Uttar Pradesh cricket team

Uttar Pradesh Cricket Team
उत्तर प्रदेश क्रिकेट टीम
Personnel
CaptainNitish Rana
CoachVijay Dahiya
OwnerUttar Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Colours  Blue   White
Founded1903
Home groundGreen Park Stadium, Kanpur
Capacity32,000
Secondary home ground(s)Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow,
Varanasi Cricket Stadium, Varanasi,
Saifai International Cricket Stadium, Saifai
Secondary ground capacity50,000,
30,000,
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

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.