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| {{short description|Indian cricket team}}
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| |name = Puducherry cricket team
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| |captain = [[Damodaren Rohit]]
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| |coach = [[Dishant Yagnik]]
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| |founded = 2018
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| |owner = [[Cricket Association of Puducherry]]
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| |title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
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| |title1wins = '''0'''
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| |title2 = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
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| |title2wins = '''0'''
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| |title3 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
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| |title3wins= '''0'''
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| |website = [https://cap-cricket.com/ CAP]
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| The '''Puducherry cricket team''' is a [[cricket]] team that represents the state of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] in Indian domestic competitions.<ref name="OI">{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/a-well-deserved-opportunity-for-northeastern-states-bihar-puducherry-to-exhibit-/313770 |title=A Well-Deserved Opportunity For Northeastern States, Bihar, Puducherry |work=Outlook India |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> 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 [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy|Ranji Trophy]] and the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy|Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref name="CI39">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24129178/nine-new-teams-ranji-trophy-2018-19 |title=Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="IE39">{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/bcci-schedule-2018-19-domestic-games-5265019/ |title=Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season |publisher=Indian Express |access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="BCCI">{{cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17462/bcci-to-host-over-2000-matches-in-the-upcoming-2018-19-domestic-season |title=BCCI to host over 2000 matches in the upcoming 2018–19 domestic season |work=BCCI |access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref>
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| In August 2018, [[Abhishek Nayar]], who previously played for [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]], decided to join the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24422572/abhishek-nayar-moves-pondicherry-search-special-100|title=Abhishek Nayar moves to Pondicherry in search of special 100|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=21 August 2018}}</ref> In September 2018, they won their opening fixture of the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], beating [[Manipur cricket team|Manipur]] by 8 wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/vijay-hazare-trophy-bihar-make-winning-return-to-domestic-cricket/articleshow/65873882.cms |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bihar make winning return to domestic cricket |work=Times of India |access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1156796.html |title=Plate, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Vadodara, Sep 19 2018 |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> However, the next day, the BCCI revoked the team's allowance around players from outside the state the team is located in, after concerns were raised that no local cricketers had played in the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24740968/bcci-revokes-eligibility-allowance-puducherry |title=BCCI revokes eligibility 'allowance' to Puducherry |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref> Eight players were found to be outside the BCCI's eligibility criteria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/bcci-cancels-registration-of-8-puducherry-players-for-flouting-eligibility-criteria-747833 |title=BCCI cancels registration of 8 Puducherry players for flouting eligibility criteria |work=Cricket Country |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref>
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| In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in third place in the Plate Group, with five wins and two defeats from their eight matches. The other two matches finished as [[result (cricket)#No result|no results]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/8890/vijay-hazare-trophy |title=2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref> [[Paras Dogra]] finished as the leading run-scorer, with 257 runs, and [[Fabid Ahmed]] was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with eleven dismissals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12591;team=6562;type=tournament |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Puducherry: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref>
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| In November 2018, they played in their first match in the [[Ranji Trophy]], against [[Meghalaya cricket team|Meghalaya]], in the [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy|2018–19 tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportstarlive.com/cricket/indian/ranji-trophy-2018-19-puducherry-meghalaya-abhishek-nayar-plate-group/article25470627.ece |title=Historic moment awaits Nayar as Puducherry makes Ranji Trophy debut |work=Sport Star Live |access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref> In their opening match in the tournament, [[Paras Dogra]] became the first batsman for Puducherry to score a century in the Ranji Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/105078/ranji-trophy-2018-19-highlights-ravindra-jadeja-shines-yusuf-pathan-tumbles-on-99 |title=Ranji Highlights: Jadeja shines, Yusuf tumbles on 99 |work=CricBuzz |access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref> The match was affected by rain and finished in a draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ranji-trophy-round-up-sheldon-jackson-ravindra-jadeja-star-in-saurashtras-win-puducherry-get-three-points-5448658/ |title=Ranji Trophy Round-up: Sheldon Jackson, Ravindra Jadeja star in Saurashtra’s win, Puducherry get three points |work=The Indian Express |access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref> They finished the 2018–19 tournament third in the table, with four wins from their eight matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/8050/ranji-trophy |title=Ranji Trophy Table – 2018–19 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref>
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| In March 2019, Puducherry finished seventh in [[2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group E|Group E]] of the [[2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]], with one win from their seven matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/8661/season/2019/india-dom-t20 |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> [[Paras Dogra]] was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 255 runs, and [[Parandaman Thamaraikannan]] was the leading wicket-taker, with seven dismissals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12593;team=6562;type=tournament |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Puducherry: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
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| ==Squad ==
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| * Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
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| {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
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| ! colspan="5" |Batsmen
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| |[[Paras Dogra]] || {{birth date and age|1984|11|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Vice-captain
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| |[[Damodaren Rohit]] || {{birth date and age|1992|5|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Captain
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| |[[Iqlas Naha]] || {{birth date and age|1994|10|11|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
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| |[[Vikneshwaran Marimuthu]] || {{birth date and age|1992|8|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
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| |[[Selvam Suresh Kumar|S. Suresh Kumar]] || {{birth date and age|1985|3|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
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| |[[Subramanian Anand]] || {{birth date and age|1986|1|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
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| |[[Gonnabattula Chiranjeevi]] || {{birth date and age|1992|6|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
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| |[[Fabid Ahmed]] || {{birth date and age|1995|7|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
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| |[[Pavan Deshpande]] || {{birth date and age|1989|9|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
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| |Bharat Sharma || {{birth date and age|1995|11|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
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| |[[A Aravinddaraj]] || {{birth date and age|1996|6|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
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| |[[Karthik Sukumaran]] || {{birth date and age|1990|3|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
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| |[[Ramachandran Ragupathy]] || {{birth date and age|1996|5|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
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| |[[Sagar Udeshi]] || {{birth date and age|1986|10|14|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
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| |[[Alagh Prathiban]] || {{birth date and age|1989|9|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
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| |[[Raghu Sharma]] || {{birth date and age|1993|3|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
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| |[[Sagar Trivedi]] || {{birth date and age|1991|10|20|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
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| |[[Ashith Rajiv]] || {{birth date and age|1993|3|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
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| |[[Suboth Bhati]] || {{birth date and age|1990|9|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
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| '''Bowling coach''' - [[Shaun Tait]]
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| '''Manager and strength and conditioning coach''' - Kalpendra Jha
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| ==Famous players==
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| {{main|List of Puducherry cricketers}}
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| {{Ranji Trophy}}
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| [[Category:Indian first-class cricket teams]]
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| [[Category:Sport in Puducherry]]
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| [[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2018]]
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| [[Category:2018 establishments in Puducherry]]
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