Chhattisgarh cricket team is a cricket team from the state of Chhattisgarh, India.

Chhattisgarh began playing in Indian domestic tournaments including the Ranji Trophy from the 2016–17 season. The team is managed by Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh which was granted the full-member status by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in February 2016. The team made its first-class cricket debut in Group C of the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy against Tripura on 6 October 2016. They won the match by nine wickets. The 49,000-capacity SVNS International Cricket Stadium is the main venue for the Chhattisgarh cricket team.

History

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.

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.

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.

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. Mohammad Kaif has been appointed as the first captain.

Chhattisgarh cricket team is a domestic cricket team representing the state of Chhattisgarh in India. The team was formed in 2000 and has been playing in the Ranji Trophy since 2016. The team is known for its young and talented players who have been making a mark in the domestic circuit. The team is led by Harpreet Singh and coached by former Indian cricketer, Mohammad Kaif. The team has a good mix of experienced and young players who have been performing consistently in the domestic circuit. The team has a strong batting line-up with the likes of Ashutosh Singh, Shashank Chandraker, and Amandeep Khare. The bowling department is led by Pankaj Rao, who has been the leading wicket-taker for the team in the last few seasons. The team has been performing well in the recent years and has been making steady progress in the domestic circuit. With a good mix of experienced and young players, the Chhattisgarh cricket team is definitely a team to watch out for in the upcoming seasons.