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{{Infobox cricket team
{{Infobox cricket team
|name = Railways cricket team
| name           = Railways cricket team
|image =  
| image         = RailwaysSportsPromotionBoardLogo.png
|captain = [[Karn Sharma]]<br>[[Mrunal Devdhar]]
| captain       = [[Bhargav Merai]] (FC) <br> [[Karn Sharma]] (LA & T20)
|coach = [[Dinesh Lad]]  
| coach         = [[ZUFRI]]  
|founded = 1930
| founded       = 1958
|ground =[[Karnail Singh Stadium]], New Delhi (and other stadiums)
| ground         = [[Karnail Singh Stadium]], New Delhi (and other stadiums)
|capacity =  
| capacity       =  
|owner = [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]]  
| owner         = [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]]
|website = [https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,543 RSPB]
| first_fc      = [[Eastern Punjab cricket team|Eastern Punjab]]
| first_fc_year  = 1958
| first_fc_venue = [[Gandhi Stadium|Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar]]
|        title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
|    title1wins = 2
|        title2 = [[Irani Cup]]
|    title2wins = 2
|        title3 = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
|    title3wins = 1
|        title4 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
|    title4wins = 0
| website       = [https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,543 RSPB]
}}
}}
[[File:20-20 Match Brabourne Stadium.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Railways playing against [[Odisha cricket team|Odisha]] at [[Brabourne Stadium]] c.2006]]
[[File:20-20 Match Brabourne Stadium.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Railways playing against [[Odisha cricket team|Odisha]] at [[Brabourne Stadium]] c.2006]]
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For most of its history, the Indian Railways has met little success in the [[Ranji Trophy]]. However, in recent years since 2000, Railways have won the trophy twice and become runners-up one time. As Champions of the Ranji Trophy, they have played the [[Irani Trophy]] twice, emerging victorious on both occasions.
For most of its history, the Indian Railways has met little success in the [[Ranji Trophy]]. However, in recent years since 2000, Railways have won the trophy twice and become runners-up one time. As Champions of the Ranji Trophy, they have played the [[Irani Trophy]] twice, emerging victorious on both occasions.


==Famous players==
==Honours==
* '''[[Ranji Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners (2):''' [[2001–02 Ranji Trophy|2001–02]], [[2004–05 Ranji Trophy|2004–05]]
** '''Runners-up (2):''' [[1987–88 Ranji Trophy|1987–88]], [[2000–01 Ranji Trophy|2000–01]]
 
* '''[[Wills Trophy]]'''
** '''Runners-up:''' 1988-89
 
* '''[[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners:''' [[2005–06 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2005–06]]
** '''Runners-up:''' [[2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2013–14]]
 
