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Railways Cricket Team (also known as the Indian Railways) is a domestic cricket team in India. The teams home ground is Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi.[1] The team is run by the Railways Sports Promotion Board which fields the Railways cricket team in domestic cricket competitions in India such as the Ranji Trophy.[2]
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Competition History
For most of its history, the Indian Railways has met little success in the Ranji Trophy. However, in recent years since 2000, Railways have won the trophy twice and become runners-up. As Champions of the Ranji Trophy, they have played the Irani Trophy twice, emerging victorious on both occasions.
Famous players
- Lala Amarnath
- Nari Contractor, who also appeared for Gujarat
- Budhi Kunderan, later moved to Mysore
- Sanjay Bangar
- Murali Kartik
- Jai Prakash Yadav
- zakir hussain
Current squad
- Sanjay Bangar
- Murali Kartik(c)
- Tejinder Pal Singh
- Jai Prakash Yadav
- Yere Goud
- Kulamani Parida
- Karan Sharma
- Sanjib Sanyal
- Maripuri Suresh
- V Cheluvaraj(wk)
- Mahesh Rawat
- Shalindra Gehlot
- Harshad Rawle
- Prashant Awasthi
- Faiz Fazal
References
- ^ "One city, three matches, one day". ESPNCricinfo. 7 December 2008. http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/381036.html. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Ex-kabaddi player was in-charge of Karnail Singh Stadium!". The Times of India. 18 February 2012. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/domestic-cricket/ranji-trophy/Ex-kabaddi-player-was-in-charge-of-Karnail-Singh-Stadium/articleshow/11940218.cms. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
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