Assam cricket team
| Captain: | Arun Karthik |
|---|---|
| Coach: | Sunil Joshi |
| Colours: | Dark green Yellow |
| Owner: | Assam Cricket Association |
| Founded: | 1947 |
| Home ground: |
ACA Stadium (Capacity:60,000); |
| Ranji Trophy wins: | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins: | 0 |
ACA Stadium (Capacity:60,000);
The Assam cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Assam, run by the Assam Cricket Association. They compete and represent the state annually in the first-class Ranji Trophy tournament, limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament and the Twenty 20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Until the 2002–03 season, when the zonal system was abandoned, Assam formed part of Eastern Zone. It has not seen much success in the Ranji Trophy circuit but won their plate group in 2006/07 before losing the semi-final to Orissa, despite having not won a first-class match in the previous two seasons. In 2009–10 season Assam entered into eltite group of the Ranji Trophy. In 2009-10 Ranji Trophy season Assam topped the plate group and subsequently progressed to the Super League. However, in the 2010–11 season, it ended at the bottom of its group in the Super League and face relegation to Plate League for the next season. In the 2012-13 edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy Assam played extremely well and finished runners up. In 2014-15 Ranji season Assam again promoted to Group A level. In the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, the team reached the semi final for the first time in the history of the tournament.
In July 2016, Sunil Joshi was named as head coach of Assam cricket team next two Ranji Trophy season. He replace his state mate Sanath Kumar as head coach of Assam cricket team.
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