| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Lee Yong Lepcha |
| Coach | Sanjeev Sharma |
| Owner | Sikkim Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Home ground | Mining Cricket Stadium,Rangpo |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Manipur in 2018 at Jadavpur University Campus Ground, Kolkata |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
TheSikkim cricket team is acricket team that represents the state ofSikkim in Indian domestic competitions. In July 2018, theBoard 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 theRanji Trophy and theVijay Hazare Trophy.[1][2][3] However, prior to the start of the tournament, the team did not have a ground to playfirst-class cricket on.[4] 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.[5] Ahead of the 2018–19 season,Sanjeev Sharma was appointed as the team's coach.[6]
In September 2018, they lost their opening fixture of the2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, toManipur, by 10 wickets.[7][8] In the Round 8 fixture againstBihar, Sikkim were bowled out for 46 runs, with Bihar winning by 292 runs, the biggest margin of defeat by runs in Indian domestic cricket.[9] In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in last place in the Plate Group, losing all eight matches.[10]Lee Yong Lepcha finished as the leading run-scorer, with 214 runs, andMandup Bhutia was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with five dismissals.[11]
In November 2018, in their opening match of the2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they beatManipur by an innings and 27 runs.[12][13] In the sixth round of fixtures,Milind Kumar became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in this edition of the tournament.[14] He did so in the match againstMizoram, in his ninth innings of the competition.[15] They finished the 2018–19 tournament fifth in the table, with four wins from their eight matches.[16]
In March 2019, Sikkim finished in last place inGroup C of the2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with no wins from their six matches.[17]Milind Kumar was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 159 runs, andBipul Sharma was the leading wicket-taker, with seven dismissals.[18] However, he left the team ahead of the2019–20 Ranji Trophy tournament.[19]
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Nilesh Lamichaney | (1991-09-04)4 September 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Parth Palawat | (1999-06-14)14 June 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Pranesh Chettri | (2000-02-27)27 February 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Anwesh Sharma | (2001-02-20)20 February 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-armleg 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-armmedium | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Palzor Tamang | (1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Vice-captain |
| Ankur Malik | (2003-11-05)5 November 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Lee Yong Lepcha | (1991-11-07)7 November 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Captain |
| Ronit More | (1992-02-16)16 February 1992 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Rahul Tamang | (1994-01-24)24 January 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | |
| Roshan Kumar | (2004-06-22)22 June 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Tarun Sharma | (2003-10-27)27 October 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-armleg 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-armoff break | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||
| Bhim Luitel | (2001-02-16)16 February 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Md Talim | (2002-10-25)25 October 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Alauddin Ansari | (2001-12-10)10 December 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | |
Updated as on 5 January 2025