| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Gokul Sharma |
| Coach | Ajay Ratra |
| Owner | Assam Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Dark green Yellow |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Home ground | ACA Stadium, Guwahati |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
| Secondary ground capacity | 15,000 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | United Provinces in 1948 at Shillong |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | www.assamcricket.com |
The Assam cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Assam, run by the Assam Cricket Association. They compete and represent the state annually in the first-class Ranji Trophy tournament, limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament and the Twenty20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
History
Assam played their first first-class match in the 1948-49 Ranji Trophy, captained by Rupert Kettle, who also scored their first century two seasons later. They had their first victory in the 1951-52 Ranji Trophy, when they beat Orissa by 103 runs; the captain, Peter Bullock, top-scored in each innings with 31 and 148, and took 7 for 70 and 3 for 29.[1]
Until the 2002–03 season, when the zonal system was abandoned, Assam formed part of East Zone, and never progressed further than the pre-quarter-finals. They won their plate group in 2006/07 before losing the semi-final to Orissa. In the 2009–10 season Assam entered the elite group of the Ranji Trophy, and topped the plate group and subsequently progressed to the Super League. However, in the 2010–11 season, they ended at the bottom of their group in the Super League and were relegated to the Plate League for the next season. In the 2012-13 Vijay Hazare Trophy Assam played extremely well and finished runners-up.[2] In the 2014-15 Ranji season Assam were again promoted to Group A level.[3] In the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, the team reached the semi-final for the first time in their history.[4]
In September 2017, former Indian batsman Lalchand Rajput was named as head coach of Assam cricket team for two Ranji Trophy seasons.
Home grounds
- ACA Stadium, Barsapara, Guwahati
- Nehru Stadium, Guwahati, Hosted 14 ODIs.
- Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium, Maligaon, Guwahati
- Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium, Silchar
Since Assam played its first home match in 1948, it has also played first-class home matches in (in chronological order) Shillong, Jorhat, Nowgong, Dibrugarh, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Mangaldoi and Tinsukia.[5]
Famous players
- Riyan Parag
- Abu Nechim
- Anup Ghatak
- Arlen Konwar
- Gautam Dutta
- Hemanga Baruah
- Javed Zaman
- Krishna Das
- Nishanta Bordoloi
- Zahir Alam
- Rajesh Borah
- Subhrajit Saikia
- Zakaria Zuffri
Current squad
| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Gokul Sharma | 25 December 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | First-class Captain | ||
| Rishav Das | 16 December 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Saahil Jain | 22 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Sibsankar Roy | 10 October 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | List A Captain | ||
| Pallavkumar Das | 17 January 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Rahul Hazarika | 31 May 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Subham Mandal | 23 August 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |||
| Denish Das | 17 May 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| Amit Sinha | 26 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Riyan Parag | 10 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Twenty20 Captain Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | ||
| Swarupam Purkayastha | 15 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Rajjakuddin Ahmed | 2 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Kunal Saikia | 19 June 1988 | Right-handed | ||||
| Wasiqur Rahman | 29 December 1994 | Right-handed | ||||
| Hrishikesh Tamuli | 17 July 1995 | Right-handed | ||||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Roshan Alam | 20 April 1995 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Amlanjyoti Das | 15 January 2002 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Sidharth Sarmah | 7 December 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Rahul Singh | 23 September 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Arup Das | 27 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Pritam Das | 16 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Mukhtar Hussain | 11 January 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Ranjit Mali | 5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Abu Nechim | 5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Mrinmoy Dutta | 24 November 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |||
Coaching staff
- Head Coach: Ajay Ratra
- Coach: Salil Sinha
- Trainer: Bhaskar Borah
- Physio: Dr Koustob Bharadwaj
- Video Analyst: Rajesh Sharma
- Manager: Rajesh Borah
Records
For more details on this topic, see List of Assam first-class cricket records, List of Assam List A cricket records, List of Assam Twenty20 cricket records.
See also
- Assam Cricket Association
References
- ^ "Assam v Orissa 1951-52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Assam reach first Vijay Hazare final". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Team unity behind Assam's remarkable season". cricbuzz.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Assam relaxed ahead of maiden semi-final". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "First-class matches played by Assam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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