Assam cricket team
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The Assam cricket team is a Ranji Trophy
plate group team based in Assam
. Up until the 2002–03 season, when the zonal system was abandoned, it used to form a part of Eastern Zone.
It has not seen much success in the Ranji Trophy circuit but won their plate group in 2006/07 before losing the semi-final to Orissa
, despite having not won a first-class match in the previous two seasons. In 2009–10 season Assam entered into eltite group of the Ranji Trophy. In 2009-10 Ranji Trophy season Assam topped the plate group and subsequently progressed to the Super League. However, in the 2010–11 season
, it ended at the bottom of its group in the Super League and face relegation to Plate League for the next season .
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
plate group team based in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
. Up until the 2002–03 season, when the zonal system was abandoned, it used to form a part of Eastern Zone.
It has not seen much success in the Ranji Trophy circuit but won their plate group in 2006/07 before losing the semi-final to Orissa
Orissa cricket team
The Orissa cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Orissa. It is in the elite group of the Ranji Trophy.Its Home ground is Barabati stadium at Cuttack, Orissa, India.The Orissa Cricket team is selected by the Orissa Cricket Association .-References:**...
, despite having not won a first-class match in the previous two seasons. In 2009–10 season Assam entered into eltite group of the Ranji Trophy. In 2009-10 Ranji Trophy season Assam topped the plate group and subsequently progressed to the Super League. However, in the 2010–11 season
Ranji Trophy 2010–11
The 2010 Ranji trophy season is the 76th Ranji trophy season. It is being contested through two leagues: Super and Plate. Each division is divided into 2 groups - A and B, each team plays all the other teams from its group only once either home or away....
, it ended at the bottom of its group in the Super League and face relegation to Plate League for the next season .
Famous players
- Anup Ghatak
- Syed Zakaria Zuffri
- Rajesh Bora
- Gautam Dutta
- Arlen Konwar
- Abu Nechim Ahmed
- Parag Das
- Zaved Zaman
Current players
- Parvez Aziz
- Amit Sinha
- Tarjinder Singh
- Dheeraj JadhavDheeraj JadhavDheeraj Subash Jadhav , is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Assam. He has represented Mumbai Champs in the Indian Cricket League and Maharashtra in domestic cricket. Although he used to bat in the middle order, he later became a strokeplaying opening batsman which produced immediate...
- Sibsankar Roy
- Gokul Sharma
- Abhijit Singha Roy
- Swarupam Purkayastha
- Kunal Saikia (wicket keeper)
- Dhiraj Goswami
- Rajagopal SathishRajagopal SathishRajagopal Sathish is an Indian First Class all-rounder.He was the captain of the Indian World Team in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 competition.Satish is a member of the Ranji Trophy Tamil Nadu cricket team....
- Prakash Bhagat
- Abu Nechim Ahmed
- Sujay Tarafdar
- Pritam DebnathPritam DebnathPritam Debnath is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who plays for Assam. He was born in Guwahati.Debnath made his cricketing debut in 2006-07, for Assam Under-22s, playing one game each in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons....
- Pritam DasPritam DasPritam Das was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right arm fast-medium bowler who played for Assam. He was born in Tarapur....
- Krishna Das