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Dilip Sardesai

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{{Short description|Indian cricketer (1940–2007)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Dilip Sardesai
| image = Dilip Sardesai India Cricket.jpg
| caption =
| fullname = Dilip Narayan Sardesai
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|8|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Margao]], [[Goa]], [[Portuguese India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|7|2|1940|8|8|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| family = [[Rajdeep Sardesai]] (son)<br/> [[Sagarika Ghose]] (daughter-in-law)
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm
| role =
| club1 = [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]
| year1 = 1961–1973
|| club2 = [[Associated Cement Company cricket team|Associated Cement Company]]
| year2 = 1961–1965
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
| matches1 = 30
| runs1 = 2,001
| bat avg1 = 39.23
| 100s/50s1 = 5/9
| top score1 = 212
| deliveries1 = 59
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 179
| runs2 = 10,230
| bat avg2 = 41.75
| 100s/50s2 = 25/56
| top score2 = 222
| deliveries2 = 791
| wickets2 = 8
| bowl avg2 = 69.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/15
| catches/stumpings2 = 85/–
| international = true
| country = India
| testcap = 103
| testdebutagainst = England
| testdebutdate = 1 December
| testdebutyear = 1961
| lasttestdate = 20 December
| lasttestagainst = England
| lasttestyear = 1972
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/33850.html ESPNcricinfo
| date =
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}}

'''Dilip Narayan Sardesai''' ({{audio|Dilip Sardesai.ogg|pronunciation}}; 8 August 1940 – 2 July 2007) was an Indian international [[cricket]]er. He played [[Test cricket|Tests]] for the [[Indian national cricket team|Indian national team]] as a [[Batting (cricket)|batsman]], the first [[Goa]]-born cricketer to play for India, and was often regarded as one of India's best batsmen against [[Spin bowling|spin]], although Indian batsmen have been known to play better against spin.<ref>{{cite news |title =Spin vs Pace:Graham Thorpe outlines on how to tackle spin|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/cricket/41637138|access-date=5 August 2018 |work=BBC|date=4 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India Test batsman Sardesai dies |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/india/6263002.stm |access-date=3 July 2007 |work=BBC |date=2 July 2007}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Sardesai grew up in a [[Saraswat Brahmin]] family<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-08|title=Watch: Rajdeep Sardesai's take on his father Dilip Sardesai|url=https://www.crictracker.com/watch-rajdeep-sardesais-take-on-his-father-dilip-sardesai/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=CricTracker|language=en}}</ref> of [[Margao]], a town in the erstwhile [[Portuguese India]] (in the present-day [[States and union territories of India|Indian State]] of [[Goa]]). He studied in the New Era high school there.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pandya |first1=Haresh |title=Obituary: Dilip Sardesai |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jul/17/guardianobituaries.cricket |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 August 2018 |language=en |date=16 July 2007}}</ref> The region had no cricketing infrastructure during his growing days in the early 1950s. His family moved to [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai) in 1957, when Sardesai was 17.<ref name="Wisden2015">{{cite book |last1=Menon |first1=Suresh |author-link1=Suresh Menon |title=Wisden India Almanack 2015 |date=2015 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=9789384898465 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XDJ2BwAAQBAJ |access-date=8 August 2018 |language=en |chapter=Luck by Talent}}</ref> He attended the city's [[Wilson College, Mumbai|Wilson College]] where his cricketing talent was spotted by coach 'Manya' Naik.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Waingankar |first1=Makarand |author-link1=Makarand Waingankar |title=Dilip Sardesai: The renaissance man of Indian cricket |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/new-zealand-in-india-2016/top-stories/Dilip-Sardesai-The-renaissance-man-of-Indian-cricket/articleshow/12363876.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=8 August 2018 |date=22 March 2012}}</ref> He also studied at the [[Siddharth College of Arts, Science and Commerce]] in [[Fort, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://siddharthcollegeofasc.com/about-college/ |publisher=Siddharth College of Arts, Science and Commerce |access-date=6 December 2022}}</ref>

