The Rise of Nagaland: Story

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The Rise of Nagaland: Story

In 2018-19, the BCCI announced that nine new teams would be joining. One of these teams was Nagaland, a small western Indian state. Since then, Nagaland has not won any silverware, and the goal of this story will be to win them some.

Currently, Nagaland are a 1 star batting and bowling team, meaning they are among the worst of the worst. There are little to no players of note in this struggling team, with 34 year old all-rounder Shrikant Mundhe the most experienced of the bunch. Rongsen Jonathan, a 36 year old middle order batter and the 33 year old keeper Chetan Bist the only other players who have played in over 30 first class games. Obviously the squad is very inexperienced, and the first set of contracts will aim to bring in more experience, along with a few regens to develop.

Nagaland are in the First Class Plate Group, highlighting their struggles as a team.

So, in possibly the toughest challenge I have ever embarked on in Cricket Captain, can we win Nagaland some trophies?

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Goals for this save

Win Nagaland their first silverware, and build a worthy trophy cabinet
Build a strong team in all formats, and get out of the FC Plate Group
Have some youth talent go on and play for India
Win a few games in the first season

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Contracts

Departures

Nzanthung Mozhui (Terminated)
Temjentoshi Jamir (Terminated)
Akavi Yeptho (Terminated)
Khriesavituo Solo (Terminated)
Mungkam Phom (Terminated)
Renjamo Mozhui (Expired)
Joshua Ozukum (Expired)
Akash Singh (Expired)
Merenkaba Jamir (Expired)
Khrievisto Kense (Expired)
Tahmeed Rahman (Expired)

Existing Squad and Renewed Deals (Expired being signed) + Team Youth Signings

Rongsen Jonathan (Renewed)
Yugandhar Singh (Renewed)
Hokaito Zhimomi (Renewed)
Nagaho Chishi (Renewed)
Yash Wassan (Youth)
Hem Chetri (Existing)
Sedezhalie Rupero (Existing)
Chetan Bist (Existing)
Imliwati Lemtur (Existing)
Shrikant Mundhe (Existing)
Chopise Hopongkyu (Existing)
Mughavi Wotsa (Existing)

(Even though he is available, Virat Kohli will not be signed because it is incredibly unrealistic).

Domestic Signings

Govinda Podder
V Stephen
Varun Chakravarthy


Youth Signings

Sachin Dahiya
Mukul Mehta
Amol Jain
Rishi Choudhari
Mayur Rane

Overseas Signings

Mirza Baig (Main - Pakistan)

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Squad Overview

Batters

Hem Chetri - 23

FC - 23 runs @ 5.75 in 2 matches
OD - 179 runs @ 35.8 in 10 matches
T20 - 47 runs @ 11.75 in 9 matches

A young batter who will be developing in the 2nd for most of the season

Rongsen Jonathan - 36

FC - 1906 runs @ 34.04 in 35 matches
OD - 1401 runs @ 33.36 in 49 matches
T20 - 680 runs @ 21.94 in 36 matches

Captain of the squad. Will be batting at 4 in all formats and can bowl a little bit as well.

Sedezhalie Rupero - 25

FC - 681 runs @ 17.92 in 24 matches
OD - 488 runs @ 18.07 in 30 matches
T20 - 130 runs @ 8.67 in 20 matches

Very defensive opening batter who will be a rock at the top of the order in the longer forms.

Yugandhar Singh - 17

FC - 424 runs @ 22.32 in 11 matches

Young opening bat who hasn't played white ball cricket yet. Will get a run in some games.

Hokaito Zhimomi - 38

FC - 1147 runs @ 23.41 in 31 matches
OD - 247 runs @ 16.47 in 25 matches
T20 - 215 runs @ 17.92 in 22 matches

Experienced middle order bat who can occupy the crease. Scores most of his runs over long periods of time.

Yash Wassan - 20

Young, bright prospect who is a very defensive opener. Has 2nd XI averages of 49, 48 and 34.

Govinda Podder - 32

FC - 3732 runs @ 31.1 in 78 matches
OD - 1851 runs @ 34.28 in 60 matches
T20 - 1171 runs @ 29.27 in 44 matches

Signed to bat at no.3 this season, he is the one of the most experienced members of the squad and will be invaluable to team success

Mirza Baig - 24

T20 - 244 runs @ 24.4 in 10 matches

Young opener from Pakistan who attacks in the powerplay.

Mukul Mehta - 19

Traditional middle order bat and with his healthy averages of 54, 51 and 19 in 2nds, he will most likely get plenty of match time this season

Keepers

Chetan Bist - 34

FC - 2192 runs @ 37.15 in 40 matches
OD - 802 runs @ 25.87 in 38 matches
T20 - 607 runs @ 31.95 in 32 matches

Vice-captain of the team, his runs will be invaluable no matter where he bats in the order,

Sachin Dahiya - 21

Youth keeper with batting averages of 46, 60 and 31 who may find himself in the team if Bist gets injured.

