Maharashtra cricket team

Indian cricket team

Maharashtra cricket teamमहाराष्ट्र क्रिकेट संघ

Personnel
Captain| Kedar Jadhav
Coach| Santosh Jedhe
Owner| Maharashtra Cricket Association
Team information
Colours|  Yellow  Dark Blue
Founded| 1934
Home ground| Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Capacity| 37,000
History
First-class debut| Bombay
in 1934
at Deccan Gymkhana Ground, Poona
Ranji Trophy wins| 2 (1939/40, 1940/41)
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins| 0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins| 1 (2009-2010)[1]
Official website| MCA

The Maharashtra cricket team is a state cricket team that represents the Maharashtra state in domestic cricket of India. It is governed by Maharashtra Cricket Association. It plays its home matches at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

As of 3 October 2022, Maharashtra have won Ranji trophy twice and remained runners-up thrice, won Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy once and remained runners-up once. In Vijay Hazare trophy it has been winner in West zone in 1994–95.[2]

## History[edit]

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Maharashtra was one of the 15 teams that competed in the first Ranji Trophy tournament in 1934–35, when, captained by D. B. Deodhar, it lost its inaugural match narrowly to Bombay.[3] It has competed ever since, winning twice and finishing runners-up three times. Maharashtra won two consecutive Ranji trophies in 1939-40 and 1940-41 defeating United Province and Madras cricket team in the final respectively. It remained runner-up 3 times, in 1970-71 season it lost against Bombay cricket team, in 1992-93 against Punjab and in 2013-14 season versus Karnataka in the final and remained runner up.[4]

Maharashtra's player Bhausaheb Nimbalkar scored record 443 in an inning in 1948 Ranji trophy, the record still stands and is still the highest Ranji trophy and first class score by an Indian.[5]

As of February 2021 Maharashtra had played 395 times in the Ranji Trophy, winning 98, losing 75, and drawing 222 times.[6]

In 1994-95 Vijay Hazare Trophy this team was winner of West zone.[2]

Historically Maharashtra cricket team has been played its home matches at Poona Gymkhana Ground, Nehru stadium in Pune. Since Maharashtra cricket association built its own International cricket stadium at Gahunje outside Pune, it plays its home matches at 'Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium' (also known as MCA stadium).

Further information: 2009-10 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Maharashtra team won its first Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a premier T20 domestic cricket tournament in 2009–10. It defeated Hyderabad cricket team in the final by 19 runs. In 2018-19 season it lost against Karnataka cricket team in the final.[1]

## Honours[edit]

* Ranji Trophy
* Winners (2): 1939–40, 1940–41
* Runners-up (3): 1970–71, 1992–93, 2013–14
* Wills Trophy
* Runners-up: 1986-87
* Vijay Hazare Trophy
* Runners-up: 2022-23
* Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
* Winners: 2009-10
* Runners-up: 2018-19

## Famous players[edit]

Main article: List of Maharashtra cricketers

Some famous cricketers from Maharashtra cricket team are:

* Vijay Hazare
* D. B. Deodhar
* Chandu Borde
* Chetan Chauhan
* Abhijit Kale
* Santosh Jedhe
* Surendra Bhave
* Dnyaneshwar Agashe
* Hemant Kanitkar
* Hrishikesh Kanitkar
* B. B. Nimbalkar
* Munaf Patel
* Vasant Ranjane
* Ashutosh Agashe
* Madhusudan Rege
* Iqbal Siddiqui
* Yajurvindra Singh
* Ranga Sohoni
* Shantanu Sugwekar
* Rahul Tripathi
* Kedar Jadhav
* Ruturaj Gaikwad
* Sanskar Joshi
* Milind Gunjal
* Bharat solanki
* Harshad Khadiwale
* Ankit Bawne

## Current squad[edit]

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Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name  | Birth date  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batsmen
Ankit Bawne |  (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain
Kedar Jadhav |  (1985-03-26) 26 March 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain
Om Bhosale |  (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Siddharth Mhatre |  (2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
Naushad Shaikh |  (1991-10-15) 15 October 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed |  |
Pawan Shah |  (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed |  |
Ruturaj Gaikwad |  (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed |  | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
All-rounders
Azim Kazi |  (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
Kaushal Tambe |  (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Ashay Palkar |  (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Siddhesh Veer |  (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed |  |
Arshin Kulkarni |  (2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Lucknow Super Giantsin IPL
Wicket-keepers
Nikhil Naik |  (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed |  |
Dhanraj Shinde |  (1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed |  |
Mandar Bhandari |  (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed |  |
Spin Bowlers
Hitesh Walunj |  (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
Prashant Solanki |  (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Vicky Ostwal |  (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 21) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Plays for Delhi Capitalsin IPL
Satyajeet Bachhav |  (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
Pace Bowlers
Pradeep Dadhe |  (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Manoj Ingale |  (1994-06-26) 26 June 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Ramakrishna Ghosh |  (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Sachin Bhosale |  (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium |
Rajvardhan Hangargekar |  (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL

