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Cricketers of Gujarat

214 cricketers connected to Gujarat: players born in the state and players who represented its three first-class teams, Gujarat, Baroda and Saurashtra, grouped by the side or region their sourced note names.

Gujarat

Abdulahad Malik

Indian cricketer (born 1986)
Abdulahad Malik (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian former cricketer who played for Gujarat as a wicket-keeper. Born in Hansot, Gujarat, Malik was signed by Rajasthan Royals but failed to make an appearance in the IPL due to the presence of first-choice wicket-keeper Naman Ojha.
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Amit Singh

Indian cricketer
Amit Singh (born 21 June 1981) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm medium-pace bowler and bats right-handed.
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Arzan Nagwaswalla

Cricket left-arm pace bowler, first Parsi in India setup since 1975
Born in Surat and raised in Nargol village, the Parsi left-arm fast bowler for Gujarat became India's first Parsi to break into the national setup since 1975.
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Asad Pathan

Indian cricketer (born 1984)
Asad Ullah Khan Pathan is an Indian cricketer. He currently plays for Railways, previously played for Gujarat, played t10 in Dubai, played six games in IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore
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Axar Patel

Cricket all-rounder, T20 World Cup winner
Born in Anand and representing Gujarat in domestic cricket, he is a left-arm spinner and all-rounder who took seven wickets on his Test debut.
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Bhargav Merai

Cricket, first-class batsman for Gujarat
The batsman plays for Gujarat and was named in India A's squad for the 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy.
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Bhavesh Baria

Indian cricketer (born 1990)
Bhavesh Baria (born 14 May 1990) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Gujarat. He made his first-class debut for Gujarat, against Hyderabad, on 1 December 2012, in the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy.
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Champak Mehta

Indian cricketer (1907-1981)
Champaklal Narotamdas Mehta (1907 - 13 December 1981) was an Indian cricketer who played for Bombay, Gujarat and Hindus in 1930s. Mehta was born in Surat and studied in the St.
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Chintan Gaja

Indian cricketer (born 1994)
Chintan Gaja (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Gujarat in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy on 27 October 2016.
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Chirag Gandhi

Cricket, first-class all-rounder for Gujarat
The Surat-raised right-handed batsman and off-spinner has played for Gujarat since 2011 and helped them win the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy.
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Chirag Parmar

Indian cricketer (born 1990)
Chirag Parmar (born 25 December 1990) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2016-17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 4 February 2017.
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Dhiren Gajjar

Indian cricketer
Dhiren Gajjar (born 25 May 1959) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who played for Gujarat.
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Dhiru Patel

Indian cricketer (born 1943)
Dhiru Patel (born 29 April 1943) is an Indian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Gujarat from 1966 to 1970, before playing for Northern Districts in New Zealand for the 1971/72 season.
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Dhruv Raval

Indian cricketer (born 1988)
Dhruv Raval (born 20 September 1988) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Gujarat. He made his List A debut on 27 February 2014, for Gujarat in the 2013-14 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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Dilip Doshi

Indian cricketer (1947-2025)
Dilip Rasiklal Doshi (; 22 December 1947 - 23 June 2025) was an Indian cricketer from Bengal though his origin goes back to Gujarat. He played in 33 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals from 1979 to 1983.
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Dinesh Medh

Indian cricketer (1928-2014)
Dinesh Medh (1928 - 27 January 2014) was an Indian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Gujarat and Mysore between 1946 and 1963.
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Hanif Mohammad

Pakistani cricketer
Hanif Mohammad PP (21 December 1934 - 11 August 2016) was a Pakistani cricketer. He played for the Pakistani cricket team in 55 Test matches between the 1952-53 season and the 1969-70 season; he was born in Junagadh in present-day Gujarat, from where the cricketing family migrated to Pakistan at Partition.
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Hardik Pandya

Cricket all-rounder, IPL and T20 World Cup winner
Born in Surat and raised in Vadodara, the fast-bowling all-rounder captained Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title in 2022.
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Hasubhai Zinzuwadia

Indian cricketer (born 1942)
Hasubhai Zinzuwadia (born 6 October 1942) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler who played for Gujarat.
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Hemang Patel

Indian cricketer (born 1998)
Hemang Patel (born 20 November 1998) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Gujarat in the 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 September 2018.
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Het Patel

