Uttar Pradesh cricket team

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 Ranji Trophy and won the tournament in 2005-06. They have won the Ranji Trophy only once and have been runners-up on five occasions. Young talents such as Suresh Raina, Mohammad Kaif, Piyush Chawla, R. P. Singh, Praveen Kumar and Sudeep Tyagi have passed through Uttar Pradesh and gone on to represent India.

Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team
उत्तर प्रदेश क्रिकेट टीम
Personnel
CaptainAnkit Rajpoot & Samarth Singh
CoachRizwan Shamshad
OwnerUttar Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Colours     Blue      White
Founded1934
Home ground
History
Ranji Trophy wins1
Irani Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins1
Official websiteUPCA

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".[1]

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 Abdul 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.[2]

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.

Best performances in Ranji Trophy (in final)
YearPosition
2008-09Runner-up
2007-08Winner
2005-06Winner
1997-98Runner-up
1977-78Winner
1939-40Runner-up

Famous players
Main article: List of Uttar Pradesh cricketers

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 :

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Rinku Singh (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997Left-handedRight-arm off breakPlays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Akshdeep Nath (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastPlayed for India Green in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy
Aryan Juyal (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001Right-handed
Samarth Singh (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991Right-handedRight-arm off breakList A and Twenty20 Captain
Mohammad Saif (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Almas Shaukat (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995Left-handed
Priyam Garg (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000Right-handedRight-arm mediumPlays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Played for India Green in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy
Played for India C in 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy
Madhav Kaushik (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break
Umang Sharma (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989Right-handedRight-arm off break
Shubham Chaubey (1995-10-15) 15 October 1995Right-handedRight-arm off break
Abhishek Goswami (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
Sameer Choudhary (1999-12-19) 19 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break
Hardeep Singh (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Upendra Yadav (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996Right-handed
Spin bowlers
Saurabh Kumar (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxPlayed for India Blue in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy
Ankit Chaudhary (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Shanu Saini (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Kuldeep Yadav (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm chinamanPlays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Pace bowlers
Ankit Rajpoot (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastFirst Class Captain
Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Played for Rest of India in 2018-19 Irani Cup
Played for India Green in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy
Mohsin Khan (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fastPlays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Shivam Mavi (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumPlays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Yash Dayal (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Mohit Jangra (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastPlays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL

Coaching staff
  • Head Coach: Manoj Prabhakar[3]
  • Assistant Coach: Rohit Prakash
  • Trainer: n/a
  • Physio: n/a
  • Manager: Javed Anwar

See also

References
  1. Ranji Trophy - Historical Note, from Cricinfo.
  2. Cricinfo - Records - Ranji Trophy Super League, 2007/08 - Most runs
  3. "Manoj Prabhakar to coach UP Ranji team". Cricbuzz. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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