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Rajasthan cricket team
Indian cricket team
Indian cricket team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rajasthan cricket team |
| team_name | Rajasthan Cricket Team |
| native_name | राजस्थान क्रिकेट संघ |
| image | RajasthanCricketAssociationLogo.gif |
| captain | Mahipal Lomror |
| coach | Anshu Jain |
| colors | Sky Blue Navy Blue |
| owner | Rajasthan Cricket Association |
| founded | 1928 |
| ground | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| capacity | 30,000 |
| first_fc | Vs Vidarbha, |
| KL Saini Ground, Jaipur, 1999 | |
| first_la | Vs Uttar Pradesh, |
| Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 2004 | |
| first_t20 | Vs Uttar Pradesh, |
| Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 2007 | |
| title1 | Ranji Trophy |
| title1wins | 2 |
| title2 | Vijay Hazare Trophy |
| title2wins | 0 |
| title3 | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy |
| title3wins | 0 |
| t_pattern_b | _Ukraine_reserve_2010 |
| t_pattern_ra | _yellowborder |
| t_leftarm | 438DEA |
| t_pattern_la | _yellowborder |
| t_body | 438DEA |
| t_rightarm | 438DEA |
| t_pants | 19197D |
| t_title | LA/T20 Kit |
| website | Rajasthan Cricket Association |
KL Saini Ground, Jaipur, 1999 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 2004 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 2007 The Rajasthan cricket team is a cricket team which represents the Indian state of Rajasthan. The team won the Ranji Trophy in the 2010–11 and 2011-12 seasons, having finished runners-up eight times between 1960–61 and 1973-74. It is currently in the Ranji Trophy Elite group. It is run by the Rajasthan Cricket Association and is popularly known as "Team Rajasthan".
History
Rajputana Cricket Association
Rajputana's first recorded match came in the 1928/29 Delhi Tournament against Aligarh, with the Rajputana Cricket Association being formed shortly thereafter in 1931 at Ajmer. Rajputana's inaugural appearance in first-class cricket came in November 1933 against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club at Mayo College Ground in Ajmer, which resulted in a heavy innings defeat. The team entered the Ranji Trophy for the first time in the 1935/36 season, playing their first match in the competition against Central India, losing by a heavy margin. The team played in the following seasons Ranji Trophy, again losing to Central India, but this time by the reduced margin of just two wickets. Rajputana gained their first win in first-class cricket against Lionel Tennyson's touring eleven, with victory by two wickets in 1937. The team lost their only match against Southern Punjab in the 1938/39 Ranji Trophy, however the following season they recorded their first Ranji Trophy victory against Delhi, winning by 7 wickets. However they lost their following match against Southern Punjab by the margin of an innings and 190 runs. With the onset of World War II, cricket in India was somewhat disrupted, but first-class cricket continued to function.
Grounds
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Popularly known as SMS Stadium, Rajasthan play the majority of their home matches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The stadium is owned by the Government of Rajasthan and operated by RCA, having a seating capacity of about 30,000 spectators. It was built during the reign of Sawai Man Singh II, The ends are called the City End and the Pavilion End.
KL Saini Ground, Jaipur
Mansarovar Ground or Jaipur District Cricket Association Ground or KL Saini Ground is situated in Mansarovar area of Jaipur, Rajasthan It is the secondary home ground of the Rajasthan cricket team. It has a capacity of 5,000 people and was opened in 1990.
International Cricket Stadium, Kota
Jay Kaylon Ground is a cricket ground in Kota, Rajasthan. The ground as established in 1974 with name of Municipal Stadium. The ground regularly hosts Ranji matches for Rajasthan cricket team. Till date the ground has hosted six first-class matches and a List A match between Wills XI and Uttar Pradesh cricket team.
Mayo College Ground, Ajmer
Mayo College Ground is a sports venue located in the campus of Mayo College in Ajmer, Rajasthan. It is a sports facilities for students and staff consisting of playing fields for football, hockey and a cricket ground with a view of the Aravali Hills and a beautiful old red sandstone pavilion called Bikaner Pavilion. It is one of the oldest grounds and one of the first venues in which Rajasthan cricket team ever played a recorded match at home. It has hosted 19 FC games but doesn't host any professional games anymore.