Cricket wicketkeeper-batsman for Gujarat
Born in Ahmedabad, the wicketkeeper-batsman represented India Under-19 at the 2016 Asia Cup before debuting for Gujarat in domestic cricket.
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Himalaya Barad

Indian cricketer (born 1989)
Himalaya Barad (born 28 August 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Gujarat in the 2013-14 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 27 February 2014.
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Hiten Mehra

Indian cricketer (born 1997)
Hiten Mehra (born 18 December 1997) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2016-17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 4 February 2017.
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Ishwar Chaudhary

Indian cricketer (born 1988)
Ishwar Chaudhary (born 10 July 1988) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Gujarat in the 2008-09 Ranji Trophy on 23 November 2008.
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Jasprit Bumrah

Cricket fast bowler, No. 1 ICC ranked across formats
Born and raised in Ahmedabad, he is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of his generation and the first Indian to top ICC bowling rankings in all three formats.
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Jasu Patel

Cricket off-spinner, 14-wicket Test win over Australia
The off-spinner who played for Gujarat took 14 wickets in the 1959 Kanpur Test to hand India its first Test victory against Australia.
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Jay Desai

Indian cricketer
Jaykumar Dineshchandra Desai (born 30 January 1987) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He also additionally plays for the Lone Star Athletics in Minor League Cricket.
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Jaymin Chauhan

Indian cricketer (born 1991)
Jaymin Chauhan (born 14 November 1991) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Gujarat in the 2018-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 24 September 2018.
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Jayveer Parmar

Indian cricketer (born 1998)
Jayveer Parmar (born 13 June 1998) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2017-18 Zonal T20 League on 8 January 2018.
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Jesal Karia

Indian cricketer (born 1989)
Jesal Karia (born 7 November 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Gujarat in the 2011-12 Ranji Trophy on 10 November 2011.
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Jeshani Naran

Kenyan cricketer
Jeshani Mansukh Naran (born 20 June 1988) is an Indian-born Kenyan former cricketer. Varsani was born at Bhuj in the Indian state of Gujarat in June 1988.
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Kalpesh Patel

Indian cricketer (born 1976)
Kalpesh Himmatbhai Patel (born 14 October 1976) is an Indian cricketer who has played a handful of games for Gujarat. By some way Patel's best performance came against Andhra in the Pre-Quarter-Final of the 2001-02 Ranji Trophy, when he took 6/96 in the first innings.
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Kamlesh Thakor

Indian cricketer (born 1992)
Kamlesh Thakor (Koli) (born 19 September 1992) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut on 27 February 2014, for Gujarat in the 2013-14 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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Kamraj Kesari

Indian cricketer
Kamraj Kesari (24 October 1922 - 26 March 1985) was an Indian cricketer who played 33 matches of first-class cricket for several teams in India from 1941 to 1959. A middle-order batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler, Kesari took 7 for 55 and 2 for 41 for Gujarat when they lost by three runs to Western India in the Ranji Trophy in 1945-46.
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Kantilal Ranchhodji Desai

Indian cricketer (1932-2016)
Kantilal Ranchhodji Desai (27 January 1932 - 23 July 2016) was an Indian cricketer. He played nineteen first-class cricket matches for Gujarat between 1959 and 1966.
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Karan Patel

Indian cricketer (born 1994)
Karan Pravinbhai Patel (born 30 September 1994) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Gujarat in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy on 20 October 2016.
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Kathan Patel

Indian cricketer (born 1996)
Kathan Patel (born 31 October 1996) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Gujarat in the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 11 February 2018.
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Kavish Panchal

Indian cricketer (born 1996)
Kavish Panchal (born 6 September 1996) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 24 February 2019.
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Kshitij Patel

Indian cricketer (born 1997)
Kshitij Patel (born 15 October 1997) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2017-18 Zonal T20 League on 7 January 2018.
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Kuldeep Ghadvi

Indian cricketer (born 1986)
Kuldeep Ghadvi (born 15 September 1986) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2015-16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 10 January 2016.
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Manish Sharma

Indian cricketer (born 1996)
Manish Sharma (born 6 September 1996) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.
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Manpreet Juneja

Indian cricketer
Manpreet Juneja (born 12 September 1990) is an Indian former cricketer who played for Gujarat in domestic cricket. He was a right-handed middle-order batsman.
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Mohit Thadani

