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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Amandeep Khare (FC & T20) Ajay Mandal (LA) |
| Coach | Hitesh Goswami |
| Owner | Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Home ground | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity | 49,000 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Tripura in 2016 at JSCA Oval Ground, Ranchi |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
| Irani Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | BCCI |
Chhattisgarh cricket team is acricket team from the state ofChhattisgarh,India.[1]
Chhattisgarh began playing in Indian domestic tournaments including theRanji Trophy from the2016–17 season.[2] The team is managed byChhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh which was granted the full-member status by theBoard of Control for Cricket in India in February 2016. The team made itsfirst-class cricket debut inGroup C of the2016–17 Ranji Trophy againstTripura on 6 October 2016.[3] They won the match by nine wickets.[4] The 49,000-capacitySVNS International Cricket Stadium is the main venue for the Chhattisgarh cricket team.
In 2013/14, Chhattisgarh Under-16 and Under-25 teams finished at the bottom of their respective groups in theVijay Merchant Trophy's zonal league andCK Nayudu Trophy's plate league, respectively. Their Under-19 team, however, finished third in their group in theCooch Behar Trophy plate league and missed qualifying for the semi-finals of the lower tier by a whisker.[5]
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 ofRanji Trophy.[6]
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 andSyed 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 secretaryRajesh Dave expectsAshutosh Singh,Harpreet Singh,Jalaj Saxena,Jatin Saxena (all Madhya Pradesh),Abhimanyu Chauhan,Sahil Gupta (both Baroda) andBhima Rao (Railways) to play for the new Chhattisgarh team, along with India under-19 cricketerAmandeep Khare.[7]
In July 2016, former Mumbai and Vidarbha coachSulakshan Kulkarni was named as head coach of team. He will remain with the team for three seasons starting from2016–17 Ranji Trophy.[8] Mohammad Kaif has been appointed as the first captain.[9]
Notable cricketers from the state:
Mohammad Kaif who is originally fromUttar Pradesh played 2 seasons for Chhattisgarh (2016-18)
| Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Sanjeet Desai | (1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Amandeep Khare | (1997-08-05)5 August 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | First-class & Twenty20 Captain |
| Anuj Tiwary | (1996-11-28)28 November 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Aayush Pandey | (2003-09-19)19 September 2003 (age 22) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Ashutosh Singh | (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Prateek Yadav | (1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (age 26) | Left-handed | ||
| All-rounder | ||||
| Shashank Singh | (1991-11-21)21 November 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | Plays forPunjab Kings inIPL |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Eknath Kerkar | (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | ||
| Shashank Chandrakar | (1994-05-13)13 May 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | ||
| Mayank Verma | (2003-10-22)22 October 2003 (age 22) | Right-handed | ||
| Spin bowlers | ||||
| Shubham Agarwal | (1993-11-21)21 November 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Ajay Mandal | (1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (age 29) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | List A Captain Plays forDelhi Capitals inIPL |
| Gagandeep Singh | (1997-09-11)11 September 1997 (age 28) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Jivesh Butte | (1998-01-27)27 January 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Aditya Sarwate | (1989-12-10)10 December 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||
| Ravi Kiran | (1991-03-16)16 March 1991 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Ashish Chouhan | (1998-12-03)3 December 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Vashudev Bareth | (2003-03-10)10 March 2003 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Harsh Yadav | (2000-11-18)18 November 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Vishvas Malik | (1997-10-30)30 October 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Mayank Yadav | (2002-11-03)3 November 2002 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Sourabh Majumdar | (1999-02-04)4 February 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Arafat Khan | (1996-12-27)27 December 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
Updated as on 16 November 2025
Chhattisgarh play the majority of their home matches at theShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium.
There are 10 ground in the state that can host first-class games.
