# Rajasthan cricket team

The Rajasthan cricket team is a cricket team which represents the Indian state of Rajasthan. The team won the Ranji Trophy in the 2010–11 and 2011-12 seasons, having finished runners-up eight times between 1960–61 and 1973-74. It is currently in the Ranji Trophy Elite group. It is run by the Rajasthan Cricket Association and is popularly known as "Team Rajasthan".

## History
### Rajputana

Rajputana's first recorded match came in the 1928/29 Delhi Tournament against Aligarh, with the Rajputana Cricket Association being formed shortly thereafter in 1931 at Ajmer. Rajputana's inaugural appearance in first-class cricket came in November 1933 against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club at Mayo College Ground in Ajmer, which resulted in a heavy innings defeat. The team entered the Ranji Trophy for the first time in the 1935/36 season, playing its first match in the competition against Central India, losing by a heavy margin. The team played in the following seasons Ranji Trophy, again losing to Central India, but this time by the reduced margin of just two wickets. Rajputana gained its first win in first-class cricket against Lionel Tennyson's touring eleven, with victory by two wickets in 1937. The team lost its only match against Southern Punjab in the 1938/39 Ranji Trophy, however the following season it recorded its first Ranji Trophy victory against Delhi, winning by 7 wickets. However it lost its following match against Southern Punjab by the margin of an innings and 190 runs. With the onset of World War II, cricket in India was somewhat disrupted, but first-class cricket continued to function.

## Honours

* Ranji Trophy
** Winners (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
** Runners-up (8): 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1973–74
* Vijay Hazare Trophy
** Runners-up (2): 2006-07, 2023-24
* Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
** Runners-up: 2017-18

## Famous players

Players from Rajasthan who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
* Salim Durani (1960)
* Hanumant Singh (1964)
* Parthasarathy Sharma (1974)
* Pravin Amre (1992)
* Pankaj Singh (2014)
Players from Rajasthan who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:
* Gagan Khoda (1998)
* Khaleel Ahmed (2018)
* Deepak Chahar (2018)
* Rahul Chahar (2021)
* Deepak Hooda (2022)
* Ravi Bishnoi (2022)
Foreign international players who briefly played for Rajasthan, along with season:
* Kabir Ali (2006-07)
* Vikram Solanki (2006-07)

## Current squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Mahipal Lomror | (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL |
| Deepak Hooda | (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL |
| Abhijeet Tomar | (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Shubham Garhwal | (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Yash Kothari | (1995-10-06) 6 October 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Ram Chouhan | (1999-03-28) 28 March 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Sumit Godara | (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 21) | Right-handed | | |
| All-rounder |||||
| Zubair Ali | (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Kartik Sharma | (2006-04-26) 26 April 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | | |
| Samarpit Joshi | (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | | |
| Kunal Rathore | (2002-10-09) 9 October 2002 (age 22) | Left-handed | | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL |
| Bharat Sharma | (1999-08-09) 9 August 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | | |
| Spinners |||||
| Manav Suthar | (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 22) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Vice-captain Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL |
| Kukna Ajay Singh | (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Rahul Chahar | (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL |
| Rajesh Bishnoi Jr | (1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 35) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Fast Bowlers |||||
| Aniket Choudhary | (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990 (age 35) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Deepak Chahar | (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL |
| Khaleel Ahmed | (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL |
| Arafat Khan | (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL |
| Aman Shekhawat | (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as on 30 January 2025

## Captains

* 2025-present Mahipal Lomror
* 2023-2024 Deepak Hooda
* 2020-2023 Ashok Menaria
* 2019-2019 Mahipal Lomror
* 2018-2018 Aniket Choudhary
* 2014-2017 Pankaj Singh
* 2013-2013 Ashok Menaria
* 2010–2013 Hrishikesh Kanitkar
* 2010–2010 Hemang Badani
* 2009-2009 Mohammad Aslam
* 2008–2008 Rohit Jhalani
* 2008–2008 Venugopala Rao
* 2007-2007 Mohammad Aslam
* 2005–2007 Ajay Jadeja
* 2005-2005 P. Krishnakumar
* 2004-2004 Gagan Khoda
* 2003-2003 Rahul Kanwat
* 2001-2003 P. Krishnakumar
* 2000-2000 Gagan Khoda
* 1999-1999 Aashish Kapoor
* 1998-1998 Gagan Khoda
* 1997-1997 Pravin Amre
* 1996-1996 Gagan Khoda
* 1994-1996 Rajiv Rathore
* 1993-1994 Pravin Amre
* 1992-1992 Rajiv Rathore
* 1990–1991 Sanju Mudkavi
* 1989–1989 Sanajay Vyas
* 1988–1988 Padam Shastri
* 1985–1987 Sanajay Vyas
* 1979–1985 Parthasarathy Sharma
* 1977–1978 Kailash Gattani
* 1966–1976 Hanumant Singh
* 1962–1966 Raj Singh Dungarpur
* 1961–1961 Kishan Rungta
* 1957–1960 Vinoo Mankad
* 1956–1957 Bhagwat Singh of Mewar
* 1953-1954 Attique Hussain
* 1951–1952 Bhagwat Singh of Mewar
* 1950–1950 Ganpat Naidoo
* 1949–1949 Mahabir Dayal
* 1947–1947 Ganpat Naidoo
* 1946–1946 Bhagwat Singh of Mewar
* 1942–1943 Narsingrao Kesai
* 1939–1940 Walter Bradshaw
* 1938–1938 Maurice McCanlis
* 1935–1937 Walter Bradshaw

## Records

For more details on this topic, see
* List of Rajasthan first-class cricket records
* List of Rajasthan List A cricket records
* List of Rajasthan Twenty-20 cricket records

## Grounds
### Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Rajasthan play the majority of their home matches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
The ends are called the City End and the Pavilion End.