Goa cricket team

Goa cricket team

Captain:	Swapnil Asnodkar
Coach:	Hrishikesh Kanitkar
Owner:	Goa Cricket Association
Founded:	1950
Home ground:	Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium, Margao
Capacity:	5,000
Ranji Trophy wins:	0
Irani Trophy wins:	0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins:	0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins:	0

The Goa cricket team, based in Goa, India, has competed in the Ranji Trophy since the 1985-86 season.

Playing history

Goa lost all five matches in their first season,^[1] and did not win until 1996-97, in their 56th match, when they defeated Karnataka by an innings.^[2]

As of early January 2016, Goa had played 168 times in the Ranji Trophy for 18 wins, 77 losses and 73 draws.^[3]

Venues

Goa's home grounds are the Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium, Margao, and the Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim.

International Venues

Name	City	State	First used	Last used	F/C	LA	T20	Notes
Fatorda Stadium	Margao	Goa	1989	2010	1	10	0	Hosted nine ODIs.

Domestic Venues

Name	City	State	First used	Last used	F/C	LA
Arlem Breweries Ground	Margao	Goa	1986	2005	12	9
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium	Margao	Goa	1968	2013	21	14
Bhausaheb Bandodkar Ground	Panaji	Goa	1986	2006	26	16
Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground	Porvorim	Goa	2010	2015	15	5
Railway Stadium (Vasco da Gama)	Vasco da Gama	Goa	1985	1985	1	0

Current squad

Main article: List of Goa cricketers

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style
Captain
	Sagun Kamat	(1983-05-11) 11 May 1983	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
Batsmen
	Swapnil Asnodkar	(1984-03-29) 29 March 1984	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
	Suraj Dongre	(1989-12-27) 27 December 1989	Left-handed	Left-arm off break
	Rohit Asnodkar	(1986-12-05) 5 December 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
	Rohan Belekar	(1987-10-28) 28 October 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
	Harshad Gadekar	(1986-12-05) 5 December 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
	Amit Yadav	(1989-10-10) 10 October 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
	Saurabh Bandekar	(1987-11-27) 27 November 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
	Amogh Desai	(1992-08-26) 26 August 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
	Robin D'Souza	(1980-05-08) 8 May 1980	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
	Darshan Misal	(1992-09-11) 11 September 1992	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
	Rahul Keni	(1988-04-24) 24 April 1988	Left-handed
	Keenan Vaz	(1991-09-12) 12 September 1991	Right-handed
Fast Bowlers
	Gauresh Gawas	(1990-12-08) 8 December 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Spinners
	Shadab Jakati	(1980-12-27) 27 December 1980	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

Coaching Staff

Head Coach - Hrishikesh Kanitkar
Assistant Coach - Dheeraj Jadhav
Under-19s Coach - Vinod Dhamasker
Physio - n/a
Trainers - n/a

References

External links

Ranji Trophy

Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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Former teams	Army Bihar Eastern Punjab Northern India Northern Punjab Patiala Sindh Southern Punjab Travancore-Cochin

Records	List of Ranji Trophy records Triple centuries Hat-tricks

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Education

Goa University
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Science

Culture

Sports

Teams	Goa football team Goa cricket team Churchill Brothers S.C. Dempo S.C. Salgaocar F.C. Sesa Football Academy Sporting Clube de Goa Vasco S.C.

Stadia	Fatorda Stadium Tilak Maidan Stadium Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium

Competitions	Goa Professional League

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