Sardesai made his first mark in cricket in the inter-university [[Rohinton Baria Trophy]] in 1959–60 where he made 435 runs at an [[Batting average (cricket)|average]] of 87. He would later recall that he was called up for the trials for the Combined Universities team that was to play the [[Pakistani cricket team in India in 1960–61|touring Pakistan side in 1960–61]]. Impressed by his technique, [[Lala Amarnath]], the [[India national cricket team selectors|chairman of selectors]], drafted him into the team. Sardesai made the playing XI, thus making his [[First-class cricket|first-class]] debut, against Pakistan in [[Pune]] in November 1960. Sardesai went on to make 87 in 194 minutes in his only innings of the match, while also taking [[Hanif Mohammad]]'s catch with his [[Fielding (cricket)|fielding]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Universities v Pakistanis, Pakistan in India 1960/61 |url=https://cricketarchive.com:80/Archive/Scorecards/24/24505.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101120242/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24505.html |archive-date=1 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In his next game, playing for [[Board President's XI (India)|Board President's XI]] against the same Pakistan side prior to the Fourth Test of the tour, he scored an unbeaten [[Century (cricket)|century]] (106 in 260 minutes),<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Board President's XI v Pakistanis, Pakistan in India 1960/61 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24604.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315205539/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24604.html |archive-date=15 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="Wisden2015"/> putting together a 134-run [[Partnership (cricket)|stand]] with [[Vijay Mehra (Indian cricketer)|Vijay Mehra]] for the third wicket.<ref>{{cite news |title=Another Draw in Pakistan's Tour |work=The Indian Express |date=10 January 1961 |page=10}}</ref>

==Test career==
Sardesai had little to show in first class cricket in 1961–62, except for a 281 against Gujarat in a university match. He was included in the India team for the Second Test of [[English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1961–62|England's India tour]], in [[Green Park Stadium|Kanpur]], in December 1961. Leading up to the Test, he was described as an "aggressive strokeplayer".<ref>{{cite news |title=India Fields Strong Batting Side |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=1 December 1961 |page=10}}</ref> In his debut innings Sardesai made 28 before he was out [[hit wicket]] while trying to late-[[Cut (cricket)|cut]] spinner [[Tony Lock]] through the vacant [[Slip (cricket)|slip]] region to the [[Glossary of cricket terms#third man|third man]] boundary. He innings lasted 108 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Umrigar Still at Crease with Century |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=3 December 1961 |page=8}}</ref> Sardesai toured the West Indies later in the season, playing in three of the five Tests. He was captain [[Nari Contractor]]'s opening partner in a tour game against [[Barbados cricket team|Barbados]] that saw the former hit on the head by a [[Charlie Griffith]] delivery after Sardesai had lost his wicket.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williamson |first1=Martin |title=The bouncer that ended a career |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/807661.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 August 2018 |language=en |date=6 December 2014}}</ref> Contractor's injury created a place for Sardesai in the Test team. He scored 31 and 60 in the Test at [[Kensington Oval|Bridgetown]], opening the batting, but was dropped after he was dismissed for a [[Pairs in Test and first-class cricket|pair]] in the following match. Sardesai scored 449 runs in the five Test series against England in 1963–64 with 79 and 87 in the Fifth and final Test as the most notable performances, helping India to secure a draw after being made to [[Follow-on|follow on]].

Against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] in 1964–65, Sardesai scored a double century at [[Brabourne Stadium|Bombay]] and a very fast hundred that set up a win at [[Feroz Shah Kotla|Delhi]]. New Zealand had forced India to follow on at Bombay, but Sardesai's unbeaten double-century nearly won the match for India. He played against West Indies in 1966-67, and then toured England in 1967, where he injured himself on a staircase in the pavilion at [[Lord's]] and missed the First Test at Headingley. He recovered to appear in the Second Test back at Lord's, but a broken finger sustained during that match ended his tour. He was dropped after two Tests in Australia in 1967–68 due to injury and a series of failures.

