# Sikkim cricket team

The Sikkim cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Sikkim in Indian domestic competitions. In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that would compete in domestic tournaments for the 2018–19 season, including the Ranji Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. However, prior to the start of the tournament, the team did not have a ground to play first-class cricket on. Unlike some of the other new teams, Sikkim decided to enter their first List A competition with a team made up entirely of home-grown players. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Sanjeev Sharma was appointed as the team's coach.
In September 2018, they lost their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, to Manipur, by 10 wickets. In the Round 8 fixture against Bihar, Sikkim were bowled out for 46 runs, with Bihar winning by 292 runs, the biggest margin of defeat by runs in Indian domestic cricket. In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in last place in the Plate Group, losing all eight matches. Lee Yong Lepcha finished as the leading run-scorer, with 214 runs, and Mandup Bhutia was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with five dismissals.
In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they beat Manipur by an innings and 27 runs. In the sixth round of fixtures, Milind Kumar became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in this edition of the tournament. He did so in the match against Mizoram, in his ninth innings of the competition. They finished the 2018–19 tournament fifth in the table, with four wins from their eight matches.
In March 2019, Sikkim finished in last place in Group C of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with no wins from their six matches. Milind Kumar was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 159 runs, and Bipul Sharma was the leading wicket-taker, with seven dismissals. However, he left the team ahead of the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy tournament.

## Squad

| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||
| Nilesh Lamichaney | (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Parth Palawat | (1999-06-14) 14 June 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pranesh Chettri | (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Anwesh Sharma | (2001-02-20) 20 February 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Saurav Prasad | (2000-05-19) 19 May 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | | |
| Pankaj Rawat | (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | | |
| Robin Limboo | (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Palzor Tamang | (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Vice-captain |
| Ankur Malik | (2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Lee Yong Lepcha | (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Ronit More | (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Rahul Tamang | (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Roshan Kumar | (2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Tarun Sharma | (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Ashish Thapa | (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | | |
| Arun Chettri | (2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 22) | Left-handed | | |
| Spin bowler |||||
| Md. Saptulla | (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace bowlers |||||
| Bhim Luitel | (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Md Talim | (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Alauddin Ansari | (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
Updated as on 5 January 2025