Saurashtra cricket team

Saurashtra cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Jaydev Unadkat
Coach	Niraj Odedra
Owner	Saurashtra Cricket Association
Team information
Founded	1950
Home ground	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
History
First-class debut	Commonwealth XI; in 1950; at Rajkumar College Ground, Rajkot
Ranji Trophy wins	2
Irani Trophy wins	0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins	2
Official website	SCA

Saurashtra cricket team is one of the three first-class cricket teams based in Gujarat (the others being Baroda and Gujarat) that compete in the first-class tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Competition history[edit]

Previous teams competing from Saurashtra were Nawanagar and Western India. Nawanagar won the Ranji Trophy in 1936–37 and were runners up in 1937–38.^[1] Western India won the Ranji Trophy in 1943–44.

Saurashtra began competing in the 1950-51 Ranji Trophy. They were runners-up in the Ranji Trophy to Mumbai in 2012–13 and 2015–16 and in 2018–19 against Vidarbha. They finally won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2019–20 when they beat Bengal on first-innings lead in the final at Rajkot.^[2]

Honours[edit]

Ranji Trophy
- Winners (2): 2022-23, 2019–20
- Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2015–16, 2018–19

Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Winners (2): 2022-23, 2007–08
- Runners-up: 2017–18

Home ground[edit]

International players[edit]

International players from Saurashtra cricket team include:

Robin Uthappa played two seasons for Saurashtra.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Players with international caps are listed.

Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Arpit Vasavada	(1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 (age 35)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Samarth Vyas	(1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Jay Gohil	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Cheteshwar Pujara	(1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Vishvaraj Jadeja	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Tarang Gohel	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Chirag Jani	(1989-11-09) 9 November 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Prerak Mankad	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Parth Chauhan	(1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Sheldon Jackson	(1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed
Harvik Desai	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja	(1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 33)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Parth Bhut	(1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Yuvraj Dodiya	(2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Yuvraj Chudasama	(1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 28)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
Ravindra Jadeja	(1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 35)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Vice-captain Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Pace Bowlers
Jaydev Unadkat	(1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	Captain Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Chetan Sakariya	(1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 25)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Kushang Patel	(1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Updated as on 1 October 2023

Coaching staff[edit]

Director of Cricket : n/a
Head coach: Niraj Odedra
Assistant coach: n/a
Batting coach: None
Bowling coach: n/a
Spin Bowling Coach: n/a
Fielding coach: n/a
Manager: Arjunsinh Rana
Mental conditioning coach: Vacant
Fitness trainer: n/a
Head Physiotherapist: Abhishek Thakar
Masseur: n/a
Performance analyst: n/a

References[edit]

↑ The Ranji Trophy espncricinfo.com.
↑ "Final, Rajkot, Mar 9 – Mar 13 2020, Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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[1] The Ranji Trophy espncricinfo.com.

[2] "Final, Rajkot, Mar 9 – Mar 13 2020, Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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