Punjab cricket team (India)

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The Punjab cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents the Indian state of Punjab. They have qualified for only one Ranji Trophy semi-final in the last five seasons and made it to the final in the 2004–05 tournament, where they lost to Railways in the first innings. They also play in other domestic cricket tournaments in India. They have been winners of the Ranji Trophy only once, in the 1992–93 season. In 2023-24, they won their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

In 1968-69, Punjab competed as a unified team for the first time. Before then, Southern Punjab, Eastern Punjab and Northern Punjab had competed at various times.[1] Punjab has won the Ranji Trophy only once, in 1992–93.[citation needed] That year, they lost the Irani Trophy against a Rest of the Indian team that featured the likes of Rahul Dravid, and Sourav Ganguly. Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia.[citation needed] The team has never won the one-day trophy.

Honours

Southern Punjab

Punjab

Home ground

The Punjab cricket team use several stadiums for home games. The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is regarded as the main venue for the Punjab cricket team. New cricket grounds of international recognition are expected to come up at Bathinda and one more at Ludhiana or Amritsar as per the saying of the Punjab government.

The international stadium and the proposed of Punjab cricket team:

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Anmolpreet Singh28 March 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Harnoor Pannu30 January 2003 (age 23)Left-handedRight-arm leg breakPlays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Uday Saharan8 September 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Nehal Wadhera4 September 2000 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm leg breakPlays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Jaskaranvir Paul1 January 2003 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jashanpreet Sidhu29 April 1999 (age 26)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Shubman Gill8 September 1999 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off breakFirst-class Captain
Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
All-rounders
Naman Dhir31 December 1999 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off breakPlays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Ramandeep Singh13 April 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm mediumPlays for Kolkata Knight Ridersin IPL
Krish Bhagat6 November 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sanvir Singh12 October 1996 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Abhishek Sharma4 September 2000 (age 25)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxList A & Twenty20 Captain
Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Wicket-keepers
Prabhsimran Singh10 August 2000 (age 25)Right-handedPlays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Salil Arora7 November 2002 (age 23)Right-handedPlays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Anmol Malhotra29 November 1995 (age 30)Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Mayank Markande11 November 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakPlays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Harpreet Brar16 September 1995 (age 30)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxPlays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Prerit Dutta22 September 1998 (age 27)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Raghu Sharma11 March 1993 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakPlays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Pace Bowlers
Gurnoor Brar25 May 2000 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Ayush Goyal19 September 2001 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sukhdeep Bajwa11 November 2000 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ashwani Kumar29 August 2001 (age 24)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fastPlays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Arshdeep Singh5 February 1999 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fastPlays for Punjab Kings in IPL

Updated as on 1 February 2026

Notable players

References

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