[1] Chhattisgarh began playing in Indian domestic tournaments including the Ranji Trophy from the 2016–17 season.
The team made its first-class cricket debut in Group C of the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy against Tripura on 6 October 2016.
Their Under-19 team, however, finished third in their group in the Cooch Behar Trophy plate league and missed qualifying for the semi-finals of the lower tier by a whisker.
CSCS secretary Rajesh Dave expects Ashutosh Singh, Harpreet Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Jatin Saxena (all Madhya Pradesh), Abhimanyu Chauhan, Sahil Gupta (both Baroda) and Bhima Rao (Railways) to play for the new Chhattisgarh team, along with India under-19 cricketer Amandeep Khare.
[9] Notable cricketers from the state: Mohammad Kaif who is originally from Uttar Pradesh played 2 seasons for Chhattisgarh (2016-18) Updated as on 28 December 2024 Chhattisgarh play the majority of their home matches at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium.