| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Jaydev Unadkat |
| Coach | Karsan Ghavri |
| Owner | Saurashtra Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Home ground | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot |
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
Previous teams 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]
Home ground
International Players
Famous international players from Saurashtra cricket team are shown below:
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Cheteshwar Pujara
- Jaydev Unadkat
- Robin Uthappa
Players
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed.
| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Arpit Vasavada | 28 October 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Vice-captain | ||
| Vishvaraj Jadeja | 19 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Samarth Vyas | 28 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 25 January 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| Divyaraj Chauhan | 1 July 1994 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Kishan Parmar | 9 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Himalaya Barad | 28 August 1989 | Right-handed | ||||
| Rajdeep Darbar | 14 September 1987 | Right-handed | ||||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Prerak Mankad | 23 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Chirag Jani | 9 November 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Parth Chauhan | 4 July 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Jay Chauhan | 6 October 1992 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Agnivesh Ayachi | 15 June 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Ravindra Jadeja | 6 December 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Harvik Desai | 4 October 1999 | Right-handed | ||||
| Avi Barot | 25 June 1992 | Right-handed | ||||
| Snell Patel | 15 October 1993 | Right-handed | Played for India Blue in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy | |||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Dharmendrasinh Jadeja | 4 August 1990 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Played for India Green in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy Played for Rest of India in 2018-19 Irani Cup | ||
| Kamlesh Makvana | 31 August 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Jaydev Unadkat | 18 October 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Captain Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL Played for India Red in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy Played for India A in 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy | ||
| Chetan Sakariya | 20 August 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |||
| Kushang Patel | 13 September 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
Coaching staff
- Director of Cricket : n/a
- Head coach:
Karsan Ghavri - Assistant coach: Neeraj Odedara
- 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
- ^ The Ranji Trophy espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "Final, Rajkot, Mar 9 - Mar 13 2020, Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.