Sardesai's career had seemed over until he was picked for the Indian tour of West Indies in 1970–71. In the First Test at [[Sabina Park|Kingston]], India lost the first five wickets for 75, before Sardesai hit 212 runs and took the total to 387. His 112 in the next Test at [[Queen's Park Oval|Port of Spain]] led to India's first victory over [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]. This innings made him the first Indian to score a double century outside India. He hit another 150 in the Fourth Test after India were 70 for 6. His 642 runs in the series stood as an Indian record for five days before [[Sunil Gavaskar]] went past it{{ref|642}}. It was India's first victory over West Indies in a series and [[Vijay Merchant]], the chairman of selectors, called Sardesai the "renaissance man of Indian cricket".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramchand |first1=Partab |author-link1=Partab Ramchand |title=The Renaissance man of Indian cricket turns 60 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/84906.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 August 2018 |language=en |date=8 August 2000}}</ref> Sardesai scored 54 and 40 in the Indian win over England at [[the Oval]] in 1971, which led to another series win. His career ended one Test later, and he retired from all cricket at the end of the 1972–73 season.

Sardesai played for [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] in the Ranji Trophy in 13 seasons, between 1961 and 1973,<ref>{{cite web |title=First-Class Matches Played by Dilip Sardesai (179) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1162/First-Class_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022100318/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1162/First-Class_Matches.html |archive-date=22 October 2013}}</ref> including 10 finals, and never finished on the losing side. He scored 199 against Rajasthan in the 1967 final. In the semi-final against the same team two years later, he was [[Run out#Vinoo Mankad|Mankaded]] by [[Kailash Gattani]]. Sardesai's final first-class match was the famous Ranji Trophy final against [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]] in 1972–73, which ended on the first ball of the third day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/33/33151.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive|website=cricketarchive.com|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> Sardesai scored over 1,000 first-class runs in three domestic seasons, with a career best of 1,429 runs in 1964–65, which included his highest first-class score of 222, for [[Associated Cement Company cricket team|Associated Cement Company]] against [[Indian Starlets]] in the final of the [[Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament 1964/65 (Final) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27263.html |access-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225902/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27263.html |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>

== Personal life and post retirement ==
Sardesai first met Nandini Pant (born {{circa}} 1945)<ref name="cricketcountry_498093">{{cite web |title=How Dilip Sardesai wooed his future wife |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/criclife/how-dilip-sardesai-wooed-his-future-wife-498093 |website=Cricket Country |access-date=8 August 2018 |language=en-us |date=29 December 2014}}</ref> in Mumbai's Berry's restaurant when she was holidaying in the city after her exams. Sardesai was a university cricketer during the time. The two kept in touch during the latter's tour of the Caribbean with Indian team in 1961–62, before marrying a couple of years later.<ref name="cricketcountry_498093"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Vaidya |first1=Nishad Pai |title=Dilip Sardesai: 10 facts about India's Renaissance Man |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-dilip-sardesai-10-facts-about-india-s-renaissance-man-2112302 |website=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=8 August 2018 |date=8 August 2015}}</ref> Pant worked as a sociology professor for 35 years and later as member of the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] till 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sardesai |first1=Nandini |title=Nandini Sardesai: Growing old without a companion |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/nandini-sardesai-cricketer-dilip-sardesai-10th-death-anniversary/18387186 |website=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019043342/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/nandini-sardesai-cricketer-dilip-sardesai-10th-death-anniversary/18387186 |archive-date=19 October 2017 |language=en |date=2 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nandini Sardesai |url=https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/author/nandinisardesai/ |website=The Times of India |access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref> She is currently a visiting faculty in some of Mumbai's leading colleges.<ref>{{cite web |title='I would be lost without my students' - Nandini Sardesai |url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/i-would-be-lost-without-my-students-nandini-sardesai-76430.html |website=Firstpost |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=12 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812065823/https://www.firstpost.com/living/i-would-be-lost-without-my-students-nandini-sardesai-76430.html |archive-date=12 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In Conversation with Nandini Sardesai |url=http://www.thezine.biz:80/article/in-conversation-with-nandini-sardesai |website=The 'Zine |access-date=12 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121061801/http://www.thezine.biz/article/in-conversation-with-nandini-sardesai |archive-date=21 November 2015 |language=en |date=25 October 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sardesai's cousin Sopandev was also a cricketer, who played as a [[wicket-keeper]] in the [[First-class cricket|first-class]] level for [[Rajasthan cricket team#Rajputana|Rajputana]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Abhishek |title=10 things you need to know about Dilip Sardesai |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-dilip-sardesai-168146 |website=Cricket Country |access-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810024702/http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-dilip-sardesai-168146 |archive-date=10 August 2014 |language=en-us |date=8 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/40/40815/40815|name=Sopan Sardesai}}</ref> The Sardesais had three children together: son [[Rajdeep Sardesai|Rajdeep]], and two daughters. Rajdeep is a television journalist and former cricketer. As a cricketer, he earned an [[Oxford University]] [[Blue (university sport)#University of Oxford|blue]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pratihary |first1=Anupam |title=Q&A: Dhoni is the hero of my 'Democracy's XI' - Rajdeep Sardesai |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/india-cricket-rajdeep-sardesai-democracy/qa-dhoni-is-the-hero-of-my-democracys-xi-rajdeep-sardesai-idUSKBN1E210B |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=8 August 2018 |date=8 December 2017}}</ref> before beginning a career in journalism. He was the editor-in-chief of [[CNN-News18|IBN18 Network]] prior to his resignation in 2014; his wife [[Sagarika Ghose]] is also a journalist. One of Dilip's daughters, Shonali, is a senior social scientist with the [[World Bank]] in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Doodle remembers cricket legend Dilip Sardesai on his birthday |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/google-doodle-remembers-cricket-legend-dilip-sardesai-birthday-1502670647.html |website=The Statesman |access-date=8 August 2018 |date=8 August 2018}}</ref>

