Jharkhand State Cricket Association

Jharkhand State Cricket Association
JSCA
Sport Cricket
Category v under 16
Jurisdiction Jharkhand
Founded 2000
Affiliation Board of Control for Cricket in India
Headquarters JSCA International Cricket Stadium
Location Ranchi
President Amitabh Choudary
Secretary [Rajesh Verma]
Coach Subroto Banerjee
Other key staff 17
Official website
www.cricjharkhand.org
India

Jharkhand Cricket Association is the governing body of the cricket activities in the Jharkhand state of India and the Jharkhand cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Amitabh Choudary is the current president of Jharkhand Cricket Association.

History

In 1935, SGM of Bihar Cricket Association took place in the Jamshedpur. As Jharkhand state came into existent in 2000 and soon team was called as Jharkhand cricket team from Bihar cricket team.

Association stands at a historic phase in its history, not only is the captain of the national side Mahendra Singh Dhoni is from Jharkhand but several other players have made their mark on the national stage in the past few years, three of them going on to play for the country.

In March 2011, for the first time in the history of the Association, the state team demolished Gujarat in the Finals to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a victory symbolic of the ascendancy of Jharkhand cricket.

A number of players had also gone on to perform valuable roles for their various franchises in the Indian Premier League. The construction of International Stadium at Ranchi had help the association to grow and helped more the player to play cricket. The construction began in the June 2009 and hosted its first first-class match in November, 2010.

Apart from a world-class stadium, the complex also has a second regulation, The Ranchi Oval, a fully equipped Indoor Cricket Facility, outdoor practice nets with ten wickets, state of the art synthetic tennis courts, a swimming pool, a clubhouse, etcetera.

Affiliated Districts

Home Ground

International career

References

  1. ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-08/ranchi/36215987_1_lounges-boxes-jharkhand-state-cricket-association
  2. ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-07/ranchi/36191858_1_jharkhand-state-cricket-association-jsca-president-tickets
  3. ↑ http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/121497-over-11000-tickets-sold-on-first-day.html
  4. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/playing-at-ranchi-a-big-thing-for-me-dhoni/article4295409.ece
  5. ↑ http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/121285-sale-of-tickets-to-begin-today.html
  6. ↑ http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/IPL-2013-Schedule-for-the-sixth-edition-of-Indian-Premier-League-announced/21162
  7. ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-05/ranchi/36161022_1_odi-tickets-jharkhand-state-cricket-association-india-england-odi

External links

See also