Indian cricketer (born 1991)
Mohit Kishore Thadani (born 2 July 1991) is a Rajasthani cricketer. He plays for Gujarat and made his debut in first-class cricket on 20 January 2017 against the Rest of India in the 2016-17 Irani Cup.
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Mukund Parmar

Indian former first-class cricketer (born 1968)
Mukund Harishkumar Parmar (born 13 November 1968) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Gujarat. As of February 2016, he works as the head coach of Andhra.
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Munaf Patel

Cricket fast bowler, 2011 World Cup winner
Born in Ikhar village of Bharuch district, the fast bowler nicknamed the Ikhar Express was a member of India's 2011 World Cup winning squad.
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Mushtaq Mohammad

Pakistani cricketer
Mushtaq Mohammad PP is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the most successful Pakistani all-rounders and went on to captain his country in nineteen Test matches; he was born in Junagadh in present-day Gujarat, from where the cricketing family migrated to Pakistan at Partition.
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Nilesh Chaudhary

Indian cricketer
Nilesh Chaudhary (born 20 June 1983) is an Indian former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler who played for Gujarat.
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Niraj Patel

Indian cricketer (born 1981)
Niraj Kanubhai Patel (born 26 March 1981 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat) is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a left-handed middle order batsman.
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Pallav Vora

Indian cricketer (born 1981)
Pallav Prakashchandra Vora (born 24 January 1981) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Gujarat as well as Ahmedabad Rockets. He is a right-hand wicket-keeper batsman who was born at Ahmedabad.
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Pananmal Punjabi

Indian cricketer (1921-2011)
Pananmal Hotchand Punjabi (20 September 1921 - 4 October 2011) was an Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches in 1955. A right-handed opening batsman, Punjabi had a long but somewhat intermittent first-class cricket career, starting with two matches for Sind before partition and resuming more regularly from 1951 for Gujarat.
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Pankaj Zaveri

Indian cricketer (1945-2020)
Pankaj Zaveri (14 January 1945 - 1 May 2020) was an Indian cricketer. He played in 58 first-class matches for Gujarat from 1965/66 to 1981/82.
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Parthiv Patel

Cricket wicketkeeper-batsman, youngest Test wicketkeeper
Born in Ahmedabad and a longtime Gujarat captain, he became Test cricket's youngest wicketkeeper at 17 when he debuted for India in 2002.
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Piyush Tanwar

Indian cricketer (born 1991)
Piyush Tanwar (born 8 October 1991) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 27 February 2019.
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Polly Umrigar

Indian cricketer
Pahlan Ratanji "Polly" Umrigar (28 March 1926 - 7 November 2006) was an Indian cricketer. He played in the Indian cricket team (1948 - 1962) and played first-class cricket for Bombay and Gujarat.
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Priyank Panchal

Cricket, prolific Gujarat opening batsman
A right-handed opener from Ahmedabad, he was the first player to score a triple century for Gujarat and topped the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy run charts.
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Priyesh Patel

Indian cricketer (born 2001)
Priyesh Patel (born 16 October 2001) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut on 14 January 2021, for Gujarat in the 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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Raees Mohammad

Pakistani cricketer (1932-2022)
Raees Mohammad was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 30 first-class matches from 1948 to 1963. A right-handed batsman and leg-spinner, he scored 1,344 runs including two centuries, and took 33 wickets; he was born in Junagadh in present-day Gujarat, from where the cricketing family migrated to Pakistan at Partition.
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Rahul Shah

Indian cricketer (born 1997)
Rahul Shah (born 3 January 1997) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Gujarat in the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 11 February 2018.
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Rajdeep Darbar

Indian cricketer (born 1987)
Rajdeep Darbar (born 14 September 1987) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Gujarat in the 2010-11 Ranji Trophy on 1 November 2010.
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Rajesh Varsani

Kenyan cricketer
Rajesh Varsani (born 29 July 1982) is an Indian-born Kenyan former cricketer. Varsani was born at Bhuj in the Indian state of Gujarat in July 1982.
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Rakesh Dhruv

Indian cricketer (born 1981)
Rakesh Vinubhai Dhruv (born 12 May 1981) is a former Indian cricketer who played for Gujarat in Indian domestic cricket. He was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler.
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Rakesh Patel

Indian cricketer (born 1978)
Rakesh Bhanuprasad Patel (born 3 October 1978 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India), is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Ahmedabad Rockets in the Indian Cricket League.
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Ramesh Mepani

