Jammu and Kashmir cricket team

See also: Sports in Jammu and Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir women's cricket team

The Jammu and Kashmir cricket team is a cricket team based in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, run by JKCA. It is in the Plate Group of the Ranji Trophy. Its main home ground is the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar, and it also plays at Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground in Jammu.

History

Jammu and Kashmir first took part in the Ranji Trophy in 1959-60.^[1] It has always been one of the weaker teams: up to the end of the 2015–16 season it had played 267 matches in the competition and won only 21 times.^[2]

In recent seasons Jammu and Kashmir has been more successful. In 2013–14, the team qualified for the knockout stage of the Ranji Trophy after a gap of more than 10 years. Placed in Group C, the state team, which last qualified for the knockout stage in 2001–02 season, notched up four outright wins in the league round to pip Goa by .001 points on net run rate for a berth in the quarterfinals.

Sunil Joshi is current coach for of team since 2014 as tasted early success under him by beating the Ranji giants Mumbai cricket team at Wankhede Stadium in the prelim rounds of Ranji Trophy in 2014–15.^[3]^[4]

Home grounds

Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar - Hosted 2 ODIs
Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu - Hosted one ODI
Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground, Jammu
Jammu & Kashmir International Cricket Stadium, Bajalta - Proposed

Famous players

Mithun Manhas He is a player in the Indian Premier League represented the Delhi Daredevils in the fourth season of IPL. In the seventh season of the Indian Premier League, he was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings .
Abid Nabi - once considered as one of the fastest bowler in India.
Jehangir Lone - Top Performer In JKCA Tournaments With a best Score of 182 & 25 centuries in T20’s Plus 150 Wickets^[5]

Current squad

All Rounder

Player name	Date of Birth	Designations	batting/balling type
Mithun Manhas	12/10/1979	Bcci player, India nationals u-19, ranjhi	Right-handed, offspin-orthodox
Shubham Khajuria	13/09/1995	Bcci player, India nationals u-19, ranjhi	right-handed, in swing-orthodox
Mustafa Raheel	12/06/2001	Bcci player, India nationals u-19, duleep	right-handed, fast-seam
Mohammed Zaid Wani	20/08/2000	Bcci player, India nationals u-19, ranjhi	right-handed, fast-medium
Mir Burhan	20/03/2001	Bcci player, India nationals, ranjhi	right-handed, leg spin-orthodox
Ian Dev Singh	03/07/1992	Bcci,IPL,SPW,India international,ranjhi	right-handed, fast-orthodox
Faheem Maqbool	02/12/1999	Bcci player, India nationals u-19	left-handed, fast-orthodox
Farman Baba	05/11/1999	Bcci player, India nationals u-19	right-handed, leg spin-orthodox
Jiyaad Magrey	29/10/1999	Bcci player, India nationals u-19,Ranjhi	left-handed, off spin-othodox
Zamin zahoor	12/12/2000	Bcci player, India nationals u-19	left-handed, offspin-orthodox
Raza ansari	03/04/2001	Bcci player, India nationals u-19	right-handed, fast-se

References

↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
↑ "J&K take historic win over Mumbai". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
↑ "Joshi replaces Bedi as J&K coach". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
↑ "Jehangir Lone Wants to be the Best – Kashmir Sports Watch". www.ksportswatch.com. Retrieved 2018-09-08.

External links

Jammu and Kashmir at CricketArchive
Cricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions
Current Jammu & Kashmir Ranji Trophy squad

Ranji Trophy
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Current teams	Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Baroda Bengal Bihar Chhattisgarh Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Hyderabad Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Mumbai Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Railways Rajasthan Saurashtra Services Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Vidarbha
Former teams	Army Central Provinces and Berar Eastern Punjab Northern India Northern Punjab Patiala Sindh Southern Punjab Travancore-Cochin Western India
Records	List of Ranji Trophy records Triple centuries Hat-tricks