# Andhra cricket team

The Andhra cricket team is an Indian domestic cricket team representing the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The team's main home ground is ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium at Visakhapatnam, while some home matches are also played at Anantapur and Kadapa. C. K. Nayudu was the first captain of the team.

## History

The roots of organisation can be traced to the formation of the Guntur Recreation Club in 1951 which was affiliated to the Madras Cricket Association. The Andhra Cricket Association was eventually formed in 1953. C. K. Nayudu was instrumental in the formation of ACA and was its founder president.
Andhra competed in the Ranji Trophy for the first time in the 1953–54 season, captained by Nayudu, who scored the team's first fifty in that match. Andhra has competed in every Ranji Trophy season since, with the exception of 1961–62, when it was absent. It falls under the South Zone of Indian cricket.
After the 2019–20 season Andhra had played 326 first-class matches, with 50 wins, 132 losses and 144 draws. In List A cricket, Andhra had played 148 matches, with 49 wins, 97 losses and two no-results.
Andhra has never featured in a Ranji Trophy final and has therefore never had a chance to participate in the Irani Trophy. In the 2007/08 season Andhra, captained by M. S. K. Prasad, achieved two wins out of six in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy, missing out of the semi-finals. In February 2018, they reached the semi-finals of the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy, the first time the team had got to that stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. In 2019-20 Andhra reached the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, losing to Saurashtra, who went on to win the trophy.

## Notable players

Players from Andhra who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
* M. S. K. Prasad (1999)
* Hanuma Vihari (2018)
* K. S. Bharat (2023)
Players from Andhra who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut :
* Y. Venugopal Rao (2005)
* Ambati Rayudu (2013)
Indian Test players from other states who have played for Andhra, along with Ranji Trophy seasons:
* C. K. Nayudu (1953-54)
* C. S. Nayudu (1953-54, 1955-56, 1959-60)
* Vijay Manjrekar (1956-57)
* Sairaj Bahutule (2010-11)
* Mohammad Kaif (2014-15, 2015-16)
* Karn Sharma (2018-19)

## Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||
| Shaik Rasheed | (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL |
| Ricky Bhui | (1996-09-29) 29 September 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | | Twenty20 captain |
| Ashwin Hebbar | (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm slow-medium | |
| Hanuma Vihari | (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | First-class captain |
| Abhishek Reddy | (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Karan Shinde | (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| SDNV Prasad | (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 22) | Left-handed | | |
| Vamsi Krishna | (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | | |
| Pyla Avinash | (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| All-Rounders |||||
| B Vinay Kumar | (1998-11-30) 30 November 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Yara Sandeep | (1999-10-02) 2 October 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Maheep Kumar | (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Wicket-keeper |||||
| K. S. Bharat | (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | | List A captain |
| Spin Bowlers |||||
| Tripurana Vijay | (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL |
| Lalith Mohan | (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Midde Anjaneyulu | (1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Bailapudi Yeswanth | (2005-03-19) 19 March 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| Pace Bowlers |||||
| PVS Raju | (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL |
| K. V. Sasikanth | (1995-07-17) 17 July 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| CV Stephen | (1993-12-03) 3 December 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Left arm medium | |
| Prithvi Raj Yarra | (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 27) | Left-handed | Left arm medium | |
| Pinninti Tapaswi | (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| KP Sai Rahul | (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Kodavandla Sudharsan | (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
Updated as on 30 January 2025

## Coaching staff

* Director Of Cricket Operations- Venugopal Rao
* Head coach - Charles Thomson
* Assistant coach - Hemal Watekar
* Assistant coach - Venkata Appa Rao
* Fielding Coach - Subhadeep Ghosh.