Andhra cricket team
Captain: | Hanuma Vihari |
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Coach: | Sanath Kumar[1] |
Owner: | Andhra Cricket Association |
Founded: | 1930 |
Home ground: |
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium (capacity 30,000); |
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 |
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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:
- Amit Pathak
- Ambati Rayudu
- Amol Muzumdar
- Danthala Venkata Meher Baba
- Hanuma Vihari
- Mannava Prasad
- Venugopal Rao
- D. Siva Kumar
- Gnaneshwar Rao (Captained India U19s)
- Bodapati Sumanth
- Ricky Bhui
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- The following players featured in at least one first-class, list A or Twenty20 game for Andhra during the 2014/15 season.
Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
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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
- Head coach - Mukund Parmar
- Asst. Coach - Amit Pathak
- Physio - Mahesh Pradeep Barun
- Trainer - Gohil Rakesh
- Video analyst - V Chaitanya Nag
- Manager - M S Kumar
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Andhra Cricket Association". Andhracricketassociation.in. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- 1 2 "Andhra Pradesh cricket team". Sports Pundit. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Andhra's first-class playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "Andhra's List A playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | India | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "P.V.G. Raju Sports Complex opened". The Hindu. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.