Chhattisgarh cricket team

In 2013/14, Chhattisgarh Under-16 and Under-25 teams finished at the bottom of their respective groups in the Vijay Merchant Trophy's zonal league and CK Nayudu Trophy's plate league, respectively. Their Under-19 team, however, finished third in their group in the Cooch Behar Trophy plate league and missed qualifying for the semi-finals of the lower tier by a whisker.[https://cricket.yahoo.com/news/chhattisgarh-set-to-get-promotion-043056161.html full member of the BCCI]

According to the BCCI regulations, an associate member can be promoted as a full member if the said member is an Associate Member for a continuous period of five cricketing seasons, and such a member satisfies the board that the game in its jurisdiction has reached a standard justifying its participation in the national tournament of Ranji Trophy.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ranji-trophy/Chhattisgarh-cricketers-feel-orphaned-by-BCCI/articleshow/47292855.cms Chhattisgarh cricketers feel orphaned by BCCI]

Chhattisgarh gained associate member status in 2008, and was given full membership in February 2016. This meant that Chhattisgarh would participate in the domestic tournaments (Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) from the 2016–17 season. Chhattisgarh will play in the Group C of the Ranji Trophy, taking the number of teams in the group to 10. CSCS secretary Rajesh Dave expects Ashutosh Singh, Harpreet Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Jatin Saxena (all Madhya Pradesh), Abhimanyu Chauhan, Sahil Gupta (both Baroda) and Bhima Rao (Railways) to play for the new Chhattisgarh team, along with India under-19 cricketer Amandeep Khare.{{cite news|last1=Laha|first1=Somshuvra|title=BCCI membership wait over, Chhattisgarh can't wait to host Ranji Trophy|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/bcci-membership-wait-over-chhattisgarh-can-t-wait-to-host-ranji-trophy/story-Fm57hogtNHPvhpxeEMaE5K.html|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=3 April 2016}}

In July 2016, former Mumbai and Vidarbha coach Sulakshan Kulkarni was named as head coach of team. He will remain with the team for three seasons starting from 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1031531.html?CMP=chrome Sulakshan Kulkarni appointed Chhattisgarh coach for three seasons] Mohammad Kaif has been appointed as the first captain.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1036241.html "Kaif to lead debutants Chhattisgarh in 2016-17 season"]

Notable cricketers from the state:

• Harpreet Singh
• Amandeep Khare
• Ajay Mandal
• Rajesh Chauhan

Mohammad Kaif who is originally from Uttar Pradesh played 2 seasons for Chhattisgarh (2016-18)

Updated as on 30 January 2025

• Head coach: Hitesh Goswami
• Trainer: Swadesh Nagare
• Physio: Kishore Nakhale
• video analyst: Yogesh Verma

Chhattisgarh play the majority of their home matches at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium.

There are 10 ground in the state that can host first-class games.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140413150233/http://www.mpcaonline.com/index.php/MPCA MPCA]
• [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/IND/HISTORY/ ESPNcricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000102/http://www.mpcaonline.com/details.php?bWVudT1yZXNpZGVudGlhbF9hY2FkZW15LnBocA=%3D%2FMPCA Academy]
• [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/41/41012/41012.html Chhattisgarh] at CricketArchive

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