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{{short description|Indian cricket team}}
{{short description|Indian cricket team}}
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{{Infobox cricket team
| name          = Services cricket team
| image          =
| captain        = [[Rajat Paliwal]]
| coach          =
| founded        = 1926
| ground        = [[Palam A Stadium]], Delhi
| capacity      =
| owner          = [[Services Sports Control Board]]
| first_fc      = [[Marylebone Cricket Club]]
| first_fc_year  = 1926
| first_fc_venue = [[Lawrence Gardens|Lawrence Gardens, Lahore]]
|        title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
|    title1wins = 0
|        title2 = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
|    title2wins = 0
|        title3 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
|    title3wins = 0
| website        = [http://sscbindia.in/ SSCB]
}}
The '''Services cricket team''' plays in the [[Ranji Trophy]], the main domestic [[first-class cricket]] competition in [[India]]. Under the auspices of the [[Services Sports Control Board]], they represent the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. Their home ground is the [[Palam A Stadium|Palam A Ground]], Model Sports Complex, [[Delhi]].
The '''Services cricket team''' plays in the [[Ranji Trophy]], the main domestic [[first-class cricket]] competition in [[India]]. Under the auspices of the [[Services Sports Control Board]], they represent the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. Their home ground is the [[Palam A Stadium|Palam A Ground]], Model Sports Complex, [[Delhi]].


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As of early March 2022, Services had played 350 first-class matches, with 91 wins, 119 losses, and 140 draws. 33 of their victories have been over [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Playing Record (1949/50-2021/22) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Firstclass/Services/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref>
As of early March 2022, Services had played 350 first-class matches, with 91 wins, 119 losses, and 140 draws. 33 of their victories have been over [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Playing Record (1949/50-2021/22) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Firstclass/Services/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref>


Their highest first-class score is 250 [[not out]] by [[Yashpal Singh]] against [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]] in 2012–13.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Runs in an Innings for Services |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Firstclass/Services/Batting_Records/Highest_Innings_For.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref> The best bowling figures are 8 for 37 by [[Gokul Inder Dev]] against Jammu and Kashmir in 1968–69.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Wickets in an Innings for Services |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Firstclass/Services/Bowling_Records/Best_Innings_Bowling_For.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
Their highest first-class score is 250 [[not out]] by [[Yashpal Singh (cricketer)|Yashpal Singh]] against [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]] in 2012–13.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Runs in an Innings for Services |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Firstclass/Services/Batting_Records/Highest_Innings_For.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref> The best bowling figures are 8 for 37 by [[Gokul Inder Dev]] against Jammu and Kashmir in 1968–69.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Wickets in an Innings for Services |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Firstclass/Services/Bowling_Records/Best_Innings_Bowling_For.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>


