| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Ashok Menaria |
| Team information | |
| Home ground | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| History | |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 2 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | Rajasthan Cricket Association |
The Rajasthan cricket team is a cricket team which represents the Indian state of Rajasthan. The team won the Ranji Trophy in the 2010–11 and 2011-12 seasons, having finished runners-up eight times between 1960–61 and 1973-74. It is currently in the Ranji Trophy Elite group. It is run by the Rajasthan Cricket Association and is popularly known as "Team Rajasthan".
History
Rajputana
Rajputana's first recorded match came in the 1928/29 Delhi Tournament against Aligarh,[1] with the Rajputana Cricket Association being formed shortly thereafter in 1931 at Ajmer.[2][n 1] Rajputana's inaugural appearance in first-class cricket came in November 1933 against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club at Mayo College Ground in Ajmer, which resulted in a heavy innings defeat.[3] The team entered the Ranji Trophy for the first time in the 1935/36 season, playing its first match in the competition against Central India, losing by a heavy margin.[2][3] The team played in the following seasons Ranji Trophy, again losing to Central India, but this time by the reduced margin of just two wickets.[3] Rajputana gained its first win in first-class cricket against Lionel Tennyson's touring eleven, with victory by two wickets in 1937.[2] The team lost its only match against Southern Punjab in the 1938/39 Ranji Trophy, however the following season it recorded its first Ranji Trophy victory against Delhi, winning by 7 wickets.[4] However it lost its following match against Southern Punjab by the margin of an innings and 190 runs. With the onset of World War II, cricket in India was somewhat disrupted, but first-class cricket continued to function.
Rajasthan
Best performances in Ranji Trophy
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Winner |
| 2011-12 | |
| 1960–61 | Runner-up |
| 1961–62 | |
| 1962–63 | |
| 1963–64 | |
| 1965–66 | |
| 1966–67 | |
| 1969–70 | |
| 1973–74 |
Famous players
Players from Rajasthan who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- Salim Durani (1960)
- Hanumant Singh (1964)
- Parthasarathy Sharma (1974)
- Pravin Amre (1992)
- Pankaj Singh (2014)
Players from Rajasthan who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:
- Gagan Khoda (1998)
- Khaleel Ahmed (2018)
- Deepak Chahar (2018)
Players from Rajasthan who have played T20I but not ODI and Test cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut:
- Rahul Chahar (2019)
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Mahipal Lomror | 8 April 1998 (age 20) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL Played for India Red in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy |
| Rajesh Bishnoi Sr | 8 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Ashok Menaria | 29 October 1990 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain |
| Arjit Gupta | 12 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Yash Kothari | 6 October 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Aditya Garhwal | 15 April 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Salman Khan | 26 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Amitkumar Gautam | 10 October 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Ankit Lamba | 3 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Chandrapal Chundawat | 8 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Manender Singh | 2 January 1996 | Right-handed | ||
| Bharat Sharma | 9 August 1999 | Right-handed | ||
| Spinner | ||||
| Shubham Sharma | 26 March 1997 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Rahul Chahar | 4 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL Played for Rest of India in 2018-19 Irani Cup Played for India Green in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 5 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays for Kings XI Punjab in IPL Plays for India A in 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy |
| Fast Bowlers | ||||
| Aniket Choudhary | 28 January 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | Played for India Blue in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 5 December 1997 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL |
| Tanveer-Ul-Haq | 3 December 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | Played for Rest of India in 2018-19 Irani Cup Played for India Green in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy |
| Rituraj Singh | 19 October 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Deepak Chahar | 7 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL |
| Abhimanyu Lamba | 31 October 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Captains
- 2018-2019 Mahipal Lomror
- 2013/14-2017 Pankaj Singh
- 2010/11–2012/13 Hrishikesh Kanitkar
- 1992/1997 Rajiv Rathore
- 1990/91– Parmindar Singh
- 1989/90 Sanjay Vyas
- 1988/89 Padam Shastri
- 1985/86–1987/88 Sanjay Vyas
- 1979/80–1984/85 Parthasarathy Sharma
- 1977/78–1978/79 Kailash Gattani
- 1966/67–1976/77 Hanumant Singh
- 1962/63–1965/66 Raj Singh Dungarpur
- 1960/61–1961/62 Kishan Rungta
- 1957/58–1959/60 Vinoo Mankad
- 1951/52–1956/57 Maharana of Mewar
- 1935/36–1939/40 Walter Bradshaw
- 1933/34–1937/38 Maharaja of Dungarpur
Records
For more details on this topic, see List of Rajasthan first-class cricket records, List of Rajasthan List A cricket records, List of Rajasthan Twenty20 cricket records.
Grounds
Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Rajasthan play the majority of their home matches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
The ends are called the City End and the Pavilion End.
Other grounds
Notes
- ^ What is today the modern state of Rajasthan was then a part of the British Raj and was known as Rajputana.
References
- ^ "Other Matches played by Rajputana". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "RCA History". Rajasthan Cricket Association. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Rajputana". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Delhi v Rajputana, 1939/40 Ranji Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
Further reading
- Bowen, Rowland. Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development (1970 ed.). Eyre & Spottiswoode. ISBN 0-413-27860-3.
- Playfair Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions