Gujarat cricket team

Gujarat cricket team
Captain: Parthiv Patel
Coach: n/a
Owner: Gujarat Cricket Association
Founded: 1950
Home ground: Sardar Patel Stadium
Capacity: 45,000
Ranji Trophy wins: 0
Irani Trophy wins: 0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins: 1
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins: 2

The Gujarat Cricket Team is one of three Ranji Trophy cricket teams representing the state of Gujarat (the other two being the Baroda cricket team and Saurashtra cricket team).

It was in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy although it has had very little success. There have, however, been many cricketers that have passed through its ranks and gone on to play for the Indian cricket team. It falls under the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy.

History

Gujarat's best appearance in a Ranji Trophy came in the season of 1950/1951, where it was facing Holkar in the Ranji Tropy Final. Holkar won the high-scoring match by 189 runs, the match featured a double century by Holkar's Chandu Sarwate and a fighting 152 by Gujarati off-spinner Jasu Patel (who averaged 12.78 in 87 innings).[1]

In 2007/2008, Gujarat won their maiden Ranji Trophy Plate League title by defeating Railways.[2] Gujarat were in an lose win situation and six and four and out they lost.

In the year 2010/11, Gujarat made a wonderful start to the Ranji Season. They went for a draw against Bengal and later on made an outright win against a strong Delhi Team but lost two consecutive matches against Madhya Pradesh and Baroda which ended their hope of entering Quarter Final Stage.

They drew a high scoring match against Tamil Nadu, which featured the comeback of Parthiv Patel (as he was busy in national duty) but lost the match against Haryana which forced them to go back at the Plate League.

Gujarat won the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy in 2012/13 defeating Punjab in the final by four wickets with 13 deliveries to spare.

Home grounds

Notable players

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Captain & Wicket-keeper Batsmen
Parthiv Patel 9 March 1985 Left-handed n/a
Batsmen
Venugopal Rao 26 February 1982 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Rujul Bhatt 24 April 1986 Left-handed Right-arm off break
Manpreet Juneja 12 September 1990 Right-handed Right-arm off break Vice-Captain
Priyank Panchal 9 April 1990 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bhargav Merai 17 September 1990 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Samit Gohel 13 September 1990 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Chirag Gandhi 18 June 1990 Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Axar Patel 20 January 1994 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Parekh Apurva 2 September 1996 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Smit Patel 16 May 1993 Right-handed
Pacers
R. P. Singh 6 December 1985 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
Ishwar Chaudhary 10 July 1988 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Mehul Patel 18 January 1989 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Rush Kalaria 16 January 1993 Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
Jasprit Bumrah 6 December 1993 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

References

  1. Scoreboard of 1950/51 final match of Ranji Trophy, Holkar vs Gujarat
  2. Gujarat clinch Plate League title with thrilling win

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