Uttarakhand cricket team

Uttarakhand
League	Ranji Trophy (FC) ; Vijay Hazare Trophy (LA) ; Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20)
Association	Cricket Association of Uttarakhand
Personnel
Captain	Jiwanjot Singh (FC) ; Akash Madhwal (LA) (T20) ;
Coach	Manish Jha
Team information
Founded	2018
Home ground	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Capacity	25,000
History
First-class debut	Bihar; in 2018; at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
List A debut	Bihar, Shastri Maidan, Anand; 20 September 2018
Twenty20 debut	Services, Palam B Ground, New Delhi; 21 February 2019
Official website	CAU

The Uttarakhand cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Uttarakhand in Indian domestic competitions.^[1]

Background[edit]

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 Ranji Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Coaches[edit]

Season	Coach	Ref.
2018–19	Bhaskar Pillai	^[5]
2019–20	Gursharan Singh	^[6]
2020–21	Wasim Jaffer	^[7]
2021–22	Manish Jha	^[8]

Current squad[edit]

Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Avneesh Sudha	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Kunal Chandela	(1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Jiwanjot Singh	(1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	First-class Captain
Akhil Rawat	(2000-11-04) 4 November 2000 (age 23)	Right-handed
Priyanshu Khanduri	(1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Piyush Joshi	(1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed
Aryan Sharma	(2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Kamal Singh	(2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 23)	Left-handed
Neeraj Rathour	(1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Swapnil Singh	(1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Dikshanshu Negi	(1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Aditya Tare	(1987-11-07) 7 November 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed
Vaibhav Bhatt	(1995-11-25) 25 November 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed
Vijay Sharma	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed
Spin bowlers
Mayank Mishra	(1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 33)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Himanshu Bisht	(1996-11-17) 17 November 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
Deepak Dhapola	(1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Akash Madhwal	(1993-11-25) 25 November 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	List A & T20 Captain Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Abhay Negi	(1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Agrim Tiwari	(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium
Rajan Kumar	(1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Nikhil Kohli	(1996-12-05) 5 December 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Satyam Baliyan	(2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast

Updated as on 31 January 20223

Competitive record[edit]

Ranji Trophy (First-class)
Season	Group	Matches	Wins	Losses	Draws	No Result	Performance
2018–19	Plate Group	9	6	1	2	0	Quarter-finals
2019–20	Group C	9	0	7	2	0	Group Stage
2020–21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Group E	4	2	2	0	0	Quarter-finals
2022–23	Group A	8	3	1	4	0	Quarter-finals
Total		30	11	11	8	0	–

Vijay Hazare Trophy (List A)
Season	Group	Matches	Wins	Losses	Ties	No Result	Performance
2018–19	Plate Group	8	7	1	0	0	Group Stage
2019–20	Plate Group	9	5	1	0	3	Group Stage
2020–21	Plate Group	6	5	1	0	0	Eliminator
2021–22	Group D	5	1	4	0	0	Group Stage
2022–23	Group D	6	2	4	0	0	Group Stage
Total		34	20	11	0	3	–

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20)
Season	Group	Matches	Wins	Losses	Ties	No Result	Performance
2018–19	Group E	7	4	2	0	1	Group Stage
2019–20	Group A	6	2	4	0	0	Group Stage
2020–21	Group C	5	1	4	0	0	Group Stage
2021–22	Group E	5	0	5	0	0	Group Stage
2022–23	Group A	7	4	3	0	0	Group Stage
Total		30	11	18	0	1	–

In September 2018, they lost their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, to Bihar, by 5 wickets.^[9]^[10] In the Plate Group fixture between Uttarakhand and Sikkim, Karn Kaushal made the first double-century in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring 202 runs.^[11]

In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in second place in the Plate Group, with seven wins and one loss from their eight matches.^[12] Karn Kaushal finished as the leading run-scorer, with 489 runs, and Deepak Dhapola was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with eleven dismissals.^[13]

In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they beat Bihar by ten wickets.^[14]^[15] They went on to win the Plate Group and advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament.^[16]^[17] However, in their quarter-final match they lost to Vidarbha by an innings and 115 runs to be knocked out of the tournament.^[18]

In March 2019, Uttarakhand finished third in Group E of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with four wins from their seven matches.^[19] Karn Kaushal was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 176 runs, and Sunny Rana was the leading wicket-taker, with nine dismissals.^[20]

References[edit]

↑ "Uttarakhand hoping to start Ranji Trophy journey on impressive note". The Statesman. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
↑ "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ "BCCI to host over 2000 matches in the upcoming 2018–19 domestic season". BCCI. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
↑ "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
↑ Lokapally, Vijay (4 September 2019). "Gursharan Singh named Uttarakhand coach". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
↑ "Wasim Jaffer named Uttarakhand head coach". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
↑ "Manish Jha, former head coach of Sikkim, named replacement of Wasim Jaffer who resigned as coach of U'khand cricket team". Times of India. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018–19, Plate Group wrap: Wins for Meghalaya, Manipur and Bihar". Cricket Country. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
↑ "Plate Group, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Anand, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
↑ "Karna Veer Kaushal hits first Vijay Hazare double-century". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
↑ "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Uttarakhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
↑ "Ranji Highlights: Mumbai, UP assert dominance; Mudhasir picks four in four balls". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
↑ "Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
↑ "Ranji Trophy 2018–19, Round 9, Plate, Day 3: Unbeaten Uttarakhand qualify for knockouts". Cricket Country. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
↑ "Uttarakhand's rise from Big-Bang chaos to the Ranji quarterfinals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
↑ "Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha rout Uttarakhand to reach semifinals". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Uttarakhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

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[SM-1] "Uttarakhand hoping to start Ranji Trophy journey on impressive note". The Statesman. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[CI39-2] "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[IE39-3] "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[BCCI-4] "BCCI to host over 2000 matches in the upcoming 2018–19 domestic season". BCCI. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[5] "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[6] Lokapally, Vijay (4 September 2019). "Gursharan Singh named Uttarakhand coach". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[7] "Wasim Jaffer named Uttarakhand head coach". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[8] "Manish Jha, former head coach of Sikkim, named replacement of Wasim Jaffer who resigned as coach of U'khand cricket team". Times of India. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

[9] "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018–19, Plate Group wrap: Wins for Meghalaya, Manipur and Bihar". Cricket Country. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

[10] "Plate Group, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Anand, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

[11] "Karna Veer Kaushal hits first Vijay Hazare double-century". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

[12] "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[13] "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Uttarakhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[14] "Ranji Highlights: Mumbai, UP assert dominance; Mudhasir picks four in four balls". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[15] "Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

[16] "Ranji Trophy 2018–19, Round 9, Plate, Day 3: Unbeaten Uttarakhand qualify for knockouts". Cricket Country. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[17] "Uttarakhand's rise from Big-Bang chaos to the Ranji quarterfinals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[18] "Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha rout Uttarakhand to reach semifinals". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

[19] "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

[20] "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Uttarakhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

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Background[edit]

Coaches[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Competitive record[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]