==Notable players==
Players from Railways who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
Players from Railways who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
*[[Budhi Kunderan]] (1960)
*[[Budhi Kunderan]] (1960)
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==Current squad==
==Current squad==
Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
|-
!style="background: skyblue; color:black" align=center| Name
!style="background: skyblue; color:black" align=center| Name
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! colspan="6" |Batsmen
! colspan="6" |Batsmen
|-
|-
|[[Mrunal Devdhar]] || {{birth date and age|1992|12|16|df=y}} || [[Baroda]], GJ || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || '''Twenty20 Captain'''
| [[Pratham Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1992|8|31|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||  
|-
|-
|[[Pratham Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1992|8|31|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||  
| Ravi Singh || {{birth date and age|2001|5|25|df=y}} || [[Varanasi]], UP || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg-break]] || Plays for '''[[Rajasthan Royals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
|[[Arindam Ghosh (cricketer)|Arindam Ghosh]] || {{birth date and age|1986|10|19|df=y}} || [[Kolkata]], WB || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||  
| [[Bhargav Merai]] || {{birth date and age|1992|2|2|df=y}} || [[Surat]], GJ || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || '''First-class Captain'''
|-
|-
|[[Shivam Chaudhary]] || {{birth date and age|1997|8|4|df=y}} || [[Meerut]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||  
| [[Mohammad Saif (cricketer, born 1996)|Mohammad Saif]] || {{birth date and age|1996|8|30|df=y}} || [[Varanasi]], UP || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Saurabh Singh (cricketer)|Saurabh Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1997|10|11|df=y}} || [[Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh|Barabanki]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| [[Ashutosh Sharma (cricketer)|Ashutosh Sharma]] || {{birth date and age|1998|9|15|df=y}} || [[Ratlam]], MP || Right-handed || || Plays for '''[[Delhi Capitals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
|[[Shubham Chaubey]] || {{birth date and age|1994|10|15|df=y}} || [[Varanasi]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||  
| [[Vivek Singh (cricketer)|Vivek Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1993|11|1|df=y}} || [[Howrah]], WB || Left-handed || ||  
|-
|-
|[[Navneet Virk]] || {{birth date and age|1996|10|23|df=y}} || [[Jind]], PB || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg-break]] ||
| Kush Marathe || {{birth date and age|2000|12|12|df=y}} || [[Vadodara]], GJ || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Vikrant Rajput]] || {{birth date and age|1992|10|26|df=y}} || [[Durg]], CG || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
| Sahab Yuvraj Singh || {{birth date and age|1997|9|19|df=y}} || [[Lucknow]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|-
! colspan="6" |All-rounders
| [[Navneet Virk]] || {{birth date and age|1996|10|23|df=y}} || [[Jind]], HR || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|-
|'''[[Karn Sharma]]''' || {{birth date and age|1987|10|23|df=y}} || [[Meerut]], UP || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||'''First-class and List A Captain'''
| [[Shubham Chaubey]] || {{birth date and age|1995|10|15|df=y}} || [[Varanasi]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Mohammad Saif (cricketer, born 1996)|Mohammad Saif]] || {{birth date and age|1996|8|30|df=y}} || [[Varanasi]], UP || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
|-
! colspan="6" |Wicket-keepers
| Zubair Ali || {{birth date and age|2000|12|22|df=y}} || || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Dinesh Mor]] || {{birth date and age|1995|10|10|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL || Right-handed || ||
| Ansh Yadav || {{birth date and age|2003|6|6|df=y}} || [[Lucknow]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||  
|-
|-
|[[Vivek Singh (cricketer)|Vivek Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1993|11|1|df=y}} || [[Howrah]], WB || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||  
| [[Shivam Chaudhary]] || {{birth date and age|1997|8|4|df=y}} || [[Meerut]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||  
|-
|-
|[[Ashish Sehrawat]] || {{birth date and age|1995|1|20|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL || Right-handed || ||  
| [[Akshat Pandey]] || {{birth date and age|1993|3|19|df=y}} ||[[Firozabad]], UP || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Nitin Bhille]] || {{birth date and age|1989|8|18|df=y}} || [[Dharwad]], KA || Right-handed ||  ||
! colspan="6" |Wicket-keepers
|-
|-
|[[Upendra Yadav (cricketer)|Upendra Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|1996|10|8|df=y}} || [[Kanpur]], UP || Right-handed || ||  
| [[Upendra Yadav (cricketer)|Upendra Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|1996|10|8|df=y}} || [[Kanpur]], UP || Right-handed || ||
|-
| [[Suraj Ahuja]] || {{birth date and age|1999|9|23|df=y}} || [[Sri Ganganagar]], RJ || Right-handed || ||  
|-
|-
! colspan="6" |Spin Bowlers
! colspan="6" |Spin Bowlers
|-
|-
|[[Harsh Tyagi]] || {{birth date and age|1999|12|23|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL|| Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
| '''[[Karn Sharma]]''' || {{birth date and age|1987|10|23|df=y}} || [[Meerut]], UP || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || '''List A & Twenty20 Captain'''
|-
|[[Avinash Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|1986|10|2|df=y}} || [[Varanasi]], UP || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|[[Akash Pandey]] || {{birth date and age|1999|2|2|df=y}} || [[Kolkata]], WB || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|-
! colspan="6" |Pace Bowlers
| Raj Choudhary || {{birth date and age|1996|5|18|df=y}} || [[Nagpur]], MH || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Amit Mishra (cricketer, born 1988)|Amit Mishra]] || {{birth date and age|1988|8|10|df=y}} || [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], CG || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| [[Akash Pandey]] || {{birth date and age|1999|2|2|df=y}} || [[Kolkata]], WB || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Himanshu Sangwan]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|2|df=y}} || [[Najafgarh]], DL || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
! colspan="6" |Pace Bowlers3
|-
|-
|[[T Pradeep]] || {{birth date and age|1994|11|29|df=y}} || [[Bengaluru]], KA || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| Kunal Yadav || {{birth date and age|1999|12|23|df=y}} || [[Jhansi]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Dhrushant Soni]]||{{birth date and age|1985|10|9|df=y}} ||[[Ahmedabad]], GJ || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| Adarsh Singh || {{birth date and age|1999|1|12|df=y}} || [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]], MP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Akshat Pandey]]||{{birth date and age|1993|5|19|df=y}} ||[[Firozabad]], UP || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| Rahul Sharma || {{birth date and age|1990|12|30|df=y}} || [[Agra]], UP || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Ananta Saha]]||{{birth date and age|1996|9|12|df=y}} ||[[Kolkata]], WB || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| [[Himanshu Sangwan]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|2|df=y}} || [[Najafgarh]], DL || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Yuvraj Singh (cricketer, born 1998)|Yuvraj Singh]]||{{birth date and age|1998|8|22|df=y}} ||[[Bareilly]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
| Atal Bihari Rai || {{birth date and age|1999|8|5|df=y}} || [[Allahabad]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|}
|}
''Updated as on 1 February 2026''