Honours
| Year | Final Result | Most Runs | Most Wickets | Ranji Trophy | Vijay Hazare Trophy | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960–61 | Runners-up | Kishan Rungta (282) | Salim Durani (35) | |||
| 1961–62 | Runners-up | Hanumant Singh (487) | Gundibail Sunderam (20) | |||
| 1962–63 | Runners-up | Vijay Manjrekar (520) | Subhash Gupte (29) | |||
| 1963–64 | Runners-up | Hanumant Singh (554) | Gundibail Sunderam (21) | |||
| 1965–66 | Runners-up | Kishan Rungta (410) | C. G. Joshi (26) | |||
| 1966–67 | Runners-up | Hanumant Singh (869) | C. G. Joshi (24) | |||
| 1969–70 | Runners-up | Suryaveer Singh (372) | Kailash Gattani (41) | |||
| 1973–74 | Runners-up | Parthasarathy Sharma (398) | Kailash Gattani (22) | |||
| 2010–11 | Champions | Hrishikesh Kanitkar (744) | Pankaj Singh (43) | |||
| 2011–12 | Champions | Robin Bist (1034) | Pankaj Singh (34) | |||
| 2006-07 | Runners-up | Rohit Sharma (296) | Afroz Khan (12) | |||
| 2023-24 | Runners-up | Mahipal Lomror (301) | Aniket Choudhary (22) | |||
| 2017-18 | Runners-up | Ankit Lamba (335) | Deepak Chahar (19) |
Famous players
| Players who have represented India & RCA | Player | Formats | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinoo Mankad | Test | 1946 | |
| Salim Durani | Test | 1960 | |
| Hanumant Singh | Test | 1964 | |
| Parthasarathy Sharma | Test/ODI | 1974 | |
| Ajay Jadeja | Test/ODI | 1992 | |
| Pravin Amre | Test/ODI | 1992 | |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | Test/ODI | 1997 | |
| Gagan Khoda | ODI | 1998 | |
| Hemang Badani | Test/ODI | 2000 | |
| Aakash Chopra | Test | 2003 | |
| Pankaj Singh | Test/ODI | 2014 | |
| Deepak Chahar | ODI/T20I | 2018 | |
| Khaleel Ahmed | ODI/T20I | 2018 | |
| Rahul Chahar | ODI/T20I | 2019 | |
| Deepak Hooda | ODI/T20I | 2022 | |
| Ravi Bishnoi | ODI/T20I | 2022 |
Foreign international players who briefly played for Rajasthan, along with season
Current squad
Main article: List of Rajasthan cricketers
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Format | Notes | Batters | Wicket-keepers | Spinners | Fast Bowlers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahipal Lomror | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | First-class, List A, & T20 | Captain | |||||
| Deepak Hooda | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | First-class, List A, & T20 | ||||||
| Abhijeet Tomar | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | First-class, List A, & T20 | Vice-captain | |||||
| Shubham Garhwal | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A & T20 | ||||||
| Ram Chouhan | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | List A | ||||||
| Salman Khan | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | First-class | ||||||
| Sumit Godara | Right-handed | First-class & List A | |||||||
| Sachin Yadav | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | First-class | ||||||
| Kartik Sharma | Right-handed | First-class, List A, & T20 | |||||||
| Samarpit Joshi | Right-handed | List A | |||||||
| Kunal Rathore | Left-handed | First-class | |||||||
| Bharat Sharma | Right-handed | T20 | |||||||
| Mukul Choudhary | Right-handed | First-class | |||||||
| Manav Suthar | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | First-class, List A, & T20 | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL | |||||
| Kukna Ajay Singh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | First-class & List A | ||||||
| Rahul Chahar | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | List A & T20 | ||||||
| Rajesh Bishnoi Jr | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20 | ||||||
| Aniket Choudhary | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | First-class, List A, & T20 | ||||||
| Deepak Chahar | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | First-class, List A, & T20 | Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL | |||||
| Khaleel Ahmed | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | First-class & List A | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | |||||
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | List A & T20 | ||||||
| Aman Shekhawat | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | List A | ||||||
| Akash Singh | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | First-class | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL | |||||
| Ashok Sharma | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | First-class |
Updated as on 15 November 2025
Captains
| Notable Captains | Captain | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Bradshaw | 1935-40 | |
| Bhagwat Singh of Mewar | 1946-57 | |
| Vinoo Mankad | 1957-60 | |
| Kishan Rungta | 1961-62 | |
| Raj Singh Dungarpur | 1962-66 | |
| Hanumant Singh | 1966-76 | |
| Kailash Gattani | 1977-79 | |
| Parthasarathy Sharma | 1979-85 | |
| Sanajay Vyas | 1985-89 | |
| Rajiv Rathore | 1991-96 | |
| Pravin Amre | 1993-97 | |
| Gagan Khoda | 1996-04 | |
| P. Krishnakumar | 2001-05 | |
| Ajay Jadeja | 2005-07 | |
| Venugopal Rao | 2008-09 | |
| Aakash Chopra | 2010-12 | |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 2010-13 | |
| Ashok Menaria | 2013-23 | |
| Pankaj Singh | 2014-17 | |
| Deepak Hooda | 2023-24 | |
| Mahipal Lomror | 2025–present |
Records
For more details on this topic, see
- List of Rajasthan first-class cricket records
- List of Rajasthan List A cricket records
Notes
References
References
- "Other Matches played by Rajputana". CricketArchive.
- "RCA History". [[Rajasthan Cricket Association]].
- "First-Class Matches played by Rajputana". CricketArchive.
- "Delhi v Rajputana, 1939/40 Ranji Trophy". CricketArchive.
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