# Chhattisgarh cricket team

Chhattisgarh cricket team is a cricket team from the state of Chhattisgarh, India.
Chhattisgarh began playing in Indian domestic tournaments including the Ranji Trophy from the 2016–17 season. The team is managed by Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh which was granted the full-member status by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in February 2016. The team made its first-class cricket debut in Group C of the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy against Tripura on 6 October 2016. They won the match by nine wickets. The 49,000-capacity SVNS International Cricket Stadium is the main venue for the Chhattisgarh cricket team.

## History

In 2013/14, Chhattisgarh Under-16 and Under-25 teams finished at the bottom of their respective groups in the Vijay Merchant Trophy's zonal league and CK Nayudu Trophy's plate league, respectively. Their Under-19 team, however, finished third in their group in the Cooch Behar Trophy plate league and missed qualifying for the semi-finals of the lower tier by a whisker.
According to the BCCI regulations, an associate member can be promoted as a full member if the said member is an Associate Member for a continuous period of five cricketing seasons, and such a member satisfies the board that the game in its jurisdiction has reached a standard justifying its participation in the national tournament of Ranji Trophy.
Chhattisgarh gained associate member status in 2008, and was given full membership in February 2016. This meant that Chhattisgarh would participate in the domestic tournaments (Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) from the 2016–17 season. Chhattisgarh will play in the Group C of the Ranji Trophy, taking the number of teams in the group to 10. CSCS secretary Rajesh Dave expects Ashutosh Singh, Harpreet Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Jatin Saxena (all Madhya Pradesh), Abhimanyu Chauhan, Sahil Gupta (both Baroda) and Bhima Rao (Railways) to play for the new Chhattisgarh team, along with India under-19 cricketer Amandeep Khare.
In July 2016, former Mumbai and Vidarbha coach Sulakshan Kulkarni was named as head coach of team. He will remain with the team for three seasons starting from 2016–17 Ranji Trophy. Mohammad Kaif has been appointed as the first captain.

## Notable cricketers

Notable cricketers from the state:
* Harpreet Singh
* Amandeep Khare
* Ajay Mandal
* Rajesh Chauhan
Mohammad Kaif who is originally from Uttar Pradesh played 2 seasons for Chhattisgarh (2016-18)

## Squad

| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||
| Sanjeet Desai | (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Amandeep Khare | (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | First-class & Twenty20 Captain |
| Anuj Tiwary | (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Aayush Pandey | (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Ashutosh Singh | (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Prateek Yadav | (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 26) | Left-handed | | |
| Bhupen Lalwani | (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounder |||||
| Shashank Singh | (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Eknath Kerkar | (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | | |
| Shashank Chandrakar | (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | | |
| Spin bowlers |||||
| Shubham Agarwal | (1993-11-21) 21 November 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Ajay Mandal | (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 29) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | List A Captain Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL |
| Gagandeep Singh | (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Jivesh Butte | (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace bowlers |||||
| Ravi Kiran | (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Ashish Chouhan | (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Vashudev Bareth | (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Harsh Yadav | (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Vishvas Malik | (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Mayank Yadav | (2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as on 30 January 2025

## Coaching staff

* Head coach: Hitesh Goswami
* Trainer: Swadesh Nagare
* Physio: Kishore Nakhale
* video analyst: Yogesh Verma

## Home grounds

Chhattisgarh play the majority of their home matches at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium.

### Other grounds

There are 10 ground in the state that can host first-class games.