Kenyan cricketer
Ramesh Premji Mepani (born 26 December 1975) is an Indian-born Kenyan former cricketer. Mepani was born at Bhuj in the Indian state of Gujarat in June 1975.
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Raxlee Taylor

Indian cricketer (born 1995)
Raxlee Rajan Taylor (born 20 March 1995) is an Indian cricketer who played for Gujarat. He made his Twenty20 debut on 3 January 2016 in the 2015-16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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Ripal Patel

Cricket all-rounder for Gujarat and Delhi Capitals
A Gujarat all-rounder, he made his IPL debut for Delhi Capitals in 2021 after strong domestic performances in the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophies.
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Roosh Kalaria

Indian cricketer (born 1993)
Roosh Bipinbhai Kalaria (born 16 January 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-hand batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket.
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Rujul Bhatt

Cricket batting all-rounder for Gujarat
From Ahmedabad, the left-handed batsman and off-break bowler has been a domestic mainstay for the Gujarat cricket team.
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Rush Kalaria

Cricket, first-class left-arm seamer for Gujarat
The left-arm seamer for Gujarat took a six-wicket haul in each innings to help crush Odisha in the Ranji Trophy.
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Sadiq Mohammad

Pakistani cricketer (born 1945)
Sadiq Mohammad is a Pakistani former Test cricketer and younger brother of the Pakistani batsmen Hanif and Mushtaq Mohammad. He made his Test debut in the first Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in 1969; he was born in Junagadh in present-day Gujarat, from where the cricketing family migrated to Pakistan at Partition.
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Samit Gohel

Cricket, Gujarat opener with a first-class world record
The Gujarat opener's unbeaten 359 against Odisha in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy is the highest first-class score by a batsman carrying his bat.
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Samrat Saheba

Indian cricketer (born 1981)
Samrat Saheba (born 27 March 1981) is an Indian former cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who for Gujarat.
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Siddharth Desai

Indian cricketer (born 2000)
Siddharth Desai (born 16 August 2000) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Gujarat in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy on 14 October 2017, taking his maiden five-wicket haul in the second innings, and being named man of the match.
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Siddharth Trivedi

Cricket medium-pacer, Rajasthan Royals IPL stalwart
A Gujarat cricketer, the right-arm medium-pacer holds the record for most wickets by an Indian for Rajasthan Royals in IPL history.
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Smit Patel

Indian-American cricketer (born 1993)
Smit Kamleshbhai Patel (born 16 May 1993) is an American cricketer. Patel plays as a wicket-keeper, represented the India Under-19 cricket team World Cup winning squad in 2012, and has also played for the Gujarat cricket team.
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Tejas Patel

Indian cricketer (born 1995)
Tejas Patel (born 21 November 1995) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.
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Timil Patel

Indian-born American cricketer
Timil Kaushik Patel (born 1 December 1983) is an Indian-born American cricketer. He played with Indian Ranji Trophy team Gujarat from 2002 to 2010.
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Urvil Patel

Indian cricketer (born 1998)
Urvil Mukesh Patel (born 17 October 1998) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batter and wicket keeper.
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Wazir Mohammad

Pakistani cricketer and banker (1929-2025)
Wazir Mohammad was a Pakistani cricketer and banker who played in 20 Test matches for the Pakistan national cricket team between 1952 and 1959; he was born in Junagadh in present-day Gujarat, from where the cricketing family migrated to Pakistan at Partition.
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Yash Gardharia

Indian cricketer (born 1996)
Yash Gardharia (born 11 December 1996) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 8 March 2019.
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Saurashtra

Agnivesh Ayachi

Indian cricketer (born 1995)
Agnivesh Ayachi (born 15 June 1995) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Saurashtra in the 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 1 March 2017.
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Ajay Jadeja

Cricket, 196 ODIs for India and Jamnagar royalty
Born into the Nawanagar royal family of Jamnagar, the flamboyant middle-order batsman played 15 Tests and 196 ODIs and was later named heir to the Jamnagar throne.
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Arpit Vasavada

Cricket, Saurashtra batter
A dependable middle-order batter and one of Saurashtra's most experienced Ranji players.
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Arvind Pujara

