Indian cricket team
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
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
Notable players
Players from Railways who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
Players from Railways who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold .
Name
Birth date
Birthplace
Batting style
Bowling style
Notes
Batsmen
Sahab Yuvraj Singh
(1997-09-19 ) 19 September 1997 (age 27)
Lucknow , UP
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
Ashutosh Sharma
(1998-09-15 ) 15 September 1998 (age 26)
Ratlam , MP
Right-handed
Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
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
Pratham Singh
(1992-08-31 ) 31 August 1992 (age 32)
Delhi , DL
Left-handed
Right-arm off-break
First-class Captain
Ravi Singh
(2001-05-25 ) 25 May 2001 (age 23)
Varanasi , UP
Left-handed
Right-arm leg-break
Shubham Chaubey
(1995-10-15 ) 15 October 1995 (age 29)
Varanasi , 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
All-rounders
Shivam Chaudhary
(1997-08-04 ) 4 August 1997 (age 27)
Meerut , UP
Right-handed
Right-arm off-break
Samarth Vyas
(1995-11-28 ) 28 November 1995 (age 29)
Rajkot , GJ
Right-handed
Right-arm leg-break
Wicket-keepers
Upendra Yadav
(1996-10-08 ) 8 October 1996 (age 28)
Kanpur , UP
Right-handed
List A & Twenty20 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
Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Raj Choudhary
(1996-05-18 ) 18 May 1996 (age 28)
Nagpur , MH
Left-handed
Slow left-arm orthodox
Ayan Chaudhari
(1998-12-10 ) 10 December 1998 (age 26)
Siwan , BR
Right-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
Kunal Yadav
(1999-12-23 ) 23 December 1999 (age 25)
Jhansi , UP
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 34)
Agra , UP
Left-handed
Left-arm medium
Adarsh Singh
(1999-01-12 ) 12 January 1999 (age 26)
Rewa , MP
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
Purnank Tyagi
(2001-01-20 ) 20 January 2001 (age 24)
Meerut , UP
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 5 January 2025
References
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