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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Axar Patel |
| Coach | Ramesh Powar |
| Owner | Gujarat Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Home ground | Narendra Modi Stadium |
| Capacity | 132,000 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Bombay in 1935 at Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 1 |
| Irani Cup wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 1 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 2 |
| Official website | GCA |
TheGujarat cricket team is one of the threefirst-class cricket teams based in the Indian state ofGujarat (the other two being theBaroda cricket team and theSaurashtra cricket team).
Led byParthiv Patel, Gujarat won their maiden Ranji Trophy title in the2016–17 season, beatingMumbai in the final at Indore.[1] In that match they made the highest successful run-chase in the final of the Ranji Trophy.[2]
It is in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy although it has had very little success. There have, however, been many cricketers that have passed through its ranks and gone on to play for theIndian cricket team. It falls under the West Zone in theDuleep Trophy.
Gujarat's first appearance in aRanji Trophy final came in the season of 1950–51, where it was facingHolkar in the Ranji Trophy Final. Holkar won the high-scoring match by 189 runs, the match featured a double century by Holkar'sChandu Sarwate and a fighting 152 by Gujarati off-spinnerJasu Patel (who averaged 21.70 in 87 innings).[3]
In 2007–08, Gujarat won their maidenRanji Trophy Plate League title by defeatingRailways.[4] Gujarat were in a lose-win situation and six and four and out they lost.
In the year 2010/11, Gujarat made a wonderful start to the Ranji Season. They went for a draw against Bengal and later on made an outright win against a strong Delhi Team but lost two consecutive matches against Madhya Pradesh and Baroda which ended their hope of entering Quarter Final Stage.
They drew a high scoring match against Tamil Nadu, which featured the comeback ofParthiv Patel (as he was busy in national duty) but lost the match against Haryana which forced them to go back at the Plate League.
Gujarat won the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy in 2012–13 defeating Punjab in the final by four wickets with 13 deliveries to spare.
Gujarat's best appearance in aRanji Trophy final came in the season of 2016–17, where it was facing Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final inIndore.Parthiv Patel scored a precious century (143, 196b, 24 x 4s) and scripted a most memorable maidenRanji Trophy victory at theHolkar Stadium. No team had chased a target over 310 in the Ranji Trophy and when Gujarat began the fifth and final day.Priyank Panchal from Gujarat made 1310 runs in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy season at an average of 87.33 from 17 innings, which is the most by any batsman this season and the third most by any batsman in a single Ranji Trophy season. Gujarat'sSamit Gohel made 359* runs against Orissa in Jaipur in this Ranji Trophy season, which became the joint fourth most by a player in a Ranji Trophy match. His score of 359* in that match is now the highest by an opener carrying the bat in a First Class match. He faced 723 balls in that innings and it is now the sixth-longest innings in terms of balls faced in a First Class match.[5]
Players with international caps are listed inbold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Umang Kumar | (2000-12-11)11 December 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Aarya Desai | (2003-04-03)3 April 2003 (age 22) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Saurav Chauhan | (2000-05-27)27 May 2000 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Manan Hingrajia | (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | Vice-captain |
| Kshitij Patel | (1997-10-15)15 October 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Ripal Patel | (1995-09-28)28 September 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Abhishek Desai | (1998-12-10)10 December 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | ||
| All-rounders | ||||
| Hemang Patel | (1998-11-20)20 November 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Jaymeet Patel | (2002-05-17)17 May 2002 (age 23) | Left-handed | Left-armmedium | |
| Axar Patel | (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (age 31) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain Plays forDelhi Capitals inIPL |
| Wicket-keeper | ||||
| Urvil Patel | (1998-10-17)17 October 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Plays forChennai Super Kings inIPL | |
| Spinners | ||||
| Vishal Jayswal | (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (age 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Ravi Bishnoi | (2000-09-05)5 September 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Siddharth Desai | (2000-08-16)16 August 2000 (age 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Rinkesh Vaghela | (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Pacers | ||||
| Chintan Gaja | (1994-11-13)13 November 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Arzan Nagwaswalla | (1997-10-17)17 October 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | ` |
| Priyajit Jadeja | (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Tejas Patel | (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | Plays forMumbai Indians inIPL |
Updated as on 15 November 2025
