The Uttarakhand cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Uttarakhand in Indian domestic competitions.[1]

Background

In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that would compete in domestic tournaments for the 2018–19 season, including the Ranji Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[2][3][4]

Coaches

Season Coach Ref.
2018–19 Bhaskar Pillai [5]
2019–20 Gursharan Singh [6]
2020–21 Wasim Jaffer [7]
2021–present Manish Jha [8]

Current squad

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Kunal Chandela7 July 1994 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
Shashwat Dangwal12 September 2003 (age 22)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Yuvraj Chaudhary6 October 2001 (age 24)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Bhupen Lalwani7 April 1999 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Aarav Mahajan25 June 2006 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Aanjaneya Suryavanshi26 January 2003 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Lakshya Raichandani15 October 2008 (age 17)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Kamal Singh29 November 2000 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Harsh Rana6 June 2004 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Jagadeesha Suchith16 January 1994 (age 32)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Avneesh Sudha20 November 2001 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Dikshanshu Negi5 October 1990 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
Saurabh Rawat21 December 1997 (age 28)Right-handed
Prashant Chopra7 October 1992 (age 33)Right-handed
Sanskar Rawat15 June 2005 (age 21)Left-handed
Spin bowlers
Mayank Mishra9 October 1990 (age 35)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Himanshu Bisht17 November 1996 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
Abhay Negi18 October 1992 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Devendra Bora6 December 2000 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Rajan Kumar8 July 1996 (age 30)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Janmejay Joshi21 June 2001 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Agnivesh Ayachi15 June 1995 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Jagmohan Nagarkoti12 May 2000 (age 26)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Akash Madhwal25 November 1993 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastPlays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Aditya Rawat6 August 2007 (age 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Agrim Tiwari24 April 1996 (age 30)Right-handedLeft-arm medium

Updated as on 23 April 2026

Competitive record

Ranji Trophy
(First-class)
Season Group Matches Wins Losses Draws No Result Performance
2018–19 Plate Group 9 6 1 2 0 Quarter-finals
2019–20 Group C 9 0 7 2 0 Group Stage
2020–21 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Group E 4 2 2 0 0 Quarter-finals
2022–23 Group A 8 3 1 4 0 Quarter-finals
2023–24 Group D 7 2 2 3 0 Group Stage
2024–25 Group B 5 1 2 2 0 Group Stage
2025–26 Group C 9 5 2 2 0 Semi-finals
Total 51 19 17 15 0 Win %: 37.25
Vijay Hazare Trophy
(List A)
Season Group Matches Wins Losses Ties No Result Performance
2018–19 Plate Group 8 7 1 0 0 Group Stage
2019–20 Plate Group 9 5 1 0 3 Group Stage
2020–21 Plate Group 6 5 1 0 0 Eliminator Stage
2021–22 Group D 5 1 4 0 0 Group Stage
2022–23 Group D 6 2 4 0 0 Group Stage
2023–24 Group C 7 5 2 0 0 Group Stage
2024–25 Group A 7 3 4 0 0 Group Stage
2025–26 Group C 7 3 4 0 0 Group Stage
Total 55 31 21 0 3 Win %: 56.36
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
(T20)
Season Group Matches Wins Losses Ties No Result Performance
2018–19 Group E 7 4 2 0 1 Group Stage
2019–20 Group A 6 2 4 0 0 Group Stage
2020–21 Group C 5 1 4 0 0 Group Stage
2021–22 Group E 5 0 5 0 0 Group Stage
2022–23 Group A 7 4 3 0 0 Group Stage
2023–24 Group D 6 2 3 1 0 Group Stage
2024–25 Group B 7 2 5 0 0 Group Stage
2025–26 Group D 7 2 5 0 0 Group Stage
Total 50 17 31 1 1 Win %: 34.00

In September 2018, they lost their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, to Bihar, by 5 wickets.[9][10] In the Plate Group fixture between Uttarakhand and Sikkim, Karn Kaushal made the first double-century in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring 202 runs.[11]

In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in second place in the Plate Group, with seven wins and one loss from their eight matches.[12] Karn Kaushal finished as the leading run-scorer, with 489 runs, and Deepak Dhapola was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with eleven dismissals.[13]

In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they beat Bihar by ten wickets.[14][15] They went on to win the Plate Group and advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament.[16][17] However, in their quarter-final match they lost to Vidarbha by an innings and 115 runs to be knocked out of the tournament.[18]

In March 2019, Uttarakhand finished third in Group E of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with four wins from their seven matches.[19] Karn Kaushal was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 176 runs, and Sunny Rana was the leading wicket-taker, with nine dismissals.[20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Uttarakhand hoping to start Ranji Trophy journey on impressive note". The Statesman. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "BCCI to host over 2000 matches in the upcoming 2018–19 domestic season". BCCI. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Lokapally, Vijay (4 September 2019). "Gursharan Singh named Uttarakhand coach". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Wasim Jaffer named Uttarakhand head coach". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Manish Jha, former head coach of Sikkim, named replacement of Wasim Jaffer who resigned as coach of U'khand cricket team". Times of India. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018–19, Plate Group wrap: Wins for Meghalaya, Manipur and Bihar". Cricket Country. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Plate Group, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Anand, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Karna Veer Kaushal hits first Vijay Hazare double-century". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Uttarakhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ranji Highlights: Mumbai, UP assert dominance; Mudhasir picks four in four balls". Cricbuzz. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  15. ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur". The Indian Express. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Ranji Trophy 2018–19, Round 9, Plate, Day 3: Unbeaten Uttarakhand qualify for knockouts". Cricket Country. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "Uttarakhand's rise from Big-Bang chaos to the Ranji quarterfinals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  18. ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha rout Uttarakhand to reach semifinals". The Times of India. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  19. ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Uttarakhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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