Assam cricket team
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Denish Das (FC & T20) Sibsankar Roy (LA) |
| Coach | Trevor Gonsalves |
| Owner | Assam Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Dark Green Yellow |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Home ground | Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Nehru Stadium Amingaon Cricket Ground |
| Secondary ground capacity | 15,000; NA |
| History | |
| First-class debut | United Provinces in 1948 at Garrison Ground, Shillong |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | www.assamcricket.com |
The Assam cricket team is a domestic cricket team represents the Indian state of Assam, run by the Assam Cricket Association. The team competes in the first-class tournament Ranji Trophy, limited-overs tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Twenty20, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
History
Assam played their first first-class match in the 1948–49 Ranji Trophy, captained by Rupert Kettle, who also scored their first century two seasons later. They had their first victory in the 1951–52 Ranji Trophy, when they beat Orissa by 103 runs; the captain, Peter Bullock, top-scored in each innings with 31 and 148, and took 7 for 70 and 3 for 29.[1]
Until the 2002–03 season, when the zonal system was abandoned, Assam formed part of East Zone, and never progressed further than the pre-quarter-finals. They won their plate group in 2006/07 before losing the semi-final to Orissa. In the 2009–10 season Assam entered the elite group of the Ranji Trophy, and topped the plate group and subsequently progressed to the Super League. However, in the 2010–11 season, they ended at the bottom of their group in the Super League and were relegated to the Plate League for the next season. In the 2012–13 Vijay Hazare Trophy Assam played extremely well and finished runners-up.[2] In the 2014–15 Ranji season Assam were again promoted to Group A level.[3] In the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, the team reached the semi-final for the first time in their history.[4]
In September 2017, former Indian batsman Lalchand Rajput was named as head coach of Assam cricket team for two Ranji Trophy seasons.
Assam's best finish in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy came in the 2023–24 season under the captaincy of Riyan Parag reaching the semi-finals. Riyan Parag had a record run of seven consecutive fifties in that season.
Honours
- Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Runners-up: 2012–13
Home grounds
- Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Barsapara, Guwahati
- Nehru Stadium, Guwahati, Hosted 14 ODIs.
- Amingaon Cricket Ground, Amingaon
- Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium, Maligaon, Guwahati
- Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium, Silchar
- Jalan Nagar Outdoor Stadium, Dibrugarh
Since Assam played its first home match in 1948, it has also played first-class home matches in Shillong, Jorhat, Nagaon, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Mangaldoi and Tinsukia.[5]
Notable players
Players capped for Assam who have played International Cricket, along with year of debut:
- Riyan Parag (2024)
Prominent players at the domestic level:
- Amalendu Guha Roy (1948-1963)
- Abani Hazarika (1951-1971)
- Madhurya Barua (1957-1972)
- Anup Ghatak (1963-1976)
- Probir Hazarika (1968-1974)
- Amal Das (1972-1991)
- Munna Kakoti (1975-1992)
- Rajesh Borah (1983-2001)
- Rajinder Singh (1988-1998)
- Gautam Dutta (1989-2004)
- Zakaria Zuffri (1992-2007)
- Subhrajit Saikia (1994-2004)
- Parag Das (1994-2008)
- Nishanta Bordoloi (1994-2008)
- Sukhvinder Singh (1996-2005)
- Arlen Konwar (2001-2015)
- Parvez Aziz (2004-2019)
- Gokul Sharma (2004-2024)
- Abu Nechim (2005-2021)
- Kunal Saikia (2006-2023)
- Pritam Das (2007-2021)
- Swarupam Purkayastha (2008-present)
- Sibsankar Roy (2008-present)
- Arup Das (2009-2022)
- Pallavkumar Das (2011-2023)
- Rishav Das (2013-present)
India Capped players from other states who played for Assam, along with year:
- Lalchand Rajput (1991-1993)
- Chandrakant Pandit (1992-1993)
- Sadagoppan Ramesh (2007-2008)
- Jacob Martin (2008-2009)
- Sairaj Bahutule (2009-2010)
- Sridharan Sriram (2010)
Current squad
Players with international cap are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Denish Das | 17 May 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Twenty20 Captain | ||
| Sibsankar Roy | 10 October 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | List A Captain | ||
| Rishav Das | 16 December 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Saahil Jain | 22 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Pradyun Saikia | 17 January 2003 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Jitumoni Kalita | 10 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| Rituraj Biswas | 3 May 2002 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Swarupam Purkayastha | 15 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Parvej Musaraf | 11 December 2003 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Nipan Deka | 15 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Riyan Parag | 10 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | ||
| Bhargab Lahkar | 25 February 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Sumit Ghadigaonkar | 11 April 1992 | Right-handed | First-class Captain | |||
| Ruhinandan Pegu | 23 June 2001 | Right-handed | ||||
| Abhishek Thakuri | 31 October 1998 | Left-handed | ||||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Rahul Singh | 13 September 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Avinov Choudhury | 1 December 1999 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Roshan Alam | 20 April 1995 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Mukhtar Hussain | 11 January 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Mrinmoy Dutta | 24 November 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |||
| Akash Sengupta | 26 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Darshan Rajbongshi | 1 March 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
| Abdul Ajij Kuraishi | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||||
| Ayushman Malakar | 21 October 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||
Updated as on 16 November 2025
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Trevor Gonsalves
- Assistant coach: Salil Sinha and Subhrajit Saikia
- Trainer: Bhaskar Borah
- Physio: Dr Koustob Bharadwaj
- Video analyst: Rajesh Sharma
Records
For more details on this topic, see List of Assam first-class cricket records, List of Assam List A cricket records, List of Assam Twenty20 cricket records.
Series in Assam
Nepal A tour of Assam 2025
Nepal A toured Guwahati for a five‑match T20 series against Assam State from August 28 to September 1, 2025 .[6]
The first two matches were daytime games at the ACA Cricket Academy Ground, while the last three were day/night fixtures at the ACA Stadium (Barsapara Cricket Stadium) .
See also
References
- ^ "Assam v Orissa 1951–52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Assam reach first Vijay Hazare final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Team unity behind Assam's remarkable season". cricbuzz.com. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Assam relaxed ahead of maiden semi-final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "First-class matches played by Assam". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Nepal 'A' to play day/night matches with Assam State". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.