Karnataka cricket team

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Karnataka cricket team

Personnel
Captain	Mayank Agarwal
Coach	K V Shashikanth
Owner	Karnataka State Cricket Association
Team information
Founded	1879 (145 years ago) (1879)
Home ground	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Capacity	35,000[1]
History
First-class debut	Madras in 1934 at Madras Cricket Club Ground, Madras
Ranji Trophy wins	8
Irani Cup wins	6
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins	4
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins	2
Official website	KSCA

Karnataka cricket team represents the Indian state of Karnataka in domestic cricket competitions. It has traditionally been one of the strongest teams in the domestic circuit and has produced many of Indian cricket team's iconic players. It was known as Mysore cricket team before the state of Mysore was officially renamed as Karnataka in 1973. It has won the Ranji Trophy eight times and has come second six times (including two runner-up positions for the earlier Mysore team). The team's home ground is the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. There was a major push in cricketing infrastructure in 2010s and as of now, grounds in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Hubballi are constantly used in Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy & Karnataka Premier League