Indian cricketer (born 1950)
Arvind Shivlal Pujara (born 21 December 1950) is a former Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Saurashtra from 1976 to 1980. He is the father and coach of the Indian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara.
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Ashok Patel

Indian cricketer (born 1957)
Ashok Kurjibhai Patel (; born 6 March 1957) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Saurashtra and played eight One Day Internationals for India in 1984-85.
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Avi Barot

Indian cricketer (1992-2021)
Avi Barot (25 June 1992 - 15 October 2021) was an Indian cricketer who played for Saurashtra. He played 38 first-class matches, 38 List A matches, and 20 Twenty20 matches during his career, including 21 matches in the Ranji Trophy, 17 List A and 11 domestic T20 matches for Saurashtra.
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Bimal Jadeja

Indian cricketer
Bimal Mulubha Jadeja (born 22 August 1964) is an Indian former first-class cricketer and Former Captain of Saurashtra cricket team. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.
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Chetan Sakariya

Cricket left-arm fast bowler for India and Saurashtra
From Vartej village near Bhavnagar, the left-arm pacer rose from modest circumstances to debut for India in 2021 and win the Ranji Trophy with Saurashtra.
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Cheteshwar Pujara

Cricket, 100+ Tests for India as a specialist batsman
Born in Rajkot to a Ranji Trophy cricketing family, he was India's Test No. 3 for over a decade, known for his patient and disciplined batting.
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Chirag Jani

Cricket, Saurashtra all-rounder
A seam-bowling all-rounder central to Saurashtra's domestic title runs.
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Dharmendrasinh Jadeja

Cricket, Saurashtra left-arm spinner
The Rajkot-born left-arm orthodox spinner was the first bowler to take 50 wickets in a Ranji season for Saurashtra and helped them win the title.
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Dhiraj Parsana

Indian cricketer (born 1947)
Dhiraj Devshibhai Parsana (born 2 December 1947) is an Indian former cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1979 against the touring West Indies side as an all-rounder. He represented Gujarat and Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy.
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Dinesh Nanavati

Indian cricketer and coach
Dinesh Nanavati (born 1948-1949) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Saurashtra. He later worked as a cricket coach.
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Duleepsinhji

Cricket batsman, namesake of the Duleep Trophy
Born in Nawanagar (present-day Jamnagar), Ranjitsinhji's nephew was an elegant batsman for England and is honoured by India's Duleep Trophy.
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Hardik Rathod

Indian cricketer (born 1988)
Hardik Rathod (born 6 September 1988) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Saurashtra in the 2010-11 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2010.
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Harvik Desai

Indian cricketer (born 1999)
Harvik Desai (born 4 October 1999) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Saurashtra in the 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 26 February 2017.
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Jay Chauhan

Indian cricketer (born 1992)
Jay Chauhan (born 6 October 1992) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Saurashtra. He made his first-class debut for Saurashtra in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy on 29 November 2016.
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Jaydev Shah

Cricket, Saurashtra captain and record Ranji appearance-holder
The long-serving Saurashtra captain led the team a record number of Ranji matches and was the first Saurashtra captain to score a double century.
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Jaydev Unadkat

Cricket left-arm pace bowler, Ranji-winning Saurashtra captain
Born in Porbandar, he became the first player to captain Saurashtra to a Ranji Trophy title and returned to India's Test XI after a 12-year gap.
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Kamlesh Makvana

Indian cricketer (born 1983)
Kamlesh Makvana (born 31 August 1983) is a former cricketer who has played domestic cricket for Saurashtra. Makvana is an allrounder - a right hand batsman and offbreak bowler.
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Karsan Ghavri

Cricket left-arm pace bowler, 109 Test wickets
Born in Rajkot and starting out for Saurashtra, the left-arm fast-medium bowler took 109 Test wickets for India across the 1970s and early 1980s.
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Kishan Parmar

Indian cricketer (born 1992)
Kishan Parmar (born 9 April 1992) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Saurashtra. He made his first-class debut for Saurashtra in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy on 29 November 2016.
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Kuldeep Raval

Indian cricketer (born 1985)
Kuldeep Chandrakant Raval (born 30 November 1985) is an Indian former cricketer who played for Saurashtra. He was born in Muli, Saurashtra, Gujarat.
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Mohsin Ahmedbhai Dodia

Indian cricketer (born 1984)
Mohsin Ahmedbhai Dodia (born 7 June 1984) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Saurashtra. He made his first-class debut on 30 October in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy.
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Niraj Odedra