After retirement from cricket, Sardesai would split his time between his residences in Mumbai and Goa. In June 2007, he was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for a chest infection. Suffering from kidney ailment during the time, he was on [[Kidney dialysis|dialysis]]. He died on 2 July from [[Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome|multiple organ failure]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dilip Sardesai dies at 66 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/300390.html |access-date=8 August 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=2 July 2007 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dilip Sardesai passes away |url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jul/02dilip.htm |access-date=8 August 2018 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=2 July 2007}}</ref> The last rites were performed by Rajdeep at Mumbai's Chandanwadi crematorium the following day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karhadkar |first1=Amol |title=Tearful farewell to Sardesai |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/tearful-farewell-to-sardesai/story-Cw7vp9Sh3FQ4wteRKvAulL.html |access-date=8 August 2018 |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 July 2007 |language=en}}</ref>

Sardesai was popularly known as 'Sardee-Singh'. During his successful 1970–71 tour there, Sardesai was asked at the airport whether he had anything to declare. 'I have come here with runs', he replied, 'and I'll go back with more'.
On 8 August 2018, search engine [[Google]] commemorated Sardesai with a [[Google Doodle|Doodle]] on his 78th birth anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dilip Sardesai's 78th Birthday |url=https://www.google.com/doodles/dilip-sardesais-78th-birthday |website=Google |access-date=8 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/798585 |title=Google honours Dilip Sardesai with doodle |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref>

The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, [[Government of Goa]], instituted the Dilip Sardesai Sports Excellence Award in 2009, which is given on the occasion of [[National Sports Day#India|National Sports Day]] (29 August) each year. The award consists of a bronze plaque of Sardesai, a citation and a purse of {{INR}}200,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clifford to receive Dilip Sardesai Award |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/clifford-to-receive-dilip-sardesai-award/68925.html |website=[[O Heraldo]] |publisher=heraldgoa.in |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829195346/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/clifford-to-receive-dilip-sardesai-award/68925.html |archive-date=29 August 2018}}</ref> It is presented to achievers among Goan sportspersons who represented India at any international-level sports competition during the preceding year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sports – DSYA |url=http://dsya.goa.gov.in/our-services/sports/ |work=[[Government of Goa]] |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180830054707/http://dsya.goa.gov.in/our-services/sports/ |archive-date=30 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Test Hundreds==
Double Centuries
* 212 v {{cr|West_Indies}} at [[Sabina Park]], Kingston, 18–23 Feb 1971
* 200* v {{cr|NZL}} at [[Mumbai]], Mumbai, 12–15 Mar 1965

Centuries
* 150 v {{cr|West_Indies}} at [[Kensington Oval]], Bridgetown, 1–6 Apr 1971
* 112 v {{cr|West_Indies}} at [[Queen's Park Oval]], Port of Spain, 6–10 Mar 1971
* 106 v {{cr|NZL}} at [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], Delhi, 19–22 Mar 1965

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=33850}}
* {{Cricketarchive}}

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Chirag Gandhi

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'''Chirag Jayeshkumar Gandhi''' (born 18 June 1990) is an Indian [[first-class cricket]]er who plays for [[Gujarat cricket team]].<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/496219.htmll |title=Chirag Gandhi |accessdate=2 May 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} he scored a hundred against India B on 26 January 2016.</ref> He is a right-handed batsman and right arm off break bowler.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

He has been in the Gujarat team since 2011. He made his first debut in a [https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/496219.html first-class match against Mumbai] aged 21.

