# Railways cricket team

Railways cricket team (also known as the Indian Railways) is a domestic cricket team in India representing Indian Railways. The team's home ground is East Coast Railway Stadium in Bhubaneswar and Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi. The team is run by the Railways Sports Promotion Board which fields the Railways cricket team in domestic cricket competitions in India such as the Ranji Trophy.

## Competition history

For most of its history, the Indian Railways has met little success in the Ranji Trophy. However, in recent years since 2000, Railways have won the trophy twice and become runners-up one time. As Champions of the Ranji Trophy, they have played the Irani Trophy twice, emerging victorious on both occasions.

## Honours

* Ranji Trophy
** Winners (2): 2001–02, 2004–05
** Runners-up (2): 1987–88, 2000–01
* Wills Trophy
** Runners-up: 1988-89
* Vijay Hazare Trophy
** Winners: 2005–06
** Runners-up: 2013–14

## Notable players

Players from Railways who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
* Budhi Kunderan (1960)
* Murali Kartik (2000)
* Sanjay Bangar (2001)
* Karn Sharma (2014)
Players from Railways who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:
* Jai Prakash Yadav (2002)

## Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Birthplace | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||
| Ashutosh Sharma | (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 26) | Ratlam, MP | Right-handed | | Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL |
| Mohammad Saif | (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 28) | Varanasi, UP | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Vivek Singh | (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31) | Howrah, WB | Left-handed | | |
| Pratham Singh | (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 32) | Delhi, DL | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | First-class Captain |
| Sahab Yuvraj Singh | (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 27) | Lucknow, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Ravi Singh | (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 23) | Varanasi, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| Shubham Chaubey | (1995-10-15) 15 October 1995 (age 29) | Varanasi, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Bhargav Merai | (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 33) | Surat, GJ | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Nishant Kushwah | (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30) | Agra, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Shivam Chaudhary | (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 27) | Meerut, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Samarth Vyas | (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 29) | Rajkot, GJ | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Upendra Yadav | (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 28) | Kanpur, UP | Right-handed | | List A & Twenty20 Captain |
| Suraj Ahuja | (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25) | Sri Ganganagar, RJ | Right-handed | | |
| Spin Bowlers ||||||
| Akash Pandey | (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 26) | Kolkata, WB | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Karn Sharma | (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 37) | Meerut, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL |
| Raj Choudhary | (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 28) | Nagpur, MH | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers ||||||
| Yuvraj Singh | (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 26) | Bareilly, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Himanshu Sangwan | (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 29) | Najafgarh, DL | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rahul Sharma | (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 34) | Agra, UP | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Kunal Yadav | (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 25) | Jhansi, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Akshat Pandey | (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31) | Firozabad, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Purnank Tyagi | (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 24) | Meerut, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Susheel Kumar | (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 28) | Narnaul, HR | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
Updated as on 30 January 2025