Andhra cricket team

Andhra cricket team
Captain: Hanuma Vihari
Coach: Sanath Kumar[1]
Owner: Andhra Cricket Association
Founded: 1930
Home ground:

Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium (capacity 30,000);
YS Raja Reddy Stadium, Cuddapah (capacity 5,000)

Dr. PVG RAJU ACA SPORTS COMPLEX, Vizianagaram
Ranji Trophy wins: 0
Irani Trophy wins: 0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins: 0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins: 0
Official website: ACA

The Andhra cricket team is an Indian domestic cricket team representing the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The team's home ground is the APCA-VDCA Stadium at Visakhapatnam, but some of their home matches are also played at Vijayawada and Anantapur.[2]

Overview

Andhra has competed in every season of the Ranji Trophy since making its first appearance in the 1953-54 season, with the exception of 1961-62, when it was absent. As of late October 2016 it has played 297 first-class matches, with 42 wins, 127 losses and 128 draws.[3] Since the inception of List A cricket in India in 1986-87, Andhra has played 114 List A matches, with 30 wins, 83 losses and one no-result.[4]

It has never featured in a Ranji Trophy final and has therefore never had a chance to participate in the Irani Trophy. In the 2007/08 season Andhra achieved two wins out of six in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy, missing out of the semi-finals. It falls under the South Zone of Indian cricket. In the 2007-08 season, the Andhra Pradesh cricket team was captained by Mannava Prasad. The contingent also included Arjun Kumar, Mohammad Faiq, Sarath Babu and Paidikalva Vijaykumar.[2]

Grounds

Venue City Established Capacity Notes
International Ground
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium Visakhapatnam 2003 35,000 [5]
Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex Vizianagram 2013 n/a [6]
Andhra Cricket Association Women's Cricket Academy Ground Guntur 2011 n/a
CSR Sarma College Ground Ongole 2012 n/a
Kandula Sreenivasa Reddy Memorial College of Engineering Ground Cuddapah 2012 n/a
Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium Visakhapatnam 1993 n/a hosted Afro-Asia Under-19 Cup in 2005
Rural Development Trust Stadium Anantapur 2003 5,000
YS Raja Reddy Stadium Cuddapah 2011 15,000

Notable players

The ACA has produced very few international players. Many players from the ACA have played for India U-19s. The teams most notable players are:

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Captain
Hanuma Vihari 13 October 1993 Right-handed Right arm off break FC 100/50 : 19/57
Vice-captain
DB Prasanth Kumar 13 December 1991 Right-handed Right arm leg break
Batsmen
AG Pradeep 13 January 1987 Right-handed Right arm off break FC 100/50 : 6/10
Bodapati Sumanth 10 May 1988 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast FC 100/50 : 5/14
Murumulla Sriram 21 September 1992 Right-handed Right arm off break
Ricky Bhui 29 September 1996 Right-handed Right arm leg break
Gonnabattula Chiranjeevi 17 June 1992 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Koripalli Sreekanth 23 November 1992 Right-handed Right arm off break
Wicket-keeper
Srikar Bharat 3 October 1993 Right-handed Opening Batsmen
All-rounders
Ashwin hebbar 15 November 1995 Right-handed Right arm medium pace
D. Siva Kumar 11 February 1990 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium FC 100/50 : 1/4; FC Wkts : 100+
Spinners
Shaik Basha 22 May 1993 Right-handed Right arm off break
D. Naren Reddy 14 December 1994 Right-handed Right arm off break
Bodavarapu Sudhakar 25 July 1991 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Fast Bowlers
Paidikalva Vijaykumar 20 October 1986 Right-handed Right arm medium FC Wkts : 180+
CV Stephen 3 December 1993 Left-handed Left arm medium FC Wkts : 40+
Kakani Harish 19 May 1991 Right-handed Right arm medium
KV Sasikanth 17 July 1995 Right-handed Right arm medium

Coaching Staff

References

  1. "Welcome to Andhra Cricket Association". Andhracricketassociation.in. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  2. 1 2 "Andhra Pradesh cricket team". Sports Pundit. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. "Andhra's first-class playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. "Andhra's List A playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. "Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | India | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  6. "P.V.G. Raju Sports Complex opened". The Hindu. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

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