The Hyderabad cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. It is part of the Ranji Trophy Plate Group and has seen scattered success over its many years in the Ranji Trophy circuit. It has won Ranji Trophy twice and been runners-up thrice and have made one appearance in the Irani Trophy.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Tilak Varma |
| Coach | Vineet Saxena |
| Owner | Hyderabad Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Home ground | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium |
| Capacity | 55,000 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI in 1931 at Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 2 (1937/38, 1986/87) |
| Irani Cup wins | 1 (1986/87) |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | HCA |
 Current season | |
Competition history
editHyderabad was the third team in the history of the Ranji Trophy to win the tournament, when it did so in the 1937/38 tournament, beating defending champions Nawanagar in a nailbiting one wicket victory. However, it would not be until 1943 that it would appear in another final and this time, it was thrashed comprehensively by a strong Baroda. In 1965 it lost to the Mumbai cricket team and in doing so, failed to break the famous Mumbai winning streak in the 1960s (Mumbai won every year in the 1960s). Its next taste of success was in 1987, where it beat Delhi through first innings lead. It also appeared in the 2000 final but, once again, was unable to beat Mumbai.
This made up for one appearance in the Irani Trophy, in which it faced up against a 1987 Rest of India side. The match was drawn and Hyderabad won based on its 27-run first innings lead. This was after it was awarded 16 penalty runs for slow over rate by the Rest of India team.[1]
Performance
edit- Ranji Trophy
- Irani Cup
- Winners: 1987–88
- Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
- Runners-up (1): 2009–10
In all first-class matches to the end of the 2013–14 season, Hyderabad had played 389 times, with 135 wins, 74 losses and 180 draws.[2]
Famous players
editPlayers from Telangana who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- Ghulam Ahmed (1949)
- Motganhalli Jaisimha (1959)
- Abbas Ali Baig (1959)
- Syed Abid Ali (1967)
- Kenia Jayantilal (1971)
- Pochiah Krishnamurthy (1971)
- Madireddy Venkat Narasimha Rao (1979)
- Shivlal Yadav (1979)
- Mohammad Azharuddin (1985)
- Arshad Ayub (1987)
- Venkatapathy Raju (1990)
- Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman (VVS Laxman) (1996)
- Pragyan Ojha (2009)
- Mohammad Siraj (2020)
Players from Telangana who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with the year of ODI debut :
- Noel David (1997)
- Ambati Rayudu (2013)
- Tilak Varma (2023)
Current squad
editPlayers with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
| Tanmay Agarwal | 3 May 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Rohit Rayudu | 29 July 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Rahul Singh | 18 September 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Vice-captain | |
| Chandan Sahani | 29 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Rahul Buddhi | 20 September 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Tilak Varma | 8 November 2002 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL | |
| Abhirath Reddy | 29 September 1996 | Right-handed | |||
| Kodimela Himateja | 6 September 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Nitish Reddy | 31 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Varun Goud | 27 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Pragnay Reddy | 18 December 1999 | Right-handed | |||
| Bhavesh Seth | 7 October 1997 | Right-handed | |||
| Aravelly Avanish Rao | 2 June 2005 | Left-handed | |||
| Rahul Radesh | 28 January 2003 | Left-handed | |||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 15 November 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL | |
| Nitin Sai Yadav | 16 April 2004 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Gangam Anikethreddy | 28 October 2000 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Shubham Sharma | 7 August 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Ravi Teja | 19 October 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Kartikeya Kak | 4 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Chama Milind | 4 September 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Rakshann Readdi | 29 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Elligaram Sanketh | 8 October 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Mohammed Siraj | 13 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL | |
| Saranu Nishanth | 3 March 2005 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
Updated as on 11 October 2024
Coaching staff
edit- Head Coach: Milap Mewada
- Assistant Coach: Narender Pal Singh
- Physio: Santosh Kumar
- Trainer: Kaneshkk Naidu
- Video Analyst: Santosh BM
- Consultant: VVS Laxman, Venkatapathy Raju
In popular culture
editSee also
edit
- Sport in India- overview of sport in India
- Cricket in India
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Deccan Chargers
References
edit- ^ "Hyderabad vs Rest of Ind Scorecard 1987/88. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Hyderabad playing record". CricketArchive.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (22 April 2019). "Nani-starrer 'Jersey', garners praise from cricket buffs". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.