== Early life ==
Chirag Gandhi was born on 18 June 1990 in [[Surat]] into a Gujarati Hindu family. His father, Jayeshkumar Gandhi, is a businessman and his mother, Rupalben is a homemaker.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Chirag Gandhi|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/496219.html|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Cricinfo}}</ref> Chirag Gandhi loved to play cricket from his early childhood. Considering his love for cricket, his father put him in a Cricket coaching academy at the age of eight. His father always believed that Chirag can be a good cricketer so he inspired and supported him to make his career in Cricket.<ref>Social Media.</ref> Chirag Gandhi was raised in Surat and completed his schooling from [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/21.1357714,72.768811/mt+jariwala/@21.1604105,72.7700332,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x3be04dd8eb4663f3:0x1a18fb6f2ea02558!2m2!1d72.8073727!2d21.1863138 M T Jariwala High School] and In 2010, he has taken his B.com degree from [https://www.spbcommerce.org/ SPB English Medium College of Commerce, Surat].

After graduation, he started his Government job in department of Post in Surat and after working for 3 years, in 2014 he appointed in [https://www.incometaxgujarat.org/ Income tax Department in Ahmedabad].

== Youth and domestic career ==
Chirag Gandhi made his domestic limited-overs debut in 2011 at the age of 21. His first-class debut in a game against Mumbai in the Ranji trophy that trickled over from December 2012 into January 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chirag Gandhi Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/9028/chirag-gandhi|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref> He has scored a total 1409 runs first-class matches. In February 2011, he made his List A debut from Vijay Hazare Trophy at Indore and scored 21 in his debut innings against Bengal and his first T20 debut in 2011 from Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.<ref name=":1" />

Chirag Gandhi has played total First Class Number of Matches - 26, Innings - 42, Not Out - 8, Runs - 1409, HS - 169, BF - 2523, SR - 55.84, 100s - 1, 50s - 10.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} Chirag Gandhi scored 169 runs with 22 4s and 2 6s in Irani Cup in 2017 against Rest of India at Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saha 203*, Pujara 116* help Rest of India ace 379 chase|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/irani-cup-2016-17-1053435/rest-of-india-vs-gujarat-1053705/match-report|access-date=2021-02-01|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

Chirag Gandhi is not only a batsman but a good bowler too. His bowling has a special trick to cut off the opponent team and has been part of many Test matches, ODI, T20I and T20.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
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!Runs
!HS
!Ave
!BF
!SR
!100
!50
!4s
!6s
!Ct
!St
|-
|'''First-class'''
|26
|42
|8
|1409
|169
|41.44
|2523
|55.84
|1
|10
|180
|12
|14
|0
|-
|'''List A'''
|30
|26
|3
|638
|100*
|27.73
|877
|72.74
|1
|2
|49
|5
|6
|0
|-
|'''T20s'''
|55
|48
|16
|963
|68*
|30.09
|810
|118.88
|0
|5
|76
|27
|30
|0
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Bowling averages - Chirag Gandhi<ref name=":1" />
!
!Mat
!Inns
!Balls
!Runs
!Wkts
!BBI
!BBM
!Ave
!Econ
!SR
!4w
!5w
!10
|-
|'''First-class'''
|26
|2
|60
|36
|0
| -
| -
| -
|3.60
| -
|0
|0
|0
|-
|'''List A'''
|30
|1
|6
|3
|0
| -
| -
| -
|3.00
| -
|0
|0
|0
|-
|'''T20s'''
|55
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricketarchive|id=259933}}
*{{cricinfo|id=496219}}
*[https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/90312/irani-cup-gujarat-vs-rest-of-india-priyank-panchal-chirag-gandhi-fifties-take-gujarats-lead-to-359 Chirag Gandhi] at [[CricBuzz|Cricbuzz]]

