Chandigarh cricket team

Chandigarh cricket team
Personnel
CaptainManan Vohra
CoachRajeev Nayyar
OwnerUnion Territory Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1981
Home groundSector 16 Stadium
Capacity30,000
History
First-class debutArunachal Pradesh
in 2019
at Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh
Ranji Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0

Chandigarh cricket team represents the Union Territory of Chandigarh in Indian domestic cricket competitions. In August 2019, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named them as the last of ten expansion teams, the other nine having been introduced in 2018–19. Chandigarh made their senior debut in the 2019–20 season, playing in the Ranji Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Former Indian cricketer, V. R. V. Singh, was named as the first coach of the team.[1]

Chandigarh made their debut in the Ranji Trophy in December 2019, in the Plate Division.[2][3] In their first match of the season, Arslan Khan scored the first century by a batsman for Chandigarh in first-class cricket.[4]

On 12 February 2020, their fixture against Manipur was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.[5][6]

  1. ^ "What is the reward for performing in this Ranji Trophy?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Chandigarh to make Ranji debut in December". The Times of India. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Chandigarh to feature in Ranji Trophy with VRV Singh as coach". Sportstar. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Plan was to make Ranji debut count: Arslan Khan". Times of India. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Are R Ashwin's 362 wickets the most after 70 Tests?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ^ "60,000 not out: Landmark first-class match set for Ranji Trophy". The Cricketer. Retrieved 18 February 2020.