Uttarakhand cricket team

The Uttarakhand cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Uttarakhand in Indian domestic competitions.[1]

Uttarakhand cricket team
Personnel
CaptainTanmay Srivastava
CoachWasim Jaffer
OwnerCricket Association of Uttarakhand
Team information
Founded2018
Home groundRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Capacity25,000
Official websiteBCCI

Background

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, the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[2][3][4] Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Gursharan Singh was appointed as the team's coach.[5] In June 2020, Wasim Jaffer was named as the head coach of Uttarakhand for the 2020-21 domestic cricket season.[6]

Performance
Ranji Trophy
(First-class)
Season Group Matches Wins Losses Draws No Result Performance
2018–19 Plate Group 9 6 1 2 0 Quarter-finals
2019–20 Group C 9 0 7 2 0 Group Stage
Total 18 6 8 4 0 –
Vijay Hazare Trophy
(List A)
Season Group Matches Wins Losses Ties No Result Performance
2018–19 Plate Group 8 7 1 0 0 Group Stage
2019–20 Plate Group 9 5 1 0 3 Group Stage
Total 17 12 2 0 3 –
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
(T20)
Season Group Matches Wins Losses Ties No Result Performance
2018–19 Group E 7 4 2 0 1 Group Stage
2019–20 Group A 6 2 4 0 0 Group Stage
Total 13 6 6 0 1 –

In September 2018, they lost their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, to Bihar, by 5 wickets.[7][8] In the Plate Group fixture between Uttarakhand and Sikkim, Karn Kaushal made the first double-century in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring 202 runs.[9]

In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in second place in the Plate Group, with seven wins and one loss from their eight matches.[10] Karn Kaushal finished as the leading run-scorer, with 489 runs, and Deepak Dhapola was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with eleven dismissals.[11]

In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they beat Bihar by ten wickets.[12][13] They went on to win the Plate Group and advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament.[14][15] However, in their quarter-final match they lost to Vidarbha by an innings and 115 runs to be knocked out of the tournament.[16]

In March 2019, Uttarakhand finished third in Group E of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with four wins from their seven matches.[17] Karn Kaushal was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 176 runs, and Sunny Rana was the leading wicket-taker, with nine dismissals.[18]

Current squad
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Tanmay Srivastava (1989-11-07) 7 November 1989Left-handedRight-arm mediumFirst Class and T20 captain
Unmukt Chand (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993Right-handedRight-arm off breakList A captain
Karn Kaushal (1991-08-25) 25 August 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break
Avneesh Sudha (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001Right-handedRight-arm off break
Vijay Jethi (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994Right-handed
Harshit Bisht (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999Right-handed
Arya Sethi (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001Right-handed
Tanush Gusain (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001Right-handed
All-rounders
Dikshanshu Negi (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium
Vaibhav Panwar (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Saurabh Rawat (1997-12-21) 21 December 1997Right-handed
Spin bowlers
Rahil Shah (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Mayank Mishra (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Himanshu Bisht (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Ashish Chaudhary (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
Pradeep Chamoli (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast
Sunny Rana (1987-12-25) 25 December 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Dhanraj Sharma (1987-07-20) 20 July 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Akash Mandwaal (1993-11-25) 25 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Aditya Sethi (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Agrim Tiwari (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium

See also

References
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  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. "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. "Wasim Jaffer named Uttarakhand head coach". EspnCricinfo. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19, Plate Group wrap: Wins for Meghalaya, Manipur and Bihar". Cricket Country. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. "Plate Group, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Anand, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. "Karna Veer Kaushal hits first Vijay Hazare double-century". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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  12. "Ranji Highlights: Mumbai, UP assert dominance; Mudhasir picks four in four balls". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  13. "Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  14. "Ranji Trophy 2018-19, Round 9, Plate, Day 3: Unbeaten Uttarakhand qualify for knockouts". Cricket Country. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  15. "Uttarakhand's rise from Big-Bang chaos to the Ranji quarterfinals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  16. "Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha rout Uttarakhand to reach semifinals". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  17. "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  18. "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 - Uttarakhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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