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Jammu and Kashmir cricket team

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{{short description|Indian cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{for|the women's team|Jammu and Kashmir women's cricket team}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Jammu and Kashmir cricket team
| image =
| captain = [[Shubham Pundir]]
| coach = n/a
| founded = 1960
| ground = [[Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium]], [[Srinagar]]
| capacity = n/a
| ground2 = [[Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground]], [[Jammu (city)|Jammu]]
| capacity2 = n/a
| owner = [[Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association]]
| first_fc = [[Eastern Punjab cricket team|Eastern Punjab]]
| first_fc_year = 1960
| first_fc_venue = Municipal Ground, [[Jalandhar|Jullundur]]
| title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
| title2wins = 0
| title3 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
| title3wins = 0
| website = http://jkssc.nic.in/Sports%20association.html/
}}
The '''Jammu and Kashmir cricket team''' is a [[cricket team]] based in the Indian [[union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], run by [[Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association|JKCA]]. It is in the Elite Group C of the [[Ranji Trophy]]. Its main home ground is the [[Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium]] in [[Srinagar]], and it also plays at [[Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground]] in [[Jammu (city)|Jammu]].

==History==
Jammu and Kashmir first took part in the [[Ranji Trophy]] in 1959-60.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/159/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches Played by Jammu and Kashmir |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=21 April 2017}}</ref> Until recent seasons it had always been one of the weaker teams. Its first victory did not come until the 1982-83 season, when it defeated [[Services cricket team|Services]] by four wickets.<ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 1984, p. 1104.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Services v Jammu & Kashmir 1982-83 |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1982-83/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/NORTH/SVCS_J+K_RJI-N_24-26DEC1982.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=14 November 2020}}</ref> As of mid-November 2020 it had played 301 matches in the competition and won only 32 times, against 199 losses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Firstclass/JammuandKashmir/Team_Records/Ranji_Trophy_Playing_Record.html|title=Playing Record (1959/60-2019/20)|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=14 November 2020}}</ref>

In recent seasons Jammu and Kashmir has been more successful. In 2013–14, the team qualified for the knockout stage of the Ranji Trophy after a gap of more than 10 years. Placed in Group C, the state team, which last qualified for the knockout stage in 2001–02 season, notched up four outright wins in the league round to pip Goa by .001 points on net run rate for a berth in the quarterfinals. Later in 2015-16, the team led by Parvez Rasool defeated heavyweights Mumbai at Wankhade Stadium. However, in the following seasons, the team again lost the rhythm. In the ongoing 2018-19 season, they won three out of nine games played, finishing at number six in Group C points-table.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ksportswatch.com/ranji-trophy-j-produces-best-results-since-2013/|title= Ranji Trophy: J&K ends the campaign with a defeat; produces best results since 2013|access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref>

[[Sunil Joshi]] was the former coach of the team. In 2014, the side tasted early success under him by beating the Ranji giants Mumbai cricket team at [[Wankhede Stadium]] in the prelim rounds of [[2014–15 Ranji Trophy|Ranji Trophy in 2014–15]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2014-15/content/story/809031.html|title=J&K take historic win over Mumbai|access-date=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/795199.html|title=Joshi replaces Bedi as J&K coach|access-date=21 April 2017}}</ref>

The board appointed [[Irfan Pathan]] as mentor cum player of the team ahead of the 2018-19 season. He went to Jammu and Kashmir a few months before the start of domestic season and spent his time with the youngsters there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22976635/irfan-pathan-joins-jk-player-cum-mentor-role|title=Irfan Pathan joins J&K in player-cum-mentor role|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2019-03-02}}</ref>

==Home grounds==

* [[Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium]], [[Srinagar]] - Hosted 2 ODIs
* [[Maulana Azad Stadium]], [[Jammu]] - Hosted one ODI
* [[Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground]], [[Jammu (city)|Jammu]]
* [[Jammu & Kashmir International Cricket Stadium]], [[Jammu|Bajalta]] - Proposed

