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{{Infobox cricket team
{{Infobox cricket team
|name = Railways cricket team
| name           = Railways cricket team
|image =  
| image         =  
|captain = [[Karn Sharma]]<br>[[Mrunal Devdhar]]
| captain       = [[Upendra Yadav (cricketer)|Upendra Yadav]] (FC) <br> [[Karn Sharma]] (List A & T20)
|coach = [[Dinesh Lad]]  
| coach         = [[Dinesh Lad]]  
|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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==Competition history==
==Competition history==
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.
==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]]


==Famous players==
==Famous players==
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==Current squad==
==Current squad==
Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
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{| 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'''
| [[Vivek Singh (cricketer)|Vivek Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1993|11|1|df=y}} || [[Howrah]], WB || Left-handed || ||  
|-
|-
|[[Pratham Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1992|8|31|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||  
| [[Shivam Chaudhary]] || {{birth date and age|1997|8|4|df=y}} || [[Meerut]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||  
|-
|-
|[[Arindam Ghosh (cricketer)|Arindam Ghosh]] || {{birth date and age|1986|10|19|df=y}} || [[Kolkata]], WB || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||  
| [[Mohammad Saif (cricketer, born 1996)|Mohammad Saif]] || {{birth date and age|1996|8|30|df=y}} || [[Varanasi]], UP || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Shivam Chaudhary]] || {{birth date and age|1997|8|4|df=y}} || [[Meerut]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||  
| [[Pratham Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1992|8|31|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||
|-
|-
|[[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]] ||  
| [[Shubham Chaubey]] || {{birth date and age|1994|10|15|df=y}} || [[Varanasi]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||  
|-
|-
|[[Shubham Chaubey]] || {{birth date and age|1994|10|15|df=y}} || [[Varanasi]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] ||  
| [[Arindam Ghosh (cricketer)|Arindam Ghosh]] || {{birth date and age|1986|10|19|df=y}} || [[Kolkata]], WB || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||  
|-
|-
|[[Navneet Virk]] || {{birth date and age|1996|10|23|df=y}} || [[Jind]], PB || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg-break]] ||
| [[Suraj Ahuja]] || {{birth date and age|1999|9|23|df=y}} || [[Sri Ganganagar]], RJ || 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]] ||
! colspan="6" |Wicket-keeper
|-
|-
! colspan="6" |All-rounders
| [[Upendra Yadav (cricketer)|Upendra Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|1996|10|8|df=y}} || [[Kanpur]], UP || Right-handed || || '''First-class Captain''' <br> Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
|'''[[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'''
! colspan="6" |Spin Bowlers
|-
|-
|[[Mohammad Saif (cricketer, born 1996)|Mohammad Saif]] || {{birth date and age|1996|8|30|df=y}} || [[Varanasi]], UP || 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 and Twenty20 Captain'''<br> Plays for '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
! colspan="6" |Wicket-keepers
| [[Akash Pandey]] || {{birth date and age|1999|2|2|df=y}} || [[Kolkata]], WB || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Dinesh Mor]] || {{birth date and age|1995|10|10|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL || Right-handed || ||
| [[Mohit Raut]] || {{birth date and age|1998|1|20|df=y}} || [[Akola]], MH || 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]] ||  
| [[Harsh Tyagi]] || {{birth date and age|1999|12|23|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL|| Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Ashish Sehrawat]] || {{birth date and age|1995|1|20|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL || Right-handed ||  ||  
! colspan="6" |Pace Bowlers
|-
|-
|[[Nitin Bhille]] || {{birth date and age|1989|8|18|df=y}} || [[Dharwad]], KA || Right-handed || ||  
| [[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]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Upendra Yadav (cricketer)|Upendra Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|1996|10|8|df=y}} || [[Kanpur]], UP || Right-handed || ||  
| Sagar Jadhav || {{birth date and age|1995|12|4|df=y}} ||[[Kalburgi]], KA || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
! colspan="6" |Spin Bowlers
| Susheel Kumar || {{birth date and age|1996|10|30|df=y}} || [[Narnaul]], HR || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Harsh Tyagi]] || {{birth date and age|1999|12|23|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL|| Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
| Adarsh Singh || {{birth date and age|1999|1|12|df=y}} || [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]], MP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Avinash Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|1986|10|2|df=y}} || [[Varanasi]], UP || 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]] ||
|-
|-
|[[Akash Pandey]] || {{birth date and age|1999|2|2|df=y}} || [[Kolkata]], WB || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
| [[Dhrushant Soni]] || {{birth date and age|1985|10|9|df=y}} ||[[Ahmedabad]], GJ || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
! colspan="6" |Pace Bowlers
| [[T Pradeep]] || {{birth date and age|1994|11|29|df=y}} || [[Bengaluru]], KA || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|-
|[[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]] ||
| [[Akshat Pandey]] || {{birth date and age|1993|3|19|df=y}} ||[[Firozabad]], UP || Left-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]] ||
| Rahul Sharma || {{birth date and age|1990|12|30|df=y}} || [[Agra]], UP || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|[[T Pradeep]] || {{birth date and age|1994|11|29|df=y}} || [[Bengaluru]], KA || 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]] ||
|-
|[[Akshat Pandey]]||{{birth date and age|1993|5|19|df=y}} ||[[Firozabad]], UP || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|[[Ananta Saha]]||{{birth date and age|1996|9|12|df=y}} ||[[Kolkata]], WB || 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]] ||
|}
|}
''Updated as on 24 January 2023''


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Sport in Indian Railways]]
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[[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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Revision as of 07:40, 4 June 2023


Railways cricket team
Personnel
CaptainUpendra Yadav (FC)
Karn Sharma (List A & T20)
CoachDinesh Lad
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
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

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

Famous players

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

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Birthplace Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Vivek Singh (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 32) Howrah, WB Left-handed
Shivam Chaudhary (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 29) Meerut, UP Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Mohammad Saif (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 29) Varanasi, UP Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pratham Singh (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 33) Delhi, DL Left-handed Right-arm off-break
Shubham Chaubey (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 31) Varanasi, UP Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Arindam Ghosh (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986 (age 39) Kolkata, WB Right-handed Right arm medium
Suraj Ahuja (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 26) Sri Ganganagar, RJ Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Wicket-keeper
Upendra Yadav (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 29) Kanpur, UP Right-handed First-class Captain
Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Spin Bowlers
Karn Sharma (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 38) Meerut, UP Left-handed Right-arm leg break List A and Twenty20 Captain
Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Akash Pandey (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 27) Kolkata, WB Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Mohit Raut (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 28) Akola, MH Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Harsh Tyagi (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 26) Delhi, DL Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Yuvraj Singh (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 27) Bareilly, UP Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Sagar Jadhav (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 30) Kalburgi, KA Right-handed Right-arm medium
Susheel Kumar (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 29) Narnaul, HR Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast
Adarsh Singh (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 27) Rewa, MP Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Himanshu Sangwan (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 30) Najafgarh, DL Right-handed Right-arm medium
Dhrushant Soni (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 40) Ahmedabad, GJ Right-handed Right-arm medium
T Pradeep (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 31) Bengaluru, KA Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Akshat Pandey (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 33) Firozabad, UP Left-handed Right-arm medium
Rahul Sharma (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 35) Agra, UP Left-handed Left-arm medium

Updated as on 24 January 2023

References

  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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