Ranji Trophy
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Kunal Saikia (FC & LA) Riyan Parag (T20) |
| Coach | Trevor Gonsalves |
| Owner | Assam Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Dark Green Yellow |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Home ground | Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Nehru Stadium Amingaon Cricket Ground |
| Secondary ground capacity | 15,000; NA |
| History | |
| First-class debut | United Provinces in 1948 at Garrison Ground, Shillong |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | www.assamcricket.com |
The Assam cricket team is a domestic cricket team represents the Indian state of Assam, run by the Assam Cricket Association. The team competes in the first-class Ranji Trophy tournament, limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament and the Twenty20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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.
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]
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Main article: List of Assam cricketers |
Indian Test players from other states who played for Assam, along with Ranji Trophy seasons:
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Rishav Das | 16 December 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Sibsankar Roy | 10 October 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain | ||
| Denish Das | 17 May 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| Saahil Jain | 22 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Bishal Roy | 18 August 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Pradyun Saikia | 17 January 2003 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Swarupam Purkayastha | 15 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Riyan Parag | 10 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | ||
| Pallavkumar Das | 17 January 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Sumit Ghadigaonkar | 11 April 1992 | Right-handed | ||||
| Kunal Saikia | 19 June 1988 | Right-handed | ||||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Avinov Choudhury | 1 December 1999 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Abir Chakraborty | 21 November 1998 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Rahul Singh | 13 September 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Kunal Sarmah | 2 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Mukhtar Hussain | 11 January 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Akash Sengupta | 26 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Sunil Lachit | 6 December 1999 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |||
| Mrinmoy Dutta | 24 November 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |||
| Mayukh Hazarika | 29 March 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Sourav Dey | 23 December 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
Updated as on 5 January 2024
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.
