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Chandigarh Lions

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Captain:
  
Chris Cairns

Founded:
  
2007

Coach:
  
Balwinder Sandhu

Capacity:
  
7, 000

Home ground:
  
Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium

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 team represents the Punjab state capital Chandigarh, and the captain is Chris Cairns, the former New Zealand all-rounder.

Contents

Former Squad

  • Chris Cairns (New Zealand) (C.)
  • Andrew Hall (South Africa)
  • Lou Vincent (New Zealand)
  • Daryl Tuffey (New Zealand)
  • Matthew Elliott (Australia)
  • Karanveer Singh
  • Sarabjeet Singh
  • Indiver Sen
  • Rajesh Sharma (Hamirpur)(Himachal cricket Association, Dharamshala)
  • Ishan Malhotra
  • Chetan Sharma Jr
  • Shubham Arora (Himachal Pradesh cricket Association, Adharmashala)
  • Ravinder Singh
  • Bipul Sharma
  • Karanveer Singh
  • Amit Uniyal
  • Shivam Ahluwalia (H.P.C.A, Dharmashala)
  • Arjun Sharma (Himachal Pradesh Cricket association, Dharmashala)

    • Coach

    The coach for the Chandigarh Lions is former Indian international Balwinder Sandhu.

    Inaugural season

    The team competed in the first edition of the Indian Cricket League's Twenty20 championship, finishing runners-up to the Chennai Superstars.

    References

    Chandigarh Lions Wikipedia
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