Gujarat cricket team

The Gujarat cricket team is one of three first-class cricket teams representing the state of Gujarat (the other two being the Baroda cricket team and Saurashtra cricket team).

Gujarat cricket team
Personnel
CaptainAxar Patel
CoachSairaj Bahutule
OwnerGujarat Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1950
Home groundSardar Patel Stadium
Capacity110,000
History
Ranji Trophy wins1
Irani Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins1
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins2

Led by Parthiv Patel, Gujarat won their maiden Ranji Trophy title in the 2016–17 season, beating Mumbai in the final at Indore.[1] In that match they made the highest successful run-chase in the final of the Ranji Trophy.[2]

It is in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy although it has had very little success. There have, however, been many cricketers that have passed through its ranks and gone on to play for the Indian cricket team. It falls under the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy.

History

Gujarat's first appearance in a Ranji Trophy final came in the season of 1950–51, where it was facing Holkar in the Ranji Trophy Final. Holkar won the high-scoring match by 189 runs, the match featured a double century by Holkar's Chandu Sarwate and a fighting 152 by Gujarati off-spinner Jasu Patel (who averaged 21.70 in 87 innings).[3]

In 2007–08, Gujarat won their maiden Ranji Trophy Plate League title by defeating Railways.[4] Gujarat were in a lose-win situation and six and four and out they lost.

In the year 2010/11, Gujarat made a wonderful start to the Ranji Season. They went for a draw against Bengal and later on made an outright win against a strong Delhi Team but lost two consecutive matches against Madhya Pradesh and Baroda which ended their hope of entering Quarter Final Stage.

They drew a high scoring match against Tamil Nadu, which featured the comeback of Parthiv Patel (as he was busy in national duty) but lost the match against Haryana which forced them to go back at the Plate League.

Gujarat won the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy in 2012–13 defeating Punjab in the final by four wickets with 13 deliveries to spare.

Gujarat's best appearance in a Ranji Trophy final came in the season of 2016–17, where it was facing Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final in Indore. Parthiv Patel scored a precious century (143, 196b, 24 x 4s) and scripted a most memorable maiden Ranji Trophy victory at the Holkar Stadium. No team had chased a target over 310 in the Ranji Trophy and when Gujarat began the fifth and final day. Priyank Panchal from Gujarat made 1310 runs in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy season at an average of 87.33 from 17 innings, which is the most by any batsman this season and the third most by any batsman in a single Ranji Trophy season. Gujarat’s Samit Gohel made 359* runs against Orissa in Jaipur in this Ranji Trophy season, which became the joint fourth most by a player in a Ranji Trophy match. His score of 359* in that match is now the highest by an opener carrying the bat in a First Class match. He faced 723 balls in that innings and it is now the sixth-longest innings in terms of balls faced in a First Class match.[5]

Home grounds

Notable players
Main article: List of Gujarat cricketers

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Manpreet Juneja (1990-09-12) 12 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm off break
Bhargav Merai (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992Right-handedRight-arm mediumPlayed for India A in 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy
Priyank Panchal (1990-04-09) 9 April 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumPlayed for India Red in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy
Played for India B in 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy
Chirag Gandhi (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990Right-handedRight-arm off break
Samit Gohel (1990-09-13) 13 September 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Ripal Patel (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Urvil Patel (1998-10-17) 17 October 1998Right-handed
Priyesh Patel (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001Right-handed
All-rounders
Rujul Bhatt (1986-04-24) 24 April 1986Left-handedRight-arm off break
Kathan Patel (1996-10-31) 31 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm off break
Karan Patel (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Dhruv Raval (1988-09-20) 20 September 1988Left-handed
Spinner
Axar Patel (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxCaptain
Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Played for India Red in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy
Played for India C in 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy
Piyush Chawla (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988Left-handedRight-arm leg breakVice-Captain
Siddharth Desai (2000-08-16) 16 August 2000Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Hardik Patel (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Pacers
Roosh Kalaria (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fastPlayed for India B in 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy
Chintan Gaja (1994-11-13) 13 November 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Arzan Nagwaswalla (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Tejas Patel (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Jasprit Bumrah (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumPlays for Mumbai Indians in IPL

References
  1. "Parthiv 143 leads Gujarat to maiden title". ESPN Cricinfo. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. "Gujarat pull off record chase for maiden Ranji title". ESPN Cricinfo. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. Scoreboard of 1950/51 final match of Ranji Trophy, Holkar vs Gujarat
  4. Gujarat clinch Plate League title with a thrilling win
  5. "Ranji Trophy 2016/17, stats review: From Gujarat's highest successful chase in final to Rishab Pant's triple ton". Firstpost. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
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