Saurashtra cricket team

Saurashtra cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Jaydev Unadkat
Coach	Niraj Odedra
Owner	Saurashtra Cricket Association
Team information
Founded	1950
Home ground	Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
History
First-class debut	Commonwealth XI; in 1950; at Rajkumar College Ground, Rajkot
Ranji Trophy wins	2
Irani Trophy wins	0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins	2
Official website	SCA

Saurashtra cricket team is one of the three first-class cricket teams based in Gujarat (the others being Baroda and Gujarat) that compete in India's first-class tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Competition history

Previous teams competing 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]

Honours

Ranji Trophy
- Winners (2): 2022-23, 2019–20
- Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2015–16, 2018–19

Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Winners (2): 2022-23, 2007–08
- Runners-up: 2017–18

Home ground

International players

International players from Saurashtra cricket team include:

Robin Uthappa played two seasons for Saurashtra.

Players

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed.

Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Arpit Vasavada	(1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 (age 36)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Cheteshwar Pujara	(1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Vishvaraj Jadeja	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Jay Gohil	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Ruchit Ahir	(2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounder
Prerak Mankad	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Sammar Gajjar	(2003-08-14) 14 August 2003 (age 21)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Ravindra Jadeja	(1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 36)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Parswaraj Rana	(2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 24)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Harvik Desai	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed
Sheldon Jackson	(1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed
Tarang Gohel	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Spin Bowlers
Dharmendra Jadeja	(1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 34)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Vice-captain
Parth Bhut	(1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Yuvrajsinh Dodiya	(2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Yuvraj Chudasama	(1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 29)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
Pranav Karia	(1998-12-11) 11 December 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Chirag Jani	(1989-11-09) 9 November 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Jaydev Unadkat	(1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	Captain Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Ankur Panwar	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Devang Karamta	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Navneet Vora	(1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Hiten Kanbi	(2004-04-25) 25 April 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Updated as on 23 December 2024

Coaching staff

Director of Cricket : n/a
Head coach: Niraj Odedra
Assistant coach: n/a
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.

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[1] The Ranji Trophy espncricinfo.com.

[2] "Final, Rajkot, Mar 9 – Mar 13 2020, Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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