==Famous players==
*[[Ian Dev Singh]] He is the highest run scorer for J&K in Ranji Trophy and T20s. He has played the highest number of matches for J&K in Ranji Trophy. Recently, he also played domestic cricket in Sri Lanka becoming the only International First class player from JKCA.He has played for India Green, Indian Board President's XI, Jammu & Kashmir, Kandy Customs Cricket Club, North Zone, Rest of India. He scored 145 in his debut match for North Zone in Duleep Trophy becoming the First in the state to score century in Duleep Trophy debut. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/279566.html|title=Ian Dev Singh|website=www.espncricinfo.com|access-date=2021-03-18}}</ref>

*[[Parvez Rasool]]He made his ODI debut for India in 2014 while last played in a T20I against England in 2016.
*[[Mithun Manhas]] He is a player in the Indian Premier League represented the Delhi Daredevils in the fourth season of IPL. In the seventh season of the Indian Premier League, he was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings .
* [[Abid Nabi]] - once considered one of the fastest bowlers in [[India]].
* [[Rasikh Salam]] He recently became the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to get an IPL bid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ksportswatch.com/ipl-auction-kashmir-pace-sensation-rasikh-salam-to-go-under-the-hammer//|title=IPL Auction: Kashmir pace sensation Rasikh Salam to go under the hammer – Kashmir Sports Watch|website=www.ksportswatch.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-08}}</ref>
*[[Abdul Samad (Indian cricketer)|Abdul Samad]]: He became the third J&K cricketer to make debut in IPL.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who is Abdul Samad? The Jammu and Kashmir youngster who made his IPL debut for SRH against DC|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/who-is-abdul-samad-the-jammu-and-kashmir-youngster-who-made-his-ipl-debut-for-srh-against-dc/659944|access-date=2020-10-30|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Umran Malik]] He plays for [[Indian national cricket team]] in international cricket and for [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] in [[IPL]]. He is considered as one of the fastest bowler of world cricket at present.

==Squad ==

* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Name
! Birth date
! Batting style
! Bowling style
! Notes
|-
! colspan="5" |Batters
|-
| [[Vivrant Sharma]] || {{birth date and age|1999|10|30|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Shubham Khajuria]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || '''Vice-Captain'''
|-
| [[Henan Nazir]] || {{birth date and age|1997|3|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Shubham Pundir]] || {{birth date and age|1998|10|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||'''Captain'''
|-
| [[Abdul Samad (Indian cricketer)|Abdul Samad]] || {{birth date and age|2001|10|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Musaif Ajaz]] || {{birth date and age|2002|08|03|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
| [[Jatin Wadhwan]] || {{birth date and age|1994|9|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Lone Nasir]] || {{birth date and age|1997|9|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Qamran Iqbal]] || {{birth date and age|2001|10|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]]||
|-
! colspan="5" |All-Rounder
|-
| Sahil Lotra || {{birth date and age|1998|10|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
! colspan="5" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Fazil Rashid]] || {{birth date and age|1996|12|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
| [[Suryansh Raina]] || {{birth date and age|1997|8|15|df=y}} || Left-handed || ||
|-
! colspan="5" |Spin Bowlers
|-
| [[Abid Mushtaq]] || {{birth date and age|1997|1|17|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
| '''[[Parvez Rasool]]''' || {{birth date and age|1989|2|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| Rithik Singh || || || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
! colspan="5" |Pace Bowlers
|-
| [[Aquib Nabi]] || {{birth date and age|1996|11|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Yudhvir Charak]] || {{birth date and age|1997|9|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Plays for '''[[Lucknow Super Giants]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Umar Nazir Mir]] || {{birth date and age|1993|12|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
| [[Mujtaba Yousuf]] || {{birth date and age|2002|6|7|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| '''[[Umran Malik]]''' || {{birth date and age|1999|11|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Rohit Sharma (Jammu and Kashmir cricketer)|Rohit Sharma]] || {{birth date and age|1994|9|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
| Sharukh Dar || {{birth date and age|1993|6|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|}

''Updated as on 24 January 2023''

== See also ==
* [[Sports in Jammu and Kashmir]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/159/159.html Jammu and Kashmir] at CricketArchive
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/IND/HISTORY/ Cricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions]
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2013-14/content/squad/685665.html Current Jammu & Kashmir Ranji Trophy squad]

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