Pondicherry cricket team
Personnel
CaptainDamodaren Rohit
CoachDishant Yagnik
OwnerCricket Association of Pondicherry
Team information
Founded2018
Home groundCricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground
History
First-class debutMeghalaya
in 2018
at Cricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry
Ranji Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websiteCAP

The Pondicherry cricket team (also Puducherry cricket team) is a cricket team that represents the union territory of Puducherry in Indian domestic competitions.[1] 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 and the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[2][3][4]

In August 2018, Abhishek Nayar, who previously played for Mumbai, decided to join the team.[5] In September 2018, they won their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Manipur by 8 wickets.[6][7] However, the next day, the BCCI revoked the team's allowance around players from outside the state the team is located in, after concerns were raised that no local cricketers had played in the match.[8] Eight players were found to be outside the BCCI's eligibility criteria.[9]

In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in third place in the Plate Group, with five wins and two defeats from their eight matches. The other two matches finished as no results.[10] Paras Dogra finished as the leading run-scorer, with 257 runs, and Fabid Ahmed was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with eleven dismissals.[11]

In November 2018, they played in their first match in the Ranji Trophy, against Meghalaya, in the 2018–19 tournament.[12] In their opening match in the tournament, Paras Dogra became the first batsman for Pondicherry to score a century in the Ranji Trophy.[13] The match was affected by rain and finished in a draw.[14] They finished the 2018–19 tournament third in the table, with four wins from their eight matches.[15]

In March 2019, Pondicherry finished seventh in Group E of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with one win from their seven matches.[16] Paras Dogra was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 255 runs, and Parandaman Thamaraikannan was the leading wicket-taker, with seven dismissals.[17]

Squad

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Paras Dogra (1984-11-19) 19 November 1984 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Akash Kargave Left-handed Right-arm off break
Parameeswaran Sivaraman (2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Jay Pande (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Paras Ratnaparkhe (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Vikneshwaran Marimuthu (1992-08-30) 30 August 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Mohit Mittan (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 25) Right-handed
All-rounders
Fabid Ahmed (1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Damodaren Rohit (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
Krishna Pandey (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Arun Karthik (1986-02-15) 15 February 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Vice-captain
Avinash Jadhav (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 24) Right-handed
Spin bowlers
Sagar Udeshi (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 37) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Gurvinder Singh (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 24) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Bharat Sharma (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Pace bowlers
Gaurav Yadav (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Abin Mathew (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Saurabh Yadav (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
A Aravinddaraj (1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bhupender Chauhan (1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Updated as on 18 February 2024

Coaching Staff

Famous players

Main article: List of Pondicherry cricketers

References

  1. ^ "A Well-Deserved Opportunity For Northeastern States, Bihar, Puducherry". Outlook India. Retrieved 10 August 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. ^ "Abhishek Nayar moves to Pondicherry in search of special 100". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bihar make winning return to domestic cricket". Times of India. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Plate, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Vadodara, Sep 19 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  8. ^ "BCCI revokes eligibility 'allowance' to Puducherry". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. ^ "BCCI cancels registration of 8 Puducherry players for flouting eligibility criteria". Cricket Country. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ^ "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Puducherry: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Historic moment awaits Nayar as Puducherry makes Ranji Trophy debut". Sport Star Live. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Ranji Highlights: Jadeja shines, Yusuf tumbles on 99". CricBuzz. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Ranji Trophy Round-up: Sheldon Jackson, Ravindra Jadeja star in Saurashtra's win, Puducherry get three points". The Indian Express. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Ranji Trophy Table – 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Puducherry: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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