Saurashtra is one of three cricket teams based in Gujarat which competes in the Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy

The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...

 (the others being Baroda

Baroda cricket team

The Baroda cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Vadodara. The home ground of the team is the Moti Bagh Stadium on the palace grounds. The team is run by the Baroda Cricket Association. It has been one of the most successful teams in the Ranji Trophy in the new millennium...

 and Gujarat

Gujarat cricket team

The Gujarat cricket team is one of three Ranji Trophy cricket teams representing the state of Gujarat . It was in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy although it has had very little success. There have, however, been many cricketers that have passed through its ranks and gone on to play for the...

). Formerly known as Nawanagar cricket team it won the Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy

The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...

 in 1936-37.

Competition history

Captained by Jaydev Shah

Jaydev Shah

Jaydev Niranjan Shah is an Indian cricketer. Jaydev is the son of Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and represents Saurashtra cricket team in India’s domestic circuit. He has the distinction of captaining Saurashtra to victory in the 2007-08 Ranji one-dayers,...

, Saurashtra won the Ranji Trophy (Plate) in the 2005-06 season. The team has never featured in an Elite Group Ranji Trophy final.

2009 squad

The Saurashtra squad for the 2009 season currently consists of (this section could change as players are released or signed):

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No	Name	Nat	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
-	Shakti Makwana		RHB
-	Cheteshwar Pujara Cheteshwar Pujara Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara is an Indian Test cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. Pujara has the distinction of hitting three triple centuries within a span of one month, although only the last of these was in a first-class match. In December 2008, the BCCI awarded him a D-grade national contract...		RHB
-	Bensiyon Songavkar Bensiyon Songavkar Bensiyon Morisbhai Songavkar is an Indian professional cricketer who has represented Saurashtra.- Playing career :In 2008, Songavkar was included in a special Israel squad that played against India in a special match in honour of Israel's 60th anniversary...		RHB
-	Jaydev Shah Jaydev Shah Jaydev Niranjan Shah is an Indian cricketer. Jaydev is the son of Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and represents Saurashtra cricket team in India’s domestic circuit. He has the distinction of captaining Saurashtra to victory in the 2007-08 Ranji one-dayers,...		LHB
All-rounders
Bowlers