Indian cricketer and coach (born 1975)
Niraj Rambhai Odedra (born 18 January 1975) is an Indian cricket coach and former player. He was appointed head coach of Saurashtra in 2020 and additionally became coach of the Bermuda national cricket team in 2022.
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Niranjan Shah

Indian cricketer (born 1944)
Niranjan Shah (born 4 June 1944) is a former Indian first-class cricketer, businessman and cricket administrator. During his playing career, Shah played for Saurashtra from 1965/66 to 1974/75.
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Parth Bhut

Indian cricketer (born 1997)
Parth Bhut (born 4 August 1997) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 25 December 2019, for Saurashtra in the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy.
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Parth Chauhan

Indian cricketer (born 1995)
Parth Chauhan (born 4 July 1995) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 November 2019, for Saurashtra in the 2019-20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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Pravin Hansraj

Indian cricketer (1938-2014)
Pravin Hansraj (24 July 1938 - 28 January 2014) was an Indian cricketer. He played nine first-class matches for Saurashtra between 1963 and 1966.
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Prerak Mankad

Cricket all-rounder for Saurashtra
An all-rounder for Saurashtra, he made his first-class debut in the final of the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy and has been a domestic mainstay for the state.
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Pruthvipal Solanki

Indian cricketer (born 1990)
Pruthvipal Solanki (born 14 February 1990) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut on 3 March 2014, for Saurashtra in the 2013-14 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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Rajendra Shah

Indian cricketer (1950-2018)
Rajendra Shah (1950 - 28 September 2018) was an Indian cricketer. He played in five first-class cricket matches for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy between 1971 and 1976.
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Rajendrasinh Jadeja

Indian cricketer, coach, and referee (1955-2021)
Rajendrasinh Jadeja, also spelt as Rajendra Raisinh Jadeja aka Rajendra Jadeja (29 November 1955 - 16 May 2021), was an Indian cricketer, coach and former BCCI official referee. He played first-class cricket representing Saurashtra, West Zone and Mumbai.
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Ranjitsinhji

Cricket batting legend, namesake of the Ranji Trophy
The Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (Jamnagar) was one of the greatest batsmen of his era and is honoured by India's premier domestic tournament, the Ranji Trophy.
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Ravindra Jadeja

Cricket all-rounder, World Cup and multiple IPL titles
Born in Navagam Ghed near Jamnagar, he is a left-arm spinner and hard-hitting batter regarded as one of India's finest all-rounders across all formats.
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Salim Durani

Cricket all-rounder, first Arjuna Award winner
The Afghan-born all-rounder settled in Jamnagar and played for Gujarat and Saurashtra, becoming the first cricketer to receive the Arjuna Award.
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Sandil Natkan

Indian cricketer
Sandil Natkan (born 24 September 1983) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Saurashtra.
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Shaurya Sanandia

Indian cricketer (born 1987)
Shaurya Sanandia (born 24 April 1987) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Saurashtra. He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 January 2016 in the 2015-16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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Sheldon Jackson

Cricket wicketkeeper-batsman, prolific Saurashtra run-scorer
Hailing from Bhavnagar, the wicketkeeper-batsman scored over 5,600 first-class runs for Saurashtra and played in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders.
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Suresh Vaghjiani

Indian cricketer
Suresh Vaghjiani (26 August 1945 - 2004) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Saurashtra.
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V.L. Nakum

Indian cricketer (1924-1997)
Vajesingh Laxman Nakum (1924-1997) was a first class cricketer from India, who played for Saurashtra. He made his debut in 1945-46 season and played his last first class match in 1962-63 season.
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Vandit Jivrajani

Indian cricketer (born 1991)
Vandit Jivrajani (born 3 September 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Saurashtra. He made his first-class debut on 23 November 2015 in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy.
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Vinoo Mankad

Cricket all-rounder, ICC Hall of Famer, Padma Bhushan
Born in Jamnagar, the legendary all-rounder set a 413-run opening partnership record and gave his name to the term Mankading.
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Vishal Joshi

Indian cricketer (born 1989)
Vishal Vinod kumar Joshi (born 1 May 1989 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India) is a cricketer who plays for Saurashtra in Indian domestic cricket. He is a Left-arm off break bowler who made his first-class debut in 2004 against Uttar Pradesh.
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Vishvaraj Jadeja

