Cricketers such as Suresh Raina, Mohammad Kaif, Piyush Chawla, Rudra Pratap Singh, Praveen Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav have passed through Uttar Pradesh and gone on to represent India.
Uttar Pradesh have not been strong in the Ranji Trophy cricket for any prolonged period in their history.
The Ranji Trophy win was one of the most spectacular comebacks in cricketing history, since at one point of time in the season Uttar Pradesh were on the brink of relegation.
In 2006 they won the Nissar Trophy, defeating Sialkot cricket team in Dharmasala.
United Provinces Uttar Pradesh Players from Uttar Pradesh who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut: Players from Uttar Pradesh who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut : Players from Uttar Pradesh who have played T20I but not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut : Players with international caps are listed in bold.