Ahmedabad Rockets
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Ahmedabad Rockets was one of the nine teams played in the defunct Indian Cricket League
. The captain is former Australian international batsman Damien Martyn
. The team represents Ahmedabad
, the largest city in the state of Gujarat. The team debuted on 9 March 2008 in a Twenty20
match against Chandigarh Lions
. The Indian Cricket League and its membership teams are now defunct due to lack of public interest, monetary insufficiencies, and corporate mismanagement.
, former England off spin bowler.
Indian Cricket League
The Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...
. The captain is former Australian international batsman Damien Martyn
Damien Martyn
Damien Richard Martyn is a former Australian cricketer. He played for the national team sporadically in 1992–1994 before becoming a regular ODI player in 1999–2000 and a regular Test player in 2001 until his retirement in late 2006...
. The team represents Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
, the largest city in the state of Gujarat. The team debuted on 9 March 2008 in a Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
match against Chandigarh Lions
Chandigarh Lions
Chandigarh Lions was one of the nine teams played in the defunct Indian Cricket League. They were one of the six founding teams and were the runners-up in the inaugural Twenty20 Championship, which was won by Chennai Superstars...
. The Indian Cricket League and its membership teams are now defunct due to lack of public interest, monetary insufficiencies, and corporate mismanagement.
Former Squad (March 2008 roster)
- Damien MartynDamien MartynDamien Richard Martyn is a former Australian cricketer. He played for the national team sporadically in 1992–1994 before becoming a regular ODI player in 1999–2000 and a regular Test player in 2001 until his retirement in late 2006...
(AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) (C) - Wavell HindsWavell HindsWavell Wayne Hinds is a West Indian cricketer at Test and One Day International level.-Career:An aggressive left-handed batsman and useful right-arm medium pace bowler, Hinds made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 2000...
(West Indies) (formerly) - Heath StreakHeath StreakHeath Hilton Streak is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his Test debut in Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan 1993/1994 making his mark by taking 8 wickets in the 2nd Test at Rawalpindi...
(ZimbabweZimbabweZimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
) - Jason GillespieJason GillespieJason Neil Gillespie is an Australian cricketer who formerly represented Australia at international level, in both Tests and One Day Internationals, and South Australia, Yorkshire and Glamorgan at first-class level. His primary role is as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but he is also a competent...
(AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) - Murray GoodwinMurray GoodwinMurray William Goodwin is a cricketer who played 19 Tests and 71 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe. He is a right-handed top order batsman strong on the back-foot and a good cutter and puller of the ball....
(ZimbabweZimbabweZimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
) - Abhishek Tamrakar
- Anshu Jain
- Baburao Yadav
- Pallav Vora
- Parviz Aziz
- P. Bhima Rao
- Rakesh PatelRakesh PatelRakesh Bhanuprasad Patel , is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for the Ahmedabad Rockets in the Indian Cricket League....
- Reetinder SodhiReetinder SodhiReetinder Singh Sodhi is an Indian cricketer. He was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore....
- Sachin Dholpure
- Sanjeev Martin
- Sriram Sridharan
- Sumit Kalia
- Ryan CampbellRyan CampbellRyan John Campbell is a former Australian cricketer who currently plays for ICL's Ahmedabad Rockets. Known as Cambo, he played for the Western Warriors as a wicket-keeper and as a quick-scoring right-handed batsman, often as an opener...
- Kunal Lal
Coach
The coach for the Ahmedabad Rockets is John EmbureyJohn Emburey
John Ernest Emburey is a former English cricketer, who played for Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Western Province, Berkshire and England....
, former England off spin bowler.
Previous performance
Tournament | Placement |
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2007 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship | did no exist |
2008 Indian Cricket League 50s | did no exist |
2008 Indian Cricket League Edelweiss 20s Challenge | 8th place |
2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Domestic Tournament | 7th place |
2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09 | 7th place |