Saurashtra cricket team

Saurashtra cricket team is one of the three first-class cricket teams based in the Indian state of Gujarat (the other two being the Baroda cricket team and the Gujarat cricket team) that competes in India's first-class cricket tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs cricket tournaments Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Competition history

Previous teams competing from Saurashtra were Nawanagar and Western India. Nawanagar won the Ranji Trophy in 1936–37 and were runners up in 1937–38. Western India won the Ranji Trophy in 1943–44.

Saurashtra began competing as Kathiawar in the 1946–47 Ranji Trophy. In the 1950–51 Ranji Trophy they started competing as Saurashtra.

Saurashtra were runners-up in the Ranji Trophy to Mumbai in 2012–13 and 2015–16 and in 2018–19 against Vidarbha. They finally won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2019–20 when they beat Bengal on first-innings lead in the final at Rajkot. They won again in 2022–23, when they beat Bengal again, this time by nine wickets in the final at Kolkata.

Honours

Western India

• Ranji Trophy
• Winners (1): 1943–44

Nawanagar

• Ranji Trophy
• Winners (1): 1936–37
• Runners-up (1): 1937–38

Saurashtra

• Ranji Trophy
• Winners (2): 2019–20, 2022–23
• Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2015–16, 2018–19

• Vijay Hazare Trophy
• Winners (2): 2007–08, 2022-23
• Runners-up (2): 2017–18, 2025–26

Home ground

• Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
• Madhavrao Sindhia Cricket Ground, Rajkot

International players

International players from Saurashtra cricket team include:

• Karsan Ghavri
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Cheteshwar Pujara
• Jaydev Unadkat
• Chetan Sakariya
• Yajurvindra Singh

Robin Uthappa played two seasons for Saurashtra.

Players

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed.

Updated as on 31 January 2026

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Niraj Odedra
• Manager: Arjunsinh Rana
• Head Physiotherapist: Abhishek Thakar

References