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]
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Pratham Singh (FC) Upendra Yadav (LA & 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 |
Competition history
editFor most of its history, the Indian Railways has met little success in the Ranji Trophy. However, in recent years since 2000, Railways have won the trophy twice and become runners-up one time. As Champions of the Ranji Trophy, they have played the Irani Trophy twice, emerging victorious on both occasions.
Honours
edit- Wills Trophy
- Runners-up: 1988-89
Notable players
editPlayers 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
editPlayers with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Birthplace | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
| Pratham Singh | 31 August 1992 | Delhi, DL | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | First-class Captain |
| Mohammad Saif | 30 August 1996 | Varanasi, UP | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Vivek Singh | 1 November 1993 | Howrah, WB | Left-handed | ||
| Ashutosh Sharma | 15 September 1998 | Ratlam, MP | Right-handed | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL | |
| Shivam Chaudhary | 4 August 1997 | Meerut, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Shubham Chaubey | 15 October 1994 | Varanasi, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Bhargav Merai | 2 February 1992 | Surat, GJ | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Samarth Vyas | 28 November 1995 | Rajkot, GJ | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| Navneet Virk | 23 October 1996 | Jind, HR | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Ravi Singh | 25 May 2001 | Varanasi, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| 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 | List A & Twenty20 Captain | |
| 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 | |
| Karn Sharma | 23 October 1987 | Meerut, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL |
| Raj Choudhary | 18 May 1996 | Nagpur, MH | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 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 | |
| Adarsh Singh | 12 January 1999 | Rewa, MP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Susheel Kumar | 30 October 1996 | Narnaul, HR | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
Updated as on 13 November 2024
References
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- ^ "One city, three matches, one day". 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.