Puducherry cricket team

Puducherry cricket team
Personnel
Captain D Rohit
Owner Cricket Association of Puducherry

The Puducherry cricket team is a cricket team representing the state 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]

Squad

The following players were selected for the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy:[12]

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. 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. 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. ↑ "Puducherry Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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