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Indian first-class cricket teams]]
[[Category:First-class cricket teams in India]]
[[Category:Sport in Indian Railways]]
[[Category:Sport in Indian Railways]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 1930]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 1958]]
[[Category:1930 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1958 establishments in India]]




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Latest revision as of 22:46, 19 March 2026


Railways cricket team
Personnel
CaptainBhargav Merai (FC)
Karn Sharma (LA & T20)
CoachZUFRI
OwnerRailways Sports Promotion Board
Team information
Founded1958
Home groundKarnail Singh Stadium, New Delhi (and other stadiums)
History
First-class debutEastern Punjab
in 1958
at Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar
Ranji Trophy wins2
Irani Cup wins2
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins1
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websiteRSPB
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Railways playing against Odisha at Brabourne Stadium c.2006

Railways cricket team (also known as the Indian Railways) is a domestic cricket team in India representing Indian Railways. The team's home ground is East Coast Railway Stadium in Bhubaneswar and Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi.[1] The team is run by the Railways Sports Promotion Board which fields the Railways cricket team in domestic cricket competitions in India such as the Ranji Trophy.[2]

Competition history[edit | edit source]

For most of its history, the Indian Railways has met little success in the Ranji Trophy. However, in recent years since 2000, Railways have won the trophy twice and become runners-up one time. As Champions of the Ranji Trophy, they have played the Irani Trophy twice, emerging victorious on both occasions.

Honours[edit | edit source]

Notable players[edit | edit source]

Players from Railways who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Players from Railways who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:

Current squad[edit | edit source]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Birthplace Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Pratham Singh (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 33) Delhi, DL Left-handed Right-arm off-break
Ravi Singh (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 25) Varanasi, UP Left-handed Right-arm leg-break Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Bhargav Merai (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 34) Surat, GJ Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast First-class Captain
Mohammad Saif (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 29) Varanasi, UP Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ashutosh Sharma (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 27) Ratlam, MP Right-handed Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Vivek Singh (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 32) Howrah, WB Left-handed
Kush Marathe (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 25) Vadodara, GJ Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Sahab Yuvraj Singh (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 28) Lucknow, UP Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Navneet Virk (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 29) Jind, HR Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Shubham Chaubey (1995-10-15) 15 October 1995 (age 30) Varanasi, UP Right-handed Right-arm off-break
All-rounders
Zubair Ali (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Ansh Yadav (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 23) Lucknow, UP Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Shivam Chaudhary (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 29) Meerut, UP Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Akshat Pandey (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 33) Firozabad, UP Left-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Upendra Yadav (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 29) Kanpur, UP Right-handed
Suraj Ahuja (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 26) Sri Ganganagar, RJ Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Karn Sharma (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 38) Meerut, UP Left-handed Right-arm leg break List A & Twenty20 Captain
Raj Choudhary (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 30) Nagpur, MH Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Akash Pandey (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 27) Kolkata, WB Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers3
Kunal Yadav (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 26) Jhansi, UP Right-handed Right-arm medium
Adarsh Singh (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 27) Rewa, MP Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Rahul Sharma (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 35) Agra, UP Left-handed Left-arm medium
Himanshu Sangwan (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 30) Najafgarh, DL Right-handed Right-arm medium
Atal Bihari Rai (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 27) Allahabad, UP Right-handed Right-arm medium

Updated as on 1 February 2026

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "One city, three matches, one day". ESPNCricinfo. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ex-kabaddi player was in-charge of Karnail Singh Stadium!". The Times of India. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.


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