Railways cricket team

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]

Railways cricket team
Personnel
CaptainKarn Sharma & Arindam Ghosh
CoachDinesh Lad
OwnerRailways Sports Promotion Board
Team information
Founded1930
Home groundKarnail Singh Stadium, New Delhi (and other stadiums)
Railways playing against Odisha at Brabourne Stadium c.2006

Competition history

For 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.

Famous players

Players from Railways who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Players from Railways who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Birthplace Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Mrunal Devdhar (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992Baroda, GJRight-handedRight-arm medium
Arindam Ghosh (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986Kolkata, WBRight-handedRight arm mediumList A Captain
Pratham Singh (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992Delhi, DLLeft-handedRight-arm off-break
Vikrant Rajput (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992Durg, CGLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Navneet Virk (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996Jind, PBRight-handedRight-arm leg-break
Ashish Sehrawat (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995Delhi, DLRight-handed
Saurabh Singh (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997Barabanki, UPRight-handedRight-arm medium
Shivam Chaudhary (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997Meerut, UPRight-handedRight-arm off-break
Avijit Singh (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996Kolkata, WBRight-handedRight-arm off-break
All-rounders
Karn Sharma (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987Meerut, UPLeft-handedRight-arm leg breakFirst-class and Twenty20 Captain
Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Dhrushant Soni (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985Ahmedabad, GJRight-handedRight-arm medium
Manish Rao (1990-07-09) 9 July 1990Mumbai, MHRight-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Dinesh Mor (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995Delhi, DLRight-handed
Nitin Bhille (1989-08-18) 18 August 1989Dharwad, KARight-handed
Spin Bowlers
Harsh Tyagi (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999Delhi, DLLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Shivendra Singh (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991Rewa, MPRight-handedRight-arm off break
Avinash Yadav (1986-10-02) 2 October 1986Varanasi, UPLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
T Pradeep (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium
Himanshu Sangwan (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995Najafgarh, DLRight-handedRight-arm medium
Amit Mishra (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988Bilaspur, CGRight-handedRight-arm medium
Amit Kuila (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995Midnapur, WBRight-handedRight-arm medium
Ananta Saha (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996Kolkata, WBRight-handedRight-arm medium
Kanishk Seth (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997Kolkata, WBRight-handedLeft-arm medium

References

  1. "One city, three matches, one day". ESPNCricinfo. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. "Ex-kabaddi player was in-charge of Karnail Singh Stadium!". The Times of India. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.


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