Chandigarh cricket team
The Chandigarh cricket team is a cricket team representing the Union Territory of Chandigarh in Indian domestic competitions. In August 2019, 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 2019–20 season, including the Ranji Trophy. Former Indian cricketer, V. R. V. Singh, was named as the first coach of the team.[1]
Personnel | |
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Captain | Manan Vohra |
Coach | V. R. V. Singh |
Owner | Union Territory Cricket Association |
Team information | |
Founded | 2019 |
Home ground | Sector 16 Stadium |
Capacity | 30000 |
Chandigarh made their debut in the Ranji Trophy in December 2019, in the Plate Division.[2][3] In their first match of the season, Arslan Khan scored the first century by a batsman for Chandigarh in first-class cricket.[4]
On 12 February 2020, their fixture against Manipur was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.[5][6]
Home ground
Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||
Manan Vohra | 18 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
Ankit Kaushik | 5 September 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Shivam Bhambri | 30 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Raman Bishnoi | 24 December 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
Arslan Khan | 15 September 1999 | Left-handed | ||
Arjun Azad | 8 August 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Preet Kamal | 14 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Gaurav Puri | 28 July 1991 | Right-handed | ||
Kunal Mahajan | 6 August 1991 | Right-handed | ||
Sarul Kanwar | 8 November 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
All-Rounders | ||||
Bipul Sharma | 28 September 1983 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||
Uday Kaul | 2 December 1987 | Left-handed | ||
Jaskaranvir Sohi | 21 September 1993 | Right-handed | ||
Spin Bowlers | ||||
Gurinder Singh | 9 July 1992 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
Arpit Pannu | 24 April 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Gaurav Gambhir | 26 November 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Bhagmender Lather | 8 June 1997 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
Amrit Lubana | 22 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Pace Bowlers | ||||
Jaskaran Singh | 4 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Shresth Nirmohi | 2 November 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Jagjit Sandhu | 28 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Anirudh Kanwar | 13 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Mandeep Singh | 10 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
References
- "What is the reward for performing in this Ranji Trophy?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Chandigarh to make Ranji debut in December". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Chandigarh to feature in Ranji Trophy with VRV Singh as coach". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Plan was to make Ranji debut count: Arslan Khan". Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- "Are R Ashwin's 362 wickets the most after 70 Tests?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "60,000 not out: Landmark first-class match set for Ranji Trophy". The Cricketer. Retrieved 18 February 2020.