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”Updated as on 4 November 2025”

”Updated as on November 2025”

==Captains==

==Captains==

Indian cricket team

Rajasthan cricket team
Captain Mahipal Lomror
Coach Anshu Jain
Owner Rajasthan Cricket Association
Colors   Sky Blue   Navy Blue
Founded 1928
Home ground Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Capacity 30,000
First-class debut Vs Vidarbha,
KL Saini Ground, Jaipur, 1999
List A debut Vs Uttar Pradesh,
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 2004
Twenty20 debut Vs Uttar Pradesh,
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 2007
Ranji Trophy wins 2
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins 0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins 0
Official website Rajasthan Cricket Association

The Rajasthan cricket team is a cricket team which represents the Indian state of Rajasthan. The team won the Ranji Trophy in the 2010–11 and 2011-12 seasons, having finished runners-up eight times between 1960–61 and 1973-74. It is currently in the Ranji Trophy Elite group. It is run by the Rajasthan Cricket Association and is popularly known as “Team Rajasthan”.

Rajputana Cricket Association

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Rajputana’s first recorded match came in the 1928/29 Delhi Tournament against Aligarh,[1] with the Rajputana Cricket Association being formed shortly thereafter in 1931 at Ajmer.[2][n 1] Rajputana’s inaugural appearance in first-class cricket came in November 1933 against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club at Mayo College Ground in Ajmer, which resulted in a heavy innings defeat.[3] The team entered the Ranji Trophy for the first time in the 1935/36 season, playing their first match in the competition against Central India, losing by a heavy margin.[2][3] The team played in the following seasons Ranji Trophy, again losing to Central India, but this time by the reduced margin of just two wickets.[3] Rajputana gained their first win in first-class cricket against Lionel Tennyson’s touring eleven, with victory by two wickets in 1937.[2] The team lost their only match against Southern Punjab in the 1938/39 Ranji Trophy, however the following season they recorded their first Ranji Trophy victory against Delhi, winning by 7 wickets.[4] However they lost their following match against Southern Punjab by the margin of an innings and 190 runs. With the onset of World War II, cricket in India was somewhat disrupted, but first-class cricket continued to function.

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

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Popularly known as SMS Stadium, Rajasthan play the majority of their home matches at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The stadium is owned by the Government of Rajasthan and operated by RCA, having a seating capacity of about 30,000 spectators. It was built during the reign of Sawai Man Singh II, The ends are called the City End and the Pavilion End.

KL Saini Ground, Jaipur

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Mansarovar Ground or Jaipur District Cricket Association Ground or KL Saini Ground is situated in Mansarovar area of Jaipur, Rajasthan It is the secondary home ground of the Rajasthan cricket team. It has a capacity of 5,000 people and was opened in 1990.

International Cricket Stadium, Kota

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Jay Kaylon Ground is a cricket ground in Kota, Rajasthan. The ground as established in 1974 with name of Municipal Stadium. The ground regularly hosts Ranji matches for Rajasthan cricket team. Till date the ground has hosted six first-class matches and a List A match between Wills XI and Uttar Pradesh cricket team.

Mayo College Ground, Ajmer

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Mayo College Ground is a sports venue located in the campus of Mayo College in Ajmer, Rajasthan. It is a sports facilities for students and staff consisting of playing fields for football, hockey and a cricket ground with a view of the Aravali Hills and a beautiful old red sandstone pavilion called Bikaner Pavilion. It is one of the oldest grounds and one of the first venues in which Rajasthan cricket team ever played a recorded match at home. It has hosted 19 FC games but doesn’t host any professional games anymore.

Foreign international players who briefly played for Rajasthan, along with season

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Format Notes
Batters
Mahipal Lomror (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox First-class, List A, & T20 Captain
Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Deepak Hooda (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break First-class, List A, & T20 Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Abhijeet Tomar (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break First-class, List A, & T20 Vice-aptain
Shubham Garhwal (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 30) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox List A & T20
Ram Chouhan (1999-03-28) 28 March 1999 (age 26) Left-handed Right-arm off break List A
Salman Khan (1998-12-26) 26 December 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break First-class
Sumit Godara (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 21) Right-handed First-class & List A
Sachin Yadav (2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 21) Left-handed Right-arm medium First-class
Wicket-keepers
Kartik Sharma (2006-04-26) 26 April 2006 (age 19) Right-handed First-class, List A, & T20
Samarpit Joshi (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 26) Right-handed List A
Kunal Rathore (2002-10-09) 9 October 2002 (age 23) Left-handed First-class Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Bharat Sharma (1999-08-09) 9 August 1999 (age 26) Right-handed T20
Mukul Choudhary (2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 21) Right-handed First-class
Spinners
Manav Suthar (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 23) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox First-class, List A, & T20 Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Kukna Ajay Singh (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox First-class & List A
Rahul Chahar (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break List A & T20 Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Rajesh Bishnoi Jr (1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 35) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox T20
Fast Bowlers
Aniket Choudhary (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990 (age 35) Right-handed Left-arm medium First-class, List A, & T20
Deepak Chahar (1992-08-07) 7 August 1992 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium First-class, List A, & T20 Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Khaleel Ahmed (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Left-arm medium First-class & List A Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Kamlesh Nagarkoti (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium List A & T20 Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Aman Shekhawat (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium List A
Akash Singh (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 23) Right-handed Left-arm medium First-class Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Ashok Sharma (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium First-class

Updated as on 8 November 2025

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  1. ^ What is today the modern state of Rajasthan was then a part of the British Raj and was known as Rajputana.

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