Saurashtra cricket team is one of the three

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teams based in

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(the others being

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and

) that compete in the first-class tournament

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and limited-overs

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and

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Competition history

Previous teams from Saurashtra were Nawanagar and

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. Nawanagar won the

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

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. They were runners-up in the Ranji Trophy to

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in 2012–13 and 2015–16 and in 2018–19 against

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. They finally won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2019–20 when they beat

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on first-innings lead in the final at Rajkot.

Honours

** Winners (1): 2019–20 ** Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2015–16, 2018–19

Home ground

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Rajkot Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population ...

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International players

International players from Saurashtra cricket team include: *

Karsan Ghavri Karsan Devjibhai Ghavri (born 28 February 1951) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 39 Test matches and 19 One Day Internationals from 1974 to 1981. He played in the 1975 and 1979 World Cups. Ghavri started his career playing Ranji Tr ...

Ravindra Jadeja Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja (born 6 December 1988), commonly known as Ravindra Jadeja, is an Indian international cricketer. He is an all-rounder, who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He was the captain of the Chennai Su ...

Cheteshwar Pujara Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara (born 25 January 1988) is an Indian international cricketer who plays Test cricket for India and represents Saurashtra in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batter and is known for his disciplined batting style. ...

* Jaydev Unadkat *

Chetan Sakariya Chetan Sakariya (born 28 February 1998) is an Indian international cricketer who has played for Indian cricket team but currently plays for Saurashtra in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the India cricket team in July 2021. ...

Robin Uthappa played two seasons for Saurashtra.

Players

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed. ''Updated as on 27 December 2022''

Coaching staff

* Director of Cricket : n/a * Head coach:

* Assistant coach: Neeraj Odedara * Batting coach: None * Bowling coach: n/a * Spin Bowling Coach: n/a * Fielding coach: n/a * Manager: Arjunsinh Rana * Mental conditioning coach: Vacant * Fitness trainer: n/a * Head Physiotherapist: Abhishek Thakar * Masseur: n/a * Performance analyst: n/a

References

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