Sikkim cricket team

Sikkim cricket team
Personnel
CaptainNilesh Lamichaney
CoachSanjeev Sharma
OwnerSikkim Cricket Association
Team information
Founded2018
Home groundMining Cricket Stadium, Rangpo
History
First-class debutManipur
in 2018
at Jadavpur University Campus Ground, Kolkata
Ranji Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0

The Sikkim cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Sikkim in Indian domestic competitions. In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that would compete in domestic tournaments for the 2018–19 season, including the Ranji Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. However, prior to the start of the tournament, the team did not have a ground to play first-class cricket on. Unlike some of the other new teams, Sikkim decided to enter their first List A competition with a team made up entirely of home-grown players. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Sanjeev Sharma was appointed as the team's coach.

In September 2018, they lost their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, to Manipur, by 10 wickets. In the Round 8 fixture against Bihar, Sikkim were bowled out for 46 runs, with Bihar winning by 292 runs, the biggest margin of defeat by runs in Indian domestic cricket. In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in last place in the Plate Group, losing all eight matches. Lee Yong Lepcha finished as the leading run-scorer, with 214 runs, and Mandup Bhutia was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with five dismissals.

In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they beat Manipur by an innings and 27 runs. In the sixth round of fixtures, Milind Kumar became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in this edition of the tournament. He did so in the match against Mizoram, in his ninth innings of the competition. They finished the 2018–19 tournament fifth in the table, with four wins from their eight matches.

In March 2019, Sikkim finished in last place in Group C of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with no wins from their six matches. Milind Kumar was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 159 runs, and Bipul Sharma was the leading wicket-taker, with seven dismissals. However, he left the team ahead of the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy tournament.

Squad

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Nilesh Lamichaney (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Captain
Pankaj Rawat (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 30) Right-handed
Anwesh Sharma (2001-02-20) 20 February 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Pranesh Chettri (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sankar Praad (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Jyoti Bind (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Sabin Chettri (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Lee Yong Lepcha (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sumit Singh (1987-09-10) 10 September 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Palzor Tamang (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Ankur Malik (2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm Leg spin
Rahul Tamang (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Left-arm medium
Jeetendra Sharma (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Ashish Thapa (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 29) Right-handed
Arun Chettri (2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 21) Left-handed
James Lepcha (1989-04-24) 24 April 1989 (age 34) Right-handed
Spin bowlers
Md. Saptulla (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Tarun Sharma (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Galpo Sherpa (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
Bijay Prasad (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bhim Luitel (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Kishan Karki (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

Updated as on 5 December 2023


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