Gujarat cricket team
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The Gujarat cricket team is one of three Ranji Trophy cricket teams representing the state of Gujarat (the other two being the Baroda cricket team and Saurashtra cricket team). It is in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy although it has had very little success. In its long history of participation in this tournament, it has never won. There have, however, been many cricketers that have passed through its ranks and gone on to play for the Indian cricket team. It falls under the North Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
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[edit] Competition history
Gujarat's only appearance in a Ranji Trophy final came in the season of 1950/51, where it was facing up against Holkar. Holkar won the high-scoring match by 189 runs, the match featured a double century by Holkar's Chandu Sarwate and a fighting 152 by Gujarati off-spinner Jasu Patel (who averaged 12.78 in 87 innings).See Scorecard
[edit] Famous players
[edit] Current squad
2006-07 Ranji Trophy Super League squad [1]
- Parthiv Patel (c/wk)
- Azharuddin Bilakhia
- Anant Brahmabhatt
- Akash Christian
- Kirat Damani
- Hitesh Majmudar
- Ashraf Makda
- Jayesh Makla
- Nilesh Modi
- Lalit Patel
- Niraj Patel
- Shahil Patel
- Timil Patel
- Amit Singh
- Bhavik Thaker
- Hemal Watekar
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| Indian first class cricket teams in the Ranji Trophy |
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| Andhra Pradesh | Assam | Baroda | Bengal | Delhi | Goa | Gujarat | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh | Hyderabad | Jammu and Kashmir | Jharkhand | Karnataka | Kerala | Madhya Pradesh | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Orissa | Punjab | Railways | Rajasthan | Saurashtra | Services | Tamil Nadu | Tripura | Uttar Pradesh | Vidarbha |
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