Chandigarh cricket team | |
Captain: | Manan Vohra |
Coach: | Rajeev Nayyar |
Founded: | 1981 |
Ground: | Sector 16 Stadium |
Capacity: | 30,000 |
Owner: | Union Territory Cricket Association |
First Fc: | Arunachal Pradesh |
First Fc Year: | 2019 |
First Fc Venue: | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh |
Title1: | Ranji Trophy |
Title1wins: | 0 |
Title2: | Vijay Hazare Trophy |
Title2wins: | 0 |
Title3: | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy |
Title3wins: | 0 |
Chandigarh cricket team represents the Union Territory of Chandigarh in Indian domestic cricket competitions. In August 2019, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named them as the last of ten expansion teams, the other nine having been introduced in 2018–19. Chandigarh made their senior debut in the 2019–20 season, playing in the Ranji Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Former Indian cricketer, V. R. V. Singh, was named as the first coach of the team.[1]
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]
Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh
Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
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Batsmen | |||||
18 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | ||
15 September 1999 | Left-handed | ||||
28 July 1991 | Right-handed | ||||
5 September 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
6 August 1991 | Right-handed | ||||
30 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
8 August 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
Abhishek Singh | 6 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
26 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
All-Rounders | |||||
12 November 2002 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
18 June 1997 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |||
Wicket-keepers | |||||
Mayank Sidhu | 22 November 1997 | Right-handed | |||
Arjit Pannu | 24 April 1996 | Right-handed | |||
Akshit Rana | 8 February 2002 | Right-handed | |||
Spin Bowlers | |||||
8 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
8 September 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |||
9 July 1992 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |||
24 April 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
Vishu Kashyap | 26 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Pace Bowlers | |||||
Sandeep Sharma | 18 May 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | |
Hartejasvi Kapoor | 6 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
10 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
28 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
Nipun Pandita | 2 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
7 May 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium |
Updated as on 19 February 2024