# Uttar Pradesh cricket team

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, Rudra Pratap Singh, Praveen Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav have passed through Uttar Pradesh and gone on to represent India.

## Competition history

The team was formed in 1934 under the name of "United Provinces". The team's best performance in the Ranji Trophy in their early years came in 1939–40 when they finished as runners-up. In the 1950–51 season, the team's name was changed to "Uttar Pradesh".
Uttar Pradesh have not been strong in the Ranji Trophy cricket for any prolonged period in their history. Their only victory in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group was in the 2005–06 season. The Ranji Trophy win was one of the most spectacular comebacks in cricketing history, since at one point of time in the season Uttar Pradesh were on the brink of relegation.
They have finished runner-up twice before, once in 1997–98 against a strong Karnataka side, and once in 1977–78 against the same team under the captaincy of Mohammad Shahid and team manager was Karim Chishti, former captain Uttar Pradesh. They finished runners-up in the 2007–08 season, reprising a performance, similar to the one witnessed in the 2005–06 season, when they came back from the brink of relegation to win the championship. This time though, they lost to Delhi in the final.
This season's stellar performers were Mohammad Kaif, their captain who finished as the season's 3rd highest run-getter, medium pacer Sudeep Tyagi, season's 2nd highest wicket taker and Praveen Kumar who took 8 wickets in the Ranji Trophy final.
Their best performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy came in 2004–05 when they were joint-winners with Tamil Nadu. In 2006 they won the Nissar Trophy, defeating Sialkot cricket team in Dharmasala. Their only appearance in the Irani Trophy came in the 2006–07 season in which they lost to the Rest of India team.

## Honours

United Provinces
* Ranji Trophy
** Runners-up (1): 1939–40
Uttar Pradesh
* Ranji Trophy
** Winners: 2005–06
** Runners-up (4): 1977–78, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2008–09
* Nissar Trophy
** Winners: 2006-07
* Vijay Hazare Trophy
** Winners: 2002-03
** Runners-up (2): 2005-06, 2020-21
* Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
** Winners: 2015-16
** Runners-up: 2013-14

## Notable players

Players from Uttar Pradesh who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
* Gopal Sharma (1985)
* Mohammad Kaif (2000)
* Nikhil Chopra (2000)
* Rudra Pratap Singh (2006)
* Piyush Chawla (2006)
* Suresh Raina (2010)
* Praveen Kumar (2011)
* Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2013)
* Kuldeep Yadav (2017)
* Dhruv Jurel (2024)
Players from Uttar Pradesh who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut :
* Rudra Pratap Singh (1986)
* Gyanendra Pandey (1999)
* Sudeep Tyagi (2009)
* Rinku Singh (2023)
Players from Uttar Pradesh who have played T20I but not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut :
* Shivam Mavi (2023)

## Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Priyam Garg | (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rinku Singh | (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL |
| Madhav Kaushik | (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Abhishek Goswami | (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Sameer Rizvi | (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL |
| Siddarth Yadav | (2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Swastik Chikara | (2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL |
| Rituraj Sharma | (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Nitish Rana | (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL |
| Karan Sharma | (1998-10-31) 31 October 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Aryan Juyal | (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL |
| Aaditya Sharma | (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | | |
| Spin bowlers |||||
| Saurabh Kumar | (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Vipraj Nigam | (2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL |
| Shivam Sharma | (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Piyush Chawla | (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Kuldeep Yadav | (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL |
| Pace bowlers |||||
| Shivam Mavi | (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Aaqib Khan | (2003-12-25) 25 December 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Yash Dayal | (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL |
| Mohsin Khan | (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL |
| Vijay Kumar | (2005-12-24) 24 December 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain Plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL |
| Vineet Panwar | (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Ankit Rajpoot | (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Updated as on 30 January 2025

## Coaching staff

* Head coach: Vijay Dahiya
* Assistant coach: Vikramjeet Malik
* Trainer: Rashid Zirak
* Physio: Zeeshan Rais
* Manager:Dipannakar Malviya
* Video analyst : Subbarao
* Fielding Coach : Musi Raza