They reached the semi-finals of the [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]] for the first time in the [[2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2021–22]] season. Their best finish in the [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] was in the [[2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2019–20]] season, where they finished third in their group with 4 wins and 2 losses.
They reached the semi-finals of the [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]] for the first time in the [[2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2021–22]] season. Their best finish in the [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] was in the [[2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2019–20]] season, where they finished third in their group with 4 wins and 2 losses.
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| [[Ravi Chauhan]] || {{birth date and age|1993|9|17|df=y}} || [[New Delhi]], DL || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg-break]]  ||
| [[Ravi Chauhan]] || {{birth date and age|1993|9|17|df=y}} || [[New Delhi]], DL || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg-break]]  ||
|-
|-
| [[Anshul Gupta]] || {{birth date and age|1989|9|20|df=y}} || [[Ghaziabad]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
| [[Rahul Singh (cricketer, born 1995)|G Rahul Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|18|df=y}} || [[Maniktala]], WB || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||  
|-
|-
| [[Rahul Singh (cricketer, born 1995)|G Rahul Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|18|df=y}} || [[Maniktala]], WB || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||  
| [[Shubham Rohilla]] || {{birth date and age|1998|3|10|df=y}} || [[Rohtak]], HR || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
| [[Anshul Gupta]] || {{birth date and age|1989|9|20|df=y}} || [[Ghaziabad]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|-
| [[Amit Pachhara]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|8|df=y}} || [[Mathura]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||   
| [[Amit Pachhara]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|8|df=y}} || [[Mathura]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||   
|-
|-
| [[Shubham Rohilla]] || {{birth date and age|1998|3|10|df=y}} || [[Rohtak]], HR || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
| [[Sufiyan Alam]] || {{birth date and age|1995|4|2|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||  
|-
|-
| [[Hardik Sethi]] || {{birth date and age|1993|2|26|df=y}} || [[Bikaner]], RJ || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
| [[Vikas Hathwala]] || {{birth date and age|1993|9|6|df=y}} || [[Delhi]], DL || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||  
|-
|-
| [[Lakhan Singh (cricketer)|Lakhan Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1998|8|21|df=y}} || [[Ghaziabad]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||  
| [[Lakhan Singh (cricketer)|Lakhan Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1998|8|21|df=y}} || [[Ghaziabad]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||  
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| [[Devender Lochab]] || {{birth date and age|1992|11|5|df=y}} || [[Jhajjar]], HR || Right-handed || ||
| [[Devender Lochab]] || {{birth date and age|1992|11|5|df=y}} || [[Jhajjar]], HR || Right-handed || ||
|-
| Lovekesh Bansal || {{birth date and age|1995|8|17|df=y}} || [[Yamuna Nagar]], HR || Left-handed || ||
|-
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Spin Bowlers
! colspan="6" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Spin Bowlers
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| [[Pulkit Narang]] || {{birth date and age|1994|6|18|df=y}} || [[New Delhi]], DL ||Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
| [[Pulkit Narang]] || {{birth date and age|1994|6|18|df=y}} || [[New Delhi]], DL ||Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| [[Rahul Singh (cricketer, born 1992)|Rahul Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1992|9|12|df=y}} || [[Kaithal]], HR || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
| Mohit Rathee || {{birth date and age|1999|1|13|df=y}} || [[Rohtak]], HR || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Plays for '''[[Punjab Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
|-
| [[Arjun Sharma]] || {{birth date and age|1996|5|25|df=y}} || [[Jalandhar]], PB || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
| [[Arjun Sharma]] || {{birth date and age|1996|5|25|df=y}} || [[Jalandhar]], PB || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
| [[Rahul Singh (cricketer, born 1992)|Rahul Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1992|9|12|df=y}} || [[Kaithal]], HR || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|-
| [[Parth Rekhade]] || {{birth date and age|1999|7|18|df=y}} || [[Nagpur]], MH || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
| [[Parth Rekhade]] || {{birth date and age|1999|7|18|df=y}} || [[Nagpur]], MH || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
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| [[Diwesh Pathania]] || {{birth date and age|1989|6|22|df=y}} || [[Pathankot]], PB || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| [[Diwesh Pathania]] || {{birth date and age|1989|6|22|df=y}} || [[Pathankot]], PB || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Arpit Guleria]] || {{birth date and age|1997|4|26|df=y}} ||[[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]], HP|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Plays for '''[[Lucknow Super Giants]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
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| [[Poonam Poonia]] || {{birth date and age|1994|12|12|df=y}} ||[[Sri Ganganagar]], RJ|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
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| [[Nitin Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|1992|11|20|df=y}} ||[[Delhi]], DL|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| [[Nitin Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|1992|11|20|df=y}} ||[[Delhi]], DL|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
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| [[Sachidanand Pandey]] || {{birth date and age|1996|7|1|df=y}} ||[[Allahabad]], UP|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| [[Sachidanand Pandey]] || {{birth date and age|1996|7|1|df=y}} ||[[Allahabad]], UP|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|-
| [[Poonam Poonia]] || {{birth date and age|1994|12|12|df=y}} ||[[Sri Ganganagar]], RJ|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| [[Abhishek Tiwari]] || {{birth date and age|1988|12|7|df=y}} ||[[Allahabad]], UP|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
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| [[Arpit Guleria]] || {{birth date and age|1997|4|26|df=y}} ||[[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]], HP|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
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|-
| [[Mohit Kumar (cricketer, born 1996)|Mohit Kumar]] || {{birth date and age|1996|9|25|df=y}} ||[[Gurgaon]], HR|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
| [[Mohit Kumar (cricketer, born 1996)|Mohit Kumar]] || {{birth date and age|1996|9|25|df=y}} ||[[Gurgaon]], HR|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
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| Gaurav Sharma || {{birth date and age|1994|7|6|df=y}} || [[Bulandshahr]], UP || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|}
|}


