Railways cricket team
Personnel | |
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Captain | Upendra Yadav (FC) Karn Sharma (List A & T20) |
Coach | Dinesh Lad |
Owner | Railways Sports Promotion Board |
Team information | |
Founded | 1958 |
Home ground | Karnail Singh Stadium, New Delhi (and other stadiums) |
History | |
First-class debut | Eastern Punjab in 1958 at Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar |
Ranji Trophy wins | 2 |
Irani Cup wins | 2 |
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 1 |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
Official website | RSPB |
Railways cricket team (also known as the Indian Railways) is a domestic cricket team in India representing Indian Railways. The team's home ground is East Coast Railway Stadium in Bhubaneswar and Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi.[1] The team is run by the Railways Sports Promotion Board which fields the Railways cricket team in domestic cricket competitions in India such as the Ranji Trophy.[2]
Competition history
For most of its history, the Indian Railways has met little success in the
Honours
- Wills Trophy
- Runners-up: 1988-89
- Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Winners: 2005–06
- Runners-up: 2013–14
- Winners:
Notable players
Players from Railways who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- Budhi Kunderan (1960)
- Murali Kartik (2000)
- Sanjay Bangar (2001)
- Karn Sharma (2014)
Players from Railways who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:
- Jai Prakash Yadav (2002)
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Birth date | Birthplace | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | |||||
Pratham Singh | 31 August 1992 | Delhi, DL | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break |
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Mohammad Saif | 30 August 1996 | Varanasi, UP | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
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Vivek Singh | 1 November 1993 | Howrah, WB | Left-handed | ||
Ashutosh Sharma | 15 September 1998 | Ratlam, MP | Right-handed | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL | |
Shivam Chaudhary | 4 August 1997 | Meerut, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
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Nishant Kushwah | 18 October 1994 | Agra, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break |
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Shubham Chaubey | 15 October 1994 | Varanasi, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
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Bhargav Merai | 2 February 1992 | Surat, GJ | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
All-rounder | |||||
Sahab Yuvraj Singh | 19 September 1997 | Lucknow, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Wicket-keepers | |||||
Upendra Yadav | 8 October 1996 | Kanpur, UP | Right-handed | First-class and List A Captain Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL | |
Suraj Ahuja | 23 September 1999 | Sri Ganganagar, RJ | Right-handed | ||
Spin Bowlers | |||||
Akash Pandey | 2 February 1999 | Kolkata, WB | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
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Karn Sharma | 23 October 1987 | Meerut, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Twenty20 Captain Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL |
Raj Choudhary | 18 May 1996 | Nagpur, MH | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
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Pace Bowlers | |||||
Yuvraj Singh | 22 August 1998 | Bareilly, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Himanshu Sangwan | 2 September 1995 | Najafgarh, DL | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Akshat Pandey | 19 March 1993 | Firozabad, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Rahul Sharma | 30 December 1990 | Agra, UP | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
Kunal Yadav | 23 December 1999 | Jhansi, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Susheel Kumar | 30 October 1996 | Narnaul, HR | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast |
Updated as on 19 February 2024
References
- ESPNCricinfo. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Ex-kabaddi player was in-charge of Karnail Singh Stadium!". The Times of India. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.