Services cricket team

The Services cricket team plays in the Ranji Trophy, the main domestic first-class cricket competition in India. Under the auspices of the Services Cricket Association they represent the Indian armed services.

Their home ground is the Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi.

Records

They first played in the Ranji Trophy in 1949-50. They played in the North Zone of the competition until 2001-02, and have played in the Plate Group and other lower-ranked groups since 2002-03, except for one season in the Elite Group in 2005-06.

Up to the end of the 2017-18 Services had played 330 first-class matches, with 84 wins, 113 losses, and 133 draws. 32 of their victories have been over Jammu and Kashmir.[1]

Their highest first-class score is 250 not out by Yashpal Singh against Tripura in 2012-13.[2] The best bowling figures are 8 for 37 by Gokul Inder Dev against Jammu and Kashmir in 1968-69.[3]

Services Squad for 2018-19 Domestic Season

1. Mumtaz Qadir 2. Nakul Sharma 3. Amit Pachhara 4. Rajat Paliwal 5. Diwesh Pathania 6. Gahlaut Rahul Singh 7. Aviraj Patil 8. Hardik Rajeev Sethi 9. Arjun Sharma 10. Soumya Swain 11. Nitin Tanwer 12. Trivendra Kumar 13. Nakul Harpal Verma 14. Samsher Yadav 15. Mohit Ahlawat 16. Shadab Nazar 17. Ravi Chauhan 18. Sachin Shinde 19. Sumit Singh 20. Abhishek Tiwary 21. Pyrachand Sharma 22. Varun Choudhary 23. R K Singh

References

  1. "Playing Record (1949/50-2017/18)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. "Most Runs in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. "Most Wickets in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.


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