Uttar Pradesh cricket team

The Uttar Pradesh cricket team, formerly United Provinces Cricket Team, is a domestic cricket team which is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, run by the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association. The team competes in the first-class cricket tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. They have won the Ranji Trophy in 2005–06 and have been runners-up on five occasions. Cricketers such as Suresh Raina, Mohammad Kaif, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav and Sudeep Tyagi have passed through Uttar Pradesh and gone on to represent India.

Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team
उत्तर प्रदेश क्रिकेट टीम
Personnel
CaptainKaran Sharma
CoachVijay Dahiya
OwnerUttar Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Colours  Blue   White
Founded1903
Home groundGreen Park Stadium, Kanpur
Capacity50,000
Secondary home ground(s)BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow,
Saifai International Cricket Stadium, Saifai
Secondary ground capacity32,000
43,000
History
First-class debutDelhi
in 1934
at Sadar Bazar Stadium, Agra
Ranji Trophy wins1
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins1
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins1
Irani Cup wins0
Nissar Trophy wins1
Official websiteUPCA

Competition history

The team was formed in 1934 under the name of "United Provinces". The team's best performance in the Ranji Trophy in their early years came in 1939–40 when they finished as runners-up. In the 1950–51 season, the team's name was changed to "Uttar Pradesh".

Uttar Pradesh have not been strong in the Ranji Trophy cricket for any prolonged period in their history. Their only victory in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group was in the 2005–06 season. The Ranji Trophy win was one of the most spectacular comebacks in cricketing history, since at one point of time in the season Uttar Pradesh were on the brink of relegation.

They have finished runner-up twice before, once in 1997–98 against a strong Karnataka side, and once in 1977–78 against the same team under the captaincy of Mohammad Shahid and team manager was Karim Chishti, former captain Uttar Pradesh. They finished runners-up in the 2007–08 season, reprising a performance, similar to the one witnessed in the 2005–06 season, when they came back from the brink of relegation to win the championship. This time though, they lost to Delhi in the final.

This season's stellar performers were Mohammad Kaif, their captain who finished as the season's 3rd highest run-getter, medium pacer Sudeep Tyagi, season's 2nd highest wicket taker and Praveen Kumar who took 8 wickets in the Ranji Trophy final.

Their best performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy came in 2004–05 when they were joint-winners with Tamil Nadu. In 2006 they won the Nissar Trophy, defeating Sialkot cricket team in Dharmasala. Their only appearance in the Irani Trophy came in the 2006–07 season in which they lost to the Rest of India team.

Best performances in Ranji Trophy (in final)
YearPosition
2008–09Runner-up
2007–08Runner-up
2005–06Winner
1997–98Runner-up
1977–78Runner-up
1939–40Runner-up

Best performances in Vijay Hazare Trophy (in final)
YearPosition
2020–21Runner-up
2004–05Winner

Notable players
Main article: List of Uttar Pradesh cricketers

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

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

Players from Uttar Pradesh who have played T20I but not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut :

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Rinku Singh (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997Left-handedRight-arm off breakPlays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Akshdeep Nath (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastVice-Captain
Priyam Garg (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000Right-handedRight-arm mediumPlays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Madhav Kaushik (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break
Sameer Choudhary (1999-12-19) 19 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break
Divyansh Joshi (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium
Abhishek Goswami (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
Sameer Rizvi (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounder
Karan Sharma (1998-10-31) 31 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Wicket-keepers
Aryan Juyal (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001Right-handed
Dhruv Jurel (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001Right-handedPlays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Spin bowlers
Saurabh Kumar (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Shivam Sharma (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Shiva Singh (1999-10-16) 16 October 1999Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Kuldeep Yadav (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm unorthodoxPlays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Pace bowlers
Shivam Mavi (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Ankit Rajpoot (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Prince Yadav (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
Aaqib Khan (2003-12-25) 25 December 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium
Kartik Tyagi (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000Right-handedRight-arm fastPlays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Karthikeya Jaiswal (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
Yash Dayal (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fastPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL

Updated as on 24 January 2023

Coaching staff

See also

References
  1. "Vijay Dahiya replaces Gyanendra Pandey as Uttar Pradesh coach". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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