| Rajasthan cricket team | |
| Captain: | Deepak Hooda |
| Coach: | Anshu Jain |
| Owner: | Rajasthan Cricket Association |
| Founded: | 1928 |
| Ground: | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Capacity: | 30,000 |
| First Fc: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| First Fc Year: | 1933 |
| First Fc Venue: | Mayo College Ground, Ajmer |
| Title1: | Ranji Trophy |
| Title1wins: | 2 |
| Title2: | Vijay Hazare Trophy |
| Title2wins: | 0 |
| Title3: | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy |
| Title3wins: | 0 |
| 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".
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] 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.
Players from Rajasthan who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
Players from Rajasthan who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:
Foreign international players who briefly played for Rajasthan, along with season:
See main article: List of Rajasthan cricketers.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| 16 November 1999 | Left-handed | Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL | |||
| Deepak Hooda | 19 April 1995 | Right-handed | Captain Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL | ||
| 14 March 1995 | Right-handed | ||||
| Karan Lamba | 28 November 2004 | Right-handed | |||
| 6 October 1995 | Right-handed | ||||
| 26 December 1998 | Right-handed | ||||
| Ram Chouhan | 28 March 1999 | Left-handed | |||
| Sumit Godara | 5 February 2004 | Right-handed | |||
| 12 September 1989 | Right-handed | ||||
| Shubham Garhwal | 14 May 1995 | Left-handed | |||
| 15 April 1996 | Right-handed | ||||
| Mukul Choudhary | 6 August 2004 | Right-handed | |||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Kunal Rathore | 9 October 2002 | Left-handed | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | ||
| 19 September 1999 | Right-handed | ||||
| Spinners | |||||
| Manav Suthar | 3 August 2002 | Left-handed | |||
| Rahul Chahar | 4 August 1999 | Right-handed | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL | ||
| 13 December 1996 | Left-handed | ||||
| 26 March 1997 | Left-handed | ||||
| Fast Bowlers | |||||
| 28 January 1990 | Right-handed | Vice-captain | |||
| Khaleel Ahmed | 5 December 1997 | Right-handed | |||
| 27 December 1996 | Right-handed | ||||
| Deepak Chahar | 7 August 1992 | Right-handed | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | ||
| Sahil Dhiwan | 3 July 1997 | Right-handed | |||
Updated as on 19 February 2024
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Rajasthan play the majority of their home matches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
The ends are called the City End and the Pavilion End.