Cricket batsman for Saurashtra
A batsman for Saurashtra, he made his first-class and T20 debuts for the state and has been a key domestic run-scorer in Vijay Hazare Trophy campaigns.
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Yajurvindra Singh

Indian cricketer (born 1952)
Yajurvindra Singh (born 1 August 1952) is a former Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches from 1977 to 1979. He is from the erstwhile princely family of Bilkha, in Junagadh district in Saurashtra.
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Yuvraj Chudasama

Indian cricketer (born 1995)
Yuvraj Chudasama (born 23 November 1995) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Saurashtra in the 2017-18 Zonal T20 League on 8 January 2018.
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Yuvrajsinh Dodiya

Indian cricketer (born 2000)
Yuvrajsinh Dodiya (born 13 October 2000) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Saurashtra in domestic cricket. He made his first-class debut against Mumbai in the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy on 27 December 2022.
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Baroda

Aditya Waghmode

Indian cricketer (born 1989)
Aditya Arvind Waghmode (born 8 November 1989) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket. He is a left-hand opening batsman and an off-break bowler.
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Ambati Rayudu

Cricket, India ODI batsman and IPL winner
The batsman moved to Baroda for the 2010-11 season, top-scoring with 566 runs as the team finished Ranji runners-up before playing for India.
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Amir Elahi

Cricket, Test cricketer for both India and Pakistan
The leg-break bowler took most of his 193 Ranji wickets for Baroda, helping them to the 1946-47 title before playing Tests for India and later Pakistan.
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Anshuman Gaekwad

Cricket, India Test opener and national coach
He studied in Baroda and played for the Baroda cricket team before opening the batting for India and twice coaching the national team.
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Atit Sheth

Indian cricketer (born 1996)
Atit Sheth (born 3 February 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Baroda. He made his first-class debut on 30 October in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy.
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Atul Bedade

Cricket, India ODI batsman
The hard-hitting batsman played domestic cricket for Baroda and represented India in 13 One Day Internationals in the mid-1990s.
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B. B. Nimbalkar

Cricket, holder of the highest individual Ranji Trophy score (443*)
The first-class batsman played for Baroda among six teams and scored an unbeaten 443 that remains the highest individual innings in Ranji Trophy history.
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Bhargav Bhatt

Cricket left-arm spinner, record debut Ranji season for Baroda
A slow left-arm orthodox bowler for Baroda, he took 47 wickets in nine matches to top the wicket charts in his debut first-class season.
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C. S. Nayudu

Cricket, India Test leg-spinner
The leg-spinner played for Baroda in the early 1940s and became the first bowler to take 40 wickets in a Ranji Trophy season, doing so for Baroda in 1942-43.
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Chandu Borde

Cricket, India Test all-rounder and chairman of selectors
The Test all-rounder played for the Baroda cricket team from 1954-55 to 1962-63 during his first-class career.
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Connor Williams

Cricket, first-class opener and coach
The left-handed opener born in Gujarat amassed nearly 8,000 first-class runs for Baroda and later coached domestic teams.
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Datta Gaekwad

Cricket, India captain and Baroda Ranji winner
Dattajirao Gaekwad played 11 Tests, captained India on the 1959 England tour, and led Baroda to a Ranji Trophy title.
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Deepak Hooda

Cricket, India all-rounder
The all-rounder began his domestic career with Baroda, scoring a century on first-class debut in the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy before playing for India.
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Deepak Shodhan

Cricket, India Test batsman who scored a century on debut
The Ahmedabad-born left-hander played most of his Ranji career for Gujarat and Baroda and was the first Indian to score a century in the first innings of his Test debut.
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Fakir Dungaria

Indian cricketer
Fakir Dungaria (born 6 October 1969) is a ex first class Indian cricketer who played for Gujarat. He made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1991-92 season, against Baroda.
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Gul Mohammad

Cricket, Test cricketer for both India and Pakistan
The left-handed batsman made his mark in domestic cricket for Baroda before playing Tests for India and then Pakistan after Partition.
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Hemu Adhikari

Cricket, India Test batsman and coach
He won three Ranji Trophies with Baroda as a top-order batsman before playing Test cricket for India and later coaching the national side.
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Hiralal Macchi

