Railways cricket team

Indian cricket team

Railways cricket teamPersonnel

Captain| Pratham Singh (FC)
Upendra Yadav (List A)
Karn Sharma (T20)
Coach| Dinesh Lad
Owner| Railways Sports Promotion Board
Team information
Founded| 1958
Home ground| Karnail Singh Stadium, New Delhi (and other stadiums)
History
First-class debut| Eastern Punjab
in 1958
at Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar
Ranji Trophy wins| 2
Irani Cup wins| 2
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins| 1
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins| 0
Official website| RSPB
Railways playing against Odisha at Brabourne Stadium c.2006

Railways cricket team (also known as the Indian Railways) is a domestic cricket team in India representing Indian Railways. The team's home ground is East Coast Railway Stadium in Bhubaneswar and Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi.[1] The team is run by the Railways Sports Promotion Board which fields the Railways cricket team in domestic cricket competitions in India such as the Ranji Trophy.[2]

## Competition history

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For most of its history, the Indian Railways has met little success in the Ranji Trophy. However, in recent years since 2000, Railways have won the trophy twice and become runners-up one time. As Champions of the Ranji Trophy, they have played the Irani Trophy twice, emerging victorious on both occasions.

## Honours

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* Ranji Trophy
* Winners (2): 2001–02, 2004–05
* Runners-up (2): 1987–88, 2000–01

* Wills Trophy
* Runners-up: 1988-89

* Vijay Hazare Trophy
* Winners: 2005–06
* Runners-up: 2013–14

## Notable players

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Players from Railways who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

* Budhi Kunderan (1960)
* Murali Kartik (2000)
* Sanjay Bangar (2001)
* Karn Sharma (2014)

Players from Railways who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:

* Jai Prakash Yadav (2002)

## Current squad

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Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name  | Birth date  | Birthplace  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batsmen
Pratham Singh |  (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 32) | Delhi, DL | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | First-class Captain
Mohammad Saif |  (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 28) | Varanasi, UP | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Vivek Singh |  (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31) | Howrah, WB | Left-handed |  |
Ashutosh Sharma |  (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 26) | Ratlam, MP | Right-handed |  |
Shivam Chaudhary |  (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 27) | Meerut, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
Nishant Kushwah |  (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30) | Agra, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break |
Shubham Chaubey |  (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 30) | Varanasi, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
Bhargav Merai |  (1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 32) | Surat, GJ | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
All-rounder
Sahab Yuvraj Singh |  (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 27) | Lucknow, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Wicket-keepers
Upendra Yadav |  (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 28) | Kanpur, UP | Right-handed |  | List A Captain
Suraj Ahuja |  (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25) | Sri Ganganagar, RJ | Right-handed |  |
Spin Bowlers
Akash Pandey |  (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) | Kolkata, WB | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Karn Sharma |  (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 37) | Meerut, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Twenty20 Captain
Raj Choudhary |  (1996-05-18) 18 May 1996 (age 28) | Nagpur, MH | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Pace Bowlers
Yuvraj Singh |  (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 26) | Bareilly, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Himanshu Sangwan |  (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 29) | Najafgarh, DL | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Akshat Pandey |  (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31) | Firozabad, UP | Left-handed | Right-arm medium |
Rahul Sharma |  (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33) | Agra, UP | Left-handed | Left-arm medium |
Kunal Yadav |  (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 24) | Jhansi, UP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Adarsh Singh |  (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25) | Rewa, MP | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Susheel Kumar |  (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 28) | Narnaul, HR | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast |

Updated as on 13 November 2024

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indian Railways cricket team.

1. ^ "One city, three matches, one day". ESPNCricinfo. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
2. ^ "Ex-kabaddi player was in-charge of Karnail Singh Stadium!". The Times of India. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

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