Services cricket team

Services cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Rajat Paliwal
Owner	Services Sports Control Board
Team information
Founded	1926
Home ground	Palam A Stadium, Delhi
History
First-class debut	Marylebone Cricket Club; in 1926; at Lawrence Gardens, Lahore
Ranji Trophy wins	0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins	0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins	0
Official website	SSCB

The Services cricket team plays in the Ranji Trophy, the main domestic first-class cricket competition in India. Under the auspices of the Services Sports Control Board, they represent the Indian Armed Forces. Their home ground is the Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi.

Records

The Services team first played in the Ranji Trophy in 1949–50. They played in the North Zone of the competition until 2001–02, and have played in the Plate Group and other lower-ranked groups since 2002–03, except for one season, where they played in the Elite Group, during 2005–06. Their strongest period was the 1950s: between 1950–51 and 1959–60 they reached the semi-finals six times and the final twice, losing to Bombay in 1956–57 by an innings,^[1] and to Baroda in 1957–58, also by an innings.^[2]

As of February 2024, Services had played 365 first-class matches, with 96 wins, 124 losses, and 145 draws. 33 of their victories have been over Jammu and Kashmir.^[3] Their highest first-class score is 250 not out by Yashpal Singh against Tripura in 2012–13.^[4] The best bowling figures are 8 for 37 by Gokul Inder Dev against Jammu and Kashmir in 1968–69.^[5]

Services reached the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the first time in the 2021–22 season. Their best finish in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was in the 2019–20 season, where they finished third in their group with 4 wins and 2 losses.

Honours

Ranji Trophy
- Runners-up (2): 1956–57, 1957–58

Notable players

Services players who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Hemu Adhikari (1947) (primarily played for Baroda)
Bal Dani (1952)
Chandrasekhar Gadkari (1953)
Narain Swamy (1955)
Surendra Nath (1958)
Apoorva Sengupta (1959)
V. M. Muddiah (1959)

Current squad

Name	Birth date	Birthplace	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Rajat Paliwal	(1991-12-24) 24 December 1991 (age 32)	Sonepat, HR	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Captain
Shubham Rohilla	(1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26)	Rohtak, HR	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break
Ravi Chauhan	(1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 30)	New Delhi, DL	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break
Anshul Gupta	(1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 34)	Ghaziabad, UP	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Vineet Dhankhar	(2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 20)		Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Vikas Hathwala	(1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 30)	Delhi, DL	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
All-rounder
Lakhan Singh	(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 25)	Ghaziabad, UP	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Lovekesh Bansal	(1995-08-17) 17 August 1995 (age 28)	Yamuna Nagar, HR	Left-handed
Nakul Sharma	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 30)	Bilaspur, HP	Right-handed
Mohit Ahlawat	(1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 28)	Delhi, DL	Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Arjun Sharma	(1996-05-25) 25 May 1996 (age 28)	Jalandhar, PB	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Pulkit Narang	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 30)	New Delhi, DL	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Nitin Tanwar	(1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 27)	Delhi, DL	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Mohit Rathee	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 25)	Rohtak, HR	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Vikas Yadav	(1996-07-20) 20 July 1996 (age 28)	Bharuch, GJ	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Varun Choudhary	(1993-10-26) 26 October 1993 (age 30)	Jammu, JK	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Poonam Poonia	(1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29)	Sri Ganganagar, RJ	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Nitin Yadav	(1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 31)	Delhi, DL	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Raj Bahadur	(1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 30)	Allahabad, UP	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Abhishek Tiwari	(1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 35)	Allahabad, UP	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Updated as on 19 February 2023

References

^ "Services v Bombay 1956–57". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "Baroda v Services 1957–58". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
^ "Playing Record (1949/50-2023/24)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ "Most Runs in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "Most Wickets in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

External links

First-class matches played by Services

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[1] "Services v Bombay 1956–57". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[2] "Baroda v Services 1957–58". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

[3] "Playing Record (1949/50-2023/24)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[4] "Most Runs in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[5] "Most Wickets in an Innings for Services". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

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