TheBaroda cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city ofVadodara,Gujarat. The home ground of the team is theMoti Bagh Stadium on thepalace grounds.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Krunal Pandya |
| Coach | Jacob Martin |
| Owner | Baroda Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Home ground | Moti Bagh Stadium |
| Capacity | 18,000 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Nawanagar in 1937 at Ajitsinhji Ground, Jamnagar |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 5 |
| Irani Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 2 |
| Official website | BCA |
The team is run by theBaroda Cricket Association. It has been one of the most successful teams in theRanji Trophy in the new millennium.
Baroda were runners-up in the2005/06 Ranji Trophy. It is one of three Gujarat Teams, the others being theSaurashtra cricket team andGujarat cricket team.
Competition history
editBaroda has only emerged as a strong team in recent years. It won its last Ranji Trophy in 2000–01, but failed to defend the title, coming runner-up in the next year. This means it has had only oneIrani Trophy appearance, in which it failed to defeat a strong Rest of India team which contained the likes ofVVS Laxman (13 & 148),Dinesh Mongia (125 & 90*),Debashish Mohanty,Sarandeep Singh andAkash Chopra.See Scorecard. It was considered a strong team in the 1940s and 1950s, winning 4 times and coming runner-up twice.Vijay Hazare,Irfan Pathan,Yusuf Pathan,Hardik Pandya are amongst the most prominent cricketers to emerge from Baroda. They have performed exceedingly well at the international level for India.
Honours
editHome grounds
edit- Moti Bagh Stadium,Vadodara – Hosted three ODIs. Capacity 18,000.
- Reliance Stadium,Vadodara – hosted 10 ODIs
- Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation Ground
Current squad
editPlayers with international caps are listed inbold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||
| Shivalik Sharma | (1998-11-28)28 November 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Shashwat Rawat | (2001-04-06)6 April 2001 (age 24) | Left-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Bhanu Pania | (1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Jyotsnil Singh | (1997-12-15)15 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Parth Kohli | (1996-08-09)9 August 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Nitya Pandya | (2006-04-08)8 April 2006 (age 19) | Left-handed | Right-armfast-medium | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Krunal Pandya | (1991-03-24)24 March 1991 (age 34) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain Plays forRoyal Challengers Bengaluru inIPL |
| Atit Sheth | (1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Ninad Rathva | (1999-03-10)10 March 1999 (age 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Hardik Pandya | (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | Plays forMumbai Indians inIPL |
| Abhimanyu Rajput | (1998-05-09)9 May 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Vishnu Solanki | (1992-10-15)15 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Vice-captain | |
| Mitesh Patel | (1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Mahesh Pithiya | (2001-12-24)24 December 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Bhargav Bhatt | (1990-05-13)13 May 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Chintal Gandhi | (1994-08-25)25 August 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Raj Limbani | (2005-02-02)2 February 2005 (age 20) | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Lukman Meriwala | (1991-12-11)11 December 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Left-armfast-medium | |
| Akash Singh | (2002-04-26)26 April 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | |
| Babashafi Pathan | (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
Updated as on 2 February 2025
Coaching staff
edit- Head coach –Jacob Martin[1]
- Assistant coach –Himanshu Jadhav
- Physio –Sumit Roy
- Trainers –Rakesh Gohil
Famous players
edit
References
edit- ^"Jacob Martin, former India player with criminal record, named Baroda Ranji coach". India Today. 14 September 2016. Retrieved18 June 2018.
External links
edit- Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) – Official website (archived 18 November 2007)
- Baroda Cricket Team atCricBuzz
- ESPNcricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions
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