Assam cricket team

The Assam cricket team is a domestic cricket team represents the Indian state of Assam, run by the Assam Cricket Association. They compete and represent the state annually in the first-class Ranji Trophy tournament, limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament and the Twenty20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Assam cricket team
Personnel
CaptainKunal Saikia (FC & LA)
Riyan Parag (T20)
CoachTrevor Gonsalves
OwnerAssam Cricket Association
Team information
Colours  Dark Green   Yellow
Founded1948
Home groundAssam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
Capacity40,000
Secondary home ground(s)Nehru Stadium
Secondary ground capacity15,000
History
First-class debutUnited Provinces
in 1948
at Garrison Ground, Shillong
Ranji Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websitewww.assamcricket.com

History

Assam played their first first-class match in the 1948–49 Ranji Trophy, captained by Rupert Kettle, who also scored their first century two seasons later. They had their first victory in the 1951–52 Ranji Trophy, when they beat Orissa by 103 runs; the captain, Peter Bullock, top-scored in each innings with 31 and 148, and took 7 for 70 and 3 for 29.[1]

Until the 2002–03 season, when the zonal system was abandoned, Assam formed part of East Zone, and never progressed further than the pre-quarter-finals. They won their plate group in 2006/07 before losing the semi-final to Orissa. In the 2009–10 season Assam entered the elite group of the Ranji Trophy, and topped the plate group and subsequently progressed to the Super League. However, in the 2010–11 season, they ended at the bottom of their group in the Super League and were relegated to the Plate League for the next season. In the 2012–13 Vijay Hazare Trophy Assam played extremely well and finished runners-up.[2] In the 2014–15 Ranji season Assam were again promoted to Group A level.[3] In the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, the team reached the semi-final for the first time in their history.[4]

In September 2017, former Indian batsman Lalchand Rajput was named as head coach of Assam cricket team for two Ranji Trophy seasons.

Home grounds

Since Assam played its first home match in 1948, it has also played first-class home matches in (in chronological order) Shillong, Jorhat, Nowgong, Dibrugarh, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Mangaldoi and Tinsukia.[5]

Famous players
Main article: List of Assam cricketers

Current squad
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Rahul Hazarika (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993Left-handedRight-arm off break
Rishav Das (1989-12-16) 16 December 1989Right-handedRight-arm off break
Sibsankar Roy (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990Left-handedRight-arm off break
Subham Mandal (1998-08-23) 23 August 1998Left-handedRight-arm off break
Gokul Sharma (1985-12-25) 25 December 1985Right-handedRight-arm off break
Saahil Jain (1998-10-22) 22 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pallavkumar Das (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990Left-handedRight-arm medium
Denish Das (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002Right-handedRight-arm leg break
All-rounders
Riyan Parag (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001Right-handedRight-arm off breakTwenty20 Captain
Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Swarupam Purkayastha (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989Right-handedRight-arm off break
Rajjakuddin Ahmed (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
Akash Sengupta (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Nipan Deka (2001-11-15) 15 November 2001Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Kunal Saikia (1988-06-19) 19 June 1988Right-handedFirst-class and List A Captain
Erik Roy (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999Right-handed
Wasiqur Rahman (1994-12-29) 29 December 1994Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Avinov Choudhury (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Sidharth Sarmah (1998-12-07) 7 December 1998Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Roshan Alam (1995-04-20) 20 April 1995Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Amlanjyoti Das (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Mukhtar Hussain (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Sunil Lachit (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Mrinmoy Dutta (1998-11-24) 24 November 1998Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
Hridip Deka (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Dharani Rabha (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Updated as on 24 January 2023

Coaching staff
  • Head coach: Trevor Gonsalves
  • Assistant coach: Salil Sinha and Subhrajit Saikia
  • Trainer: Bhaskar Borah
  • Physio: Dr Koustob Bharadwaj
  • Video analyst: Rajesh Sharma

Records

For more details on this topic, see List of Assam first-class cricket records, List of Assam List A cricket records, List of Assam Twenty20 cricket records.

See also

References
  1. "Assam v Orissa 1951–52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. "Assam reach first Vijay Hazare final". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "Team unity behind Assam's remarkable season". cricbuzz.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. "Assam relaxed ahead of maiden semi-final". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. "First-class matches played by Assam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.