The Haryana cricket team is a domestic cricket team run by the

Haryana Cricket Association Haryana Cricket Association is the governing body of the cricket activities in the Haryana state of India and the Haryana cricket team and the Haryana women's cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India The ...

, representing the state of

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...

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. The team participates in the

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, the top tier domestic first-class cricket tournament in India, as well as the

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, the top tier domestic List A tournament in India, and the

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a domestic T-20 cricket championship in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), among the teams from the Ranji Trophy. It is named after Indian former test cricketer Syed Mushtaq Ali ...

, a domestic T20 tournament in India. It has won the Ranji Trophy once and finished as runner-up once. It has also won the

Irani Cup Irani Trophy or Irani Cup also known as the Mastercard Irani Trophy due to sponsorship reasons, is a first-class cricket tournament organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). . It is played annually between the winners of ...

once. The great Indian all-rounder,

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, played for Haryana at the domestic level.

Competition history

Haryana have appeared in two

finals. The first time, in

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against

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, resulted in a heavy defeat. Electing to bat first, the Haryana team (captained by

) were all out for 288. Delhi replied with a mammoth 638, then dismissed Haryana for 209, Maninder Singh taking eight wickets. Haryana's next final was in

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against very experienced

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team including players like

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and

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, which Haryana (also captained by

) won by just two runs in Wankhede Stadium,

. This allowed them to make their only appearance in the

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, facing a Rest of India side that included

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, Maninder Singh and

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. Haryana won by four wickets after being set a target of 204 in

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Honours

** Winners (1): 1990–91 ** Runners-up (1): 1985–86 *

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** Runners-up (2): 1994-95, 1996-97

Famous players

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

(1978) *

Ashok Malhotra Ashok Omprakash Malhotra (born 26 January 1957) is a former Indian cricketer who played in seven Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals from 1982 to 1986. He used to be the highest scorer in Ranji Trophy at one time. He was also said t ...

(1982) *

Chetan Sharma Chetan Sharma (born 3 January 1966) is a former Indian cricketer and politician who played Tests and ODIs as a fast bowler for Indian cricket team. On 24 December 2020, he was elected as Chairman of the selection committee of Indian cricket tea ...

(1984) *

Ajay Jadeja Ajaysinhji Jadeja ( born 1 February 1971), known as Ajay Jadeja, is an Indian former professional cricketer, who was a regular member of the Indian cricket team between 1992 and 2000. He played 15 Test matches and 196 One Day Internationals f ...

(1992) * Vijay Yadav (1993) *

Ajay Ratra Ajay Ratra (born 13 December 1981) is a former Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He made his ODI debut on Jan 19, 2002 against England. Ratra was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Aca ...

(2002) *

Amit Mishra Amit Mishra (born 24 November 1982) is an Indian cricketer. He is an right-arm leg-break bowler and right-handed tail-ender batsman. He plays for Haryana in the domestic Ranji Trophy and currently appears for the T20 franchise Delhi Capitals ...

(2008) *

Jayant Yadav Jayant Yadav (born 22 January 1990) is an Indian cricketer from Delhi who plays for Haryana in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed, and bowls right-arm off-break. He made his international debut in October 2016. Domest ...

(2016) Players from Haryana who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut : *

Joginder Sharma Joginder Sharma (born 23 October 1983) is an Indian former professional cricketer who currently serves as a Deputy superintendent of police in the Haryana Police. He has made sporadic appearances for the Indian cricket team. He also played f ...

(2004) *

Mohit Sharma Mohit Mahipal Sharma (born 18 September 1988) is an Indian international cricketer. He also plays for Haryana. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Domestic and IPL career Following his work with pace bowling coach Ian Pont, Sharma picked up ...

(2013) *

Yuzvendra Chahal Yuzvendra Chahal (born 23 July 1990) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in white ball cricket as a leg spin bowler. He plays for Haryana in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier Le ...

(2016) Notable players at the domestic level: *

Amarjit Kaypee Amarjit Kaypee (born 2 October 1960 in Jalandhar, Punjab) is an Indian former cricketer. He was primarily a right-handed batsman, and he held the record for the most runs scored in the Ranji Trophy, India's premier domestic first-class cricke ...

Rajinder Goel Rajinder Goel (20 September 1942 – 21 June 2020) was an Indian cricketer who holds the record for most wickets in Ranji Trophy, India's premier first class competition, despite which he was never selected to play for India. A left arm spinn ...

Current squad

●Head coach –

Surendra Bhave Surendra Shriram Bhave (born 30 March 1966) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for his home state Maharashtra from 1986 to 2001. A right-handed opening batsman, noted for his prolific run scoring and ability to build large innin ...

Players with international caps are listed in bold. ''Updated as on 10 January 2023''

References

External links

India - Domestic Cricket : Cricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions
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