins 0
Official website: BCCI

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 from the 2016–17 season.[2] The team is managed by 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]

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:

Current squad

The following 30 players were picked in the probable squad for the domestic season:[10][11]

Captain & Middle Order Batsmen
Opening Batsmen
Middle Order Batsmen
Wicket-keepers
All-rounders
Bowlers

Coaching staff

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.

Template:Gandhi stadium || Ambikapur

References

  1. ↑ Chhattisgarh Teams
  2. ↑ "Kaif to lead debutants Chhattisgarh in 2016-17 season". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ranji Trophy Group C: Chhattisgarh vs Tripura". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chhattisgarh script historic win on debut". ESPN Cricinfo. 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"
  10. ↑
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ SULAKSHAN KULKARNI IS HEAD COACH OF C’GARH CRICKET TEAM : CSCS
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