All-Rounders

Imliwati Lemtur - 31

FC - 645 runs @ 15.73, 83 wickets @ 33.36 in 28 matches
OD - 240 runs @ 16, 37 wickets @ 26.22 in 31 matches
T20 - 109 runs @ 9.08, 19 wickets @ 25.79 in 24 matches

Spin-bowling all rounder with a good amount of experience. Will lead the spin bowling attack in the longer forms

Shrikant Mundhe - 34

FC - 3262 runs @ 33.63, 185 wickets @ 33.88 in 75 matches
OD - 1351 runs @ 27.57, 96 wickets @ 28.65 in 70 matches
T20 - 914 runs @ 26.11, 37 wickets @ 31.19 in 51 matches

Possibly the most important player on the team, he seems to be a true all-rounder, with good batting and handy medium pacers

Rishi Chaudhari - 17

Youth pickup. 2nd XI Batting averages of 61, 39 and 17. 2nd XI Bowling averages of 35, 27 and 35. He bats left-handed and bowls left arm chinaman.

Bowlers

Nagaho Chishi - 25

FC - 24 wickets @ 37.83 in 19 matches
OD - 17 wickets @ 34.47 in 20 matches
T20 - 10 wickets @ 36.2 in 20 matches

Medium pacer with good economy. May start in the first T20 game

Chopise Hopongkyu - 22

FC - 7 wickets @ 102.71 in 9 matches
OD - 9 wickets @ 27.56 in 7 matches
T20 - 5 wickets @ 28.2 in 7 matches

After a struggled start to his career, hopefully a season developing in the 2nds can help him get back on track

Mughavi Wotsa - 30

FC - 2 wickets @ 20 in 6 matches
OD - 1 wicket @ 108 in 7 matches
T20 - 0 wickets in 8 matches (5 overs)

Only stayed in the squad because I was losing money from terminating so many contracts.

V Stephen - 29

FC - 107 wickets @ 25.88 in 31 matches
OD - 34 wickets @ 30.18 in 23 matches
T20 - 56 wickets @ 14.98 in 35 matches

Will be our opening bowler, with his left arm seamers destined to be among the team's leading wicket-takers.

Amol Jain - 21

Exciting young medium-pacer with decent upside, having 2nd XI bowling averages of 27, 26 and 26. Will get a chance to develop in the seconds but may get a chance at 1st team action

Mayur Rane - 21

Young off-spinner who is a longer format specialist. His 2nd XI bowling averages of 23, 25 and 31 are not overly exciting, but he will be a developmental project.

Varun Chakravarthy - 32

FC - 1 wicket @ 105 in 1 match (39 overs)
OD - 22 wickets @ 16.68 in 9 matches
T20 - 51 wickets @ 28.22 in 54 matches

Definitely the biggest steal for us, Chakravarthy will provide control in the middle overs of white-ball games with his leg-spin.

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Season Overview

Schedule

Domestic 20 over comp - 6 T20's, then finals
1 Day Cup - 6 One dayers, then finals
FC Plate Group - 5 FC Matches, the playoff to go through to the main comp.

Predicted finishes

Domestic 20 over comp - 1 win, 7th place (out of 7)
1 Day Cup - 0 wins - 7th place (out of 7)
FC Plate Group - 1 win, 2 draws - 4th place (out of 6). Lose in Semi-final

I don't think we will win many games, as many of the teams in our LO groups are much stronger than us.

Awards

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy MVP
Vijay Hazare Trophy MVP
Ranji Trophy MVP
Leading run scorer (all-formats)
Leading wicket taker (all-formats)
Emerging player (under 23 at the end of the final FC game)
Player of the Season

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Baroda v Nagaland - Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20)

Baroda XI - H. Desai J. Singh A. Rayudu V. Mehta V. Solanki (+) R. Dalal K. Pandya A. Rajput A. Sheth, Rajesh Bishnoi, S. Sopariya

Nagaland XI - S. Dahiya Y. Wassan G. Podder R. Jonathan M. Mehta C. Bist (+) S. Mundhe V. Chakravarthy V. Stephen N. Chishi M. Rane

Toss - Baroda won and elected to bowl

Nagaland - 177 (20 ovrs) Y. Wassan 89 (56), G. Podder 35 (19), R. Bishnoi 1-29 (4)
A fantastic batting performance in our first game! Dahiya got things rolling with 16 from 7 then it was the Wassan show, hitting 14 fours and 2 sixes in a debut innings to remember. Baroda struggled with the ball, unable to contain Nagaland's power hitters, leaving them a big chase of 178

Baroda - 181-4 (17.4 ovrs) V. Mehta 99* (48), J. Singh 24 (19), N. Chishi 3-44 (4)
A disappointing bowling performance, costing us the game. Chishi took 3 wickets inside 8 balls but then was carted, as was all our other bowlers apart from Mundhe, who finished with 0-19 from his 4 overs.

Baroda win by 6 wickets

MOTM - Vikas Mehta - 99 runs