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".
History
Rajputana Cricket Association Rajputana's first recorded match came in the 1928/29 Delhi Tournament against Aligarh, with the Rajputana Cricket Association being formed shortly thereafter in 1931 at Ajmer. 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. 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. 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. Rajputana gained their first win in first-class cricket against Lionel Tennyson's touring eleven, with victory by two wickets in 1937. 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. 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.
Grounds
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 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 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 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 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.
Honours YearFinal ResultMost RunsMost WicketsRanji Trophy1960–61Runners-upKishan Rungta (282)Salim Durani (35)1961–62Runners-upHanumant Singh (487)Gundibail Sunderam (20)1962–63Runners-upVijay Manjrekar (520)Subhash Gupte (29)1963–64Runners-upHanumant Singh (554)Gundibail Sunderam (21)1965–66Runners-upKishan Rungta (410)C. G. Joshi (26)1966–67Runners-upHanumant Singh (869)C. G. Joshi (24)1969–70Runners-upSuryaveer Singh (372)Kailash Gattani (41)1973–74Runners-upParthasarathy Sharma (398)Kailash Gattani (22)2010–11ChampionsHrishikesh Kanitkar (744)Pankaj Singh (43)2011–12ChampionsRobin Bist (1034)Pankaj Singh (34)Vijay Hazare Trophy2006-07Runners-upRohit Sharma (296)Afroz Khan (12)2023-24Runners-upMahipal Lomror (301)Aniket Choudhary (22)Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy2017-18Runners-upAnkit Lamba (335)Deepak Chahar (19)
Famous players Players who have represented India & RCAPlayerFormatsDebutVinoo MankadTest1946Avinash Choudhary 81 Test1960Hanumant SinghTest1964Parthasarathy Sharma Test/ODI1974Ajay JadejaTest/ODI1992Pravin AmreTest/ODI1992Hrishikesh KanitkarTest/ODI1997Gagan Khoda ODI1998Hemang BadaniTest/ODI2000Aakash ChopraTest2003Pankaj Singh Test/ODI2014Deepak ChaharODI/T20I2018Khaleel Ahmed ODI/T20I2018Rahul ChaharODI/T20I2019Deepak Hooda ODI/T20I2022Mukul Choudhary ODI/T20I2022Manav SutharTest2026Ashok SharmaT20I2026
Foreign international players who briefly played for Rajasthan, along with season Kabir Ali (2006-07) Vikram Solanki (2006-07)
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Format Notes Batters Deepak Hooda Right-handed Right-arm off break First-class, List A, & T20 Mahipal Lomror Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox First-class, List A, & T20 First-class Captain Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL Karan Lamba Right-handed Right-arm leg break List A & T20 Salman Khan Right-handed Right-arm off break First-class Ramnivas Golada Right-handed Right-arm medium First-class, List A, & T20 Abhijeet Tomar Right-handed Right-arm off break First-class Sachin Yadav Left-handed Right-arm medium First-class Shubham Garhwal Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox First-class & T20 Aditya Rathore Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox List A Wicket-keepers Mukul Choudhary Right-handed First-class, List A, & T20 Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL Kunal Rathore Left-handed First-class & T20 Kartik Sharma Right-handed First-class & T20 Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL Manender Singh Right-handed List A Samarpit Joshi Right-handed List A Bharat Sharma Right-handed T20 Spinners Kukna Ajay Singh Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox First-class & List A, & T20 Manav Suthar Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox First-class, List A, & T20 List A & Twenty20 Captain Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL Rahul Chahar Right-handed Right-arm leg break First-class & T20 Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL Fast Bowlers Ashok Sharma Right-handed Right-arm medium First-class, List A, & T20 Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL Aniket Choudhary Right-handed Left-arm medium First-class & List A Khaleel Ahmed Right-handed Left-arm medium First-class & List A Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL Akash Singh Right-handed Left-arm medium First-class, List A, & T20 Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL Sahil Dhiwan Right-handed Right-arm medium First-class & T20 Kamlesh Nagarkoti Right-handed Right-arm medium T20
Updated as on 1 February 2026
Captains +Notable CaptainsCaptainPeriodWalter Bradshaw1935-40Bhagwat Singh of Mewar1946-57Vinoo Mankad1957-60Kishan Rungta1961-62Raj Singh Dungarpur1962-66Hanumant Singh1966-76Kailash Gattani1977-79Parthasarathy Sharma1979-85Sanajay Vyas1985-89Rajiv Rathore1991-96Pravin Amre1993-97Gagan Khoda1996-04P. Krishnakumar2001-05Ajay Jadeja2005-07Venugopal Rao2008-09Aakash Chopra2010-12Hrishikesh Kanitkar2010-13Ashok Menaria2013-23Pankaj Singh2014-17Deepak Hooda2023-24Mahipal Lomror2025–present
Records For more details on this topic, see List of Rajasthan first-class cricket records List of Rajasthan List A cricket records
Notes
References
Further reading
Playfair Cricket Annual – various editions Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
External links
CricketArchive – Lists of numerous Rajasthan records and scorecards