Indian cricketer
Hiralal Macchi was an Indian cricketer who played for Gujarat. Macchi made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1981-82 season, against Baroda.
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Irfan Pathan

Cricket all-rounder, 2007 T20 World Cup winner
Born in Vadodara, the left-arm swing bowler and all-rounder rose from humble beginnings in a mosque to star in India's 2007 T20 World Cup triumph.
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Jacob Martin

Cricket, India ODI batsman
The middle-order batsman captained Baroda and scored over 1000 runs in the 1998-99 Ranji season, earning selection to play ten ODIs for India.
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Jayasinghrao Ghorpade

Cricket, India Test batsman and leg-spinner
The attacking Baroda batsman and legbreak bowler played eight Tests for India between 1953 and 1959 and remained loyal to Baroda into the mid-1960s.
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Kedar Devdhar

Cricket, first-class wicketkeeper-batsman for Baroda
The wicketkeeper-batsman has played domestic cricket for Baroda since 2007-08 and also featured for the Deccan Chargers in the IPL.
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Kiran More

Cricket wicketkeeper and former India chief selector
Born in Vadodara, the Baroda wicketkeeper-batsman played 49 Tests for India and later chaired the selection panel that picked MS Dhoni.
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Krunal Pandya

Cricket all-rounder, IPL champion with Mumbai Indians
Elder brother of Hardik Pandya, he plays for Baroda in domestic cricket as a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.
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Lukman Meriwala

Cricket, left-arm fast bowler for Baroda
The left-arm seamer came through the Baroda cricket team and later featured in the IPL.
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Milap Mewada

Indian cricketer
Milap Pradeepkumar Mewada (born 15 September 1974) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Baroda from 1996/97 to 2004/05. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.
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Monish Parmar

Indian cricketer (born 1988)
Mohnish Bipinbhai Parmar (born 12 April 1988 in Baroda, Gujarat) and presently living in Gandhinagar, Gujarat is a right-arm off-break spinner bowler from India. He played for India Under-19s [cricket] team and played for the Gujarat cricket team.
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Nayan Mongia

Cricket wicketkeeper-batsman, 44 Tests for India
Born in Baroda, the Baroda wicketkeeper played 44 Tests for India and scored a memorable 152 opening the batting against Australia in 1996.
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Ninad Rathva

Indian cricketer (born 1999)
Ninad Rathva (born 10 March 1999) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Baroda in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2017, where he scored a century in the first innings.
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Pinal Shah

Indian cricketer (born 1987)
Pinal Shah (born 3 November 1987, in Baroda) was the wicket-keeper for India U19s World Cup squad. He is an able batsman and has played five first-class matches for Baroda scoring 377 runs, including a blistering 217* against Services in early 2006.
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Rashid Patel

Cricket, India left-arm fast bowler
The left-arm quick played for Baroda from 1986-87 to 1996-97 and represented India, remembered for the stump-attack incident in the 1990-91 Duleep Trophy final.
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Swapnil Singh

Cricket, all-rounder for Baroda
The left-handed all-rounder has played for the Baroda cricket team in domestic cricket since 2005-06.
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Tushar Arothe

Cricket, first-class cricketer and India women's coach
He played 114 first-class matches for Baroda between 1985 and 2004 and went on to coach the India women's national team.
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Vasant Raiji

Cricket, first-class batsman and the world's oldest first-class cricketer
Born in Baroda, he played nine first-class matches including for Baroda in the 1940s and later became the world's oldest living first-class cricketer at age 100.
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Vijay Hazare

Cricket batsman, India's first Test-winning captain
The former India captain who led the country to its first Test victory played much of his domestic cricket for Baroda and is honoured by the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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Vishnu Solanki

Cricket, first-class wicketkeeper-batsman for Baroda
The right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper represents Baroda in domestic cricket and led their run-scoring in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy.
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Yastika Bhatia

Cricket, India women's batter and wicketkeeper
Vadodara-born left-handed batter who came up through Baroda age-group cricket and now plays for the India women's national team.
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Yusuf Pathan

Cricket all-rounder, 2007 T20 and 2011 World Cup winner
Born in Vadodara, the explosive all-rounder held the record for the fastest ODI century by an Indian and won two World Cups with India.
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Zaheer Khan

Cricket fast bowler, 2011 World Cup winner
The leading India pacer played his domestic cricket for Baroda from 1999-2000 to 2005-06 during his rise to the national side.
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