''Updated as on 23 November 2022''
''Updated as on 25 January 2023''


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==References==
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[[Category:Military cricket teams]]
[[Category:Military cricket teams]]
[[Category:1949 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1926 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 1949]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 1926]]


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Latest revision as of 21:31, 16 April 2023


Services cricket team
Personnel
CaptainRajat Paliwal
OwnerServices Sports Control Board
Team information
Founded1926
Home groundPalam A Stadium, Delhi
History
First-class debutMarylebone Cricket Club
in 1926
at Lawrence Gardens, Lahore
Ranji Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websiteSSCB

The Services cricket team plays in the Ranji Trophy, the main domestic first-class cricket competition in India. Under the auspices of the Services Sports Control Board, they represent the Indian Armed Forces. Their home ground is the Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi.

Records[edit | edit source]

The Services team first played in the Ranji Trophy in 1949–50. They played in the North Zone of the competition until 2001–02, and have played in the Plate Group and other lower-ranked groups since 2002–03, except for one season, where they played in the Elite Group, during 2005–06. Their strongest period was the 1950s: between 1950–51 and 1959–60 they reached the semi-finals six times and the final twice, losing to Bombay in 1956–57 by an innings,[1] and to Baroda in 1957–58, also by an innings.[2]

As of early March 2022, Services had played 350 first-class matches, with 91 wins, 119 losses, and 140 draws. 33 of their victories have been over Jammu and Kashmir.[3]

Their highest first-class score is 250 not out by Yashpal Singh against Tripura in 2012–13.[4] The best bowling figures are 8 for 37 by Gokul Inder Dev against Jammu and Kashmir in 1968–69.[5]

They reached the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the first time in the 2021–22 season. Their best finish in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was in the 2019–20 season, where they finished third in their group with 4 wins and 2 losses.

Famous players[edit | edit source]

Services players who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Current squad[edit | edit source]

Name Birth date Birthplace Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Rajat Paliwal (1991-12-24) 24 December 1991 (age 34) Sonepat, HR Right-handed Right-arm off-break Captain
Ravi Chauhan (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 32) New Delhi, DL Right-handed Right-arm leg-break
G Rahul Singh (1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 30) Maniktala, WB Left-handed Right-arm medium
Shubham Rohilla (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 28) Rohtak, HR Left-handed Right-arm leg break
Anshul Gupta (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 36) Ghaziabad, UP Right-handed Right-arm off break
Amit Pachhara (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 30) Mathura, UP Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sufiyan Alam (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 31) Delhi, DL Right-handed Right-arm off break
Vikas Hathwala (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 32) Delhi, DL Left-handed Left-arm medium
Lakhan Singh (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 27) Ghaziabad, UP Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keeper
Devender Lochab (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 33) Jhajjar, HR Right-handed
Lovekesh Bansal (1995-08-17) 17 August 1995 (age 30) Yamuna Nagar, HR Left-handed
Spin Bowlers
Pulkit Narang (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 32) New Delhi, DL Right-handed Right-arm off break
Rahul Singh (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 33) Kaithal, HR Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Mohit Rathee (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 27) Rohtak, HR Right-handed Right-arm leg break Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Arjun Sharma (1996-05-25) 25 May 1996 (age 30) Jalandhar, PB Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Parth Rekhade (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 27) Nagpur, MH Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Diwesh Pathania (1989-06-22) 22 June 1989 (age 37) Pathankot, PB Right-handed Right-arm medium
Arpit Guleria (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 29) Kangra, HP Right-handed Right-arm medium Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Poonam Poonia (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 31) Sri Ganganagar, RJ Right-handed Right-arm medium
Nitin Yadav (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 33) Delhi, DL Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sachidanand Pandey (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 30) Allahabad, UP Right-handed Right-arm medium
Abhishek Tiwari (1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 37) Allahabad, UP Right-handed Right-arm medium
Mohit Kumar (1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 (age 29) Gurgaon, HR Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Gaurav Sharma (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 32) Bulandshahr, UP Right-handed Right-arm medium

Updated as on 25 January 2023

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Services v Bombay 1956–57". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Baroda v Services 1957–58". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Playing Record (1949/50-2021/22)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Most Runs in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Most Wickets in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

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