Updated as on 19 February 2024

## Coaching staff[edit]

Maharashtra cricket team's coaching staff are:

* Head coach: Santosh Jedhe
* Bowling Coach: Shadab Jakati
* Assistant coach: Akshay Tandale
* Physio: Vaibhav Daga
* Trainer: Mahesh Patil

## See also[edit]

Portals:

* India
* Cricket

* Sport in India \- overview of sport in India
* Cricket in India

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Subhayan (9 November 2022). "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Winners List (Updated) from 2009-10 to 2022". www.mpl.live. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
2. ^ a b "Full Vijay Hazare Trophy winners list (2002/03 - 2021)". Mpl Blog. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
3. ^ "Maharashtra v Bombay 1934–35". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
4. ^ "Ranji Trophy Winners". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
5. ^ "'It feels really nice' - Prithvi Shaw after cracking 383-ball 379". ESPN.
6. ^ "Ranji Trophy Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

## External links[edit]

* ESPNcricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions

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* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
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* 1942–43
* 1943–44
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* 1945–46
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* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
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* 1954–55
* 1955–56
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* 1964–65
* 1965–66
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* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
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* 1977–78
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* 1979–80
* 1980–81
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* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
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* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Current teams|

* Andhra
* Arunachal Pradesh
* Assam
* Baroda
* Bengal
* Bihar
* Chandigarh
* Chhattisgarh
* Delhi
* Goa
* Gujarat
* Haryana
* Himachal Pradesh
* Hyderabad
* Jammu and Kashmir
* Jharkhand
* Karnataka
* Kerala
* Madhya Pradesh
* Maharashtra
* Manipur
* Meghalaya
* Mizoram
* Mumbai
* Nagaland
* Odisha
* Pondicherry
* Punjab
* Railways
* Rajasthan
* Saurashtra
* Services
* Sikkim
* Tamil Nadu
* Tripura
* Uttar Pradesh
* Uttarakhand
* Vidarbha

Former teams|

* Army
* Central Provinces and Berar
* Eastern Punjab
* Nawanagar
* Northern India
* Northern Punjab
* North West Frontier Province
* Patiala
* Sind
* Southern Punjab
* Travancore-Cochin
* Western India

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* List of Ranji Trophy records
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BCCI|

* Presidents
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National teams|

* Men
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Members (teams)|

| Central Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Chhattisgarh (Men, Women)
* Madhya Pradesh (Men, Women)
* Railways (Men, Women)
* Rajasthan (Men, Women)
* Uttar Pradesh (Men, Women)
* Uttarakhand (Men, Women)
* Vidarbha (Men, Women)

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East Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Assam (Men, Women)
* Bengal (Men, Women)
* Bihar (Men, Women)
* Jharkhand (Men, Women)
* Odisha (Men, Women)
* Tripura (Men, Women)

North Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Chandigarh (Men, Women)
* Delhi (Men, Women)
* Haryana (Men, Women)
* Himachal Pradesh (Men, Women)
* Jammu and Kashmir (Men, Women)
* Services (Men)
* Punjab (Men, Women)

North East Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Arunachal Pradesh (Men, Women)
* Manipur (Men, Women)
* Meghalaya (Men, Women)
* Mizoram (Men, Women)
* Nagaland (Men, Women)
* Sikkim (Men, Women)

South Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Andhra (Men, Women)
* Hyderabad (Men, Women)
* Karnataka (Men, Women)
* Kerala (Men, Women)
* Tamil Nadu (Men, Women)
* Pondicherry (Men, Women)

West Zone
(Men, Women)|

* Baroda (Men, Women)
* Goa (Men, Women)
* Gujarat (Men, Women)
* Maharashtra (Men, Women)
* Mumbai (Men, Women)
* Saurashtra (Men, Women)

Others|

* Association of Indian Universities
* Cricket Club of India

Tournaments|

| First-class|

* Ranji Trophy
* Duleep Trophy
* Irani Cup
* Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Three Day Game
* Inter State Women's Competition (defunct)

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One Day|

* Vijay Hazare Trophy
* Deodhar Trophy
* BCCI Corporate Trophy
* Women's Senior One Day Trophy
* Senior Women's Challenger Trophy
* Wills Trophy (defunct)
* NKP Salve Challenger Trophy (defunct)
* Inter-Zone Women's One Day Competition (defunct)
* Vizzy Trophy (defunct)

Twenty20|

| National|

* Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
* Women's Senior T20 Trophy
* Women's Senior T20 Challenger Trophy

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Franchise|

* Indian Premier League
* Women's Premier League
* Celebrity Cricket League
* Legends Cricket Trophy
* Indian Cricket League (defunct)
* Women's T20 Challenge (defunct)

Regional|

* Maharaja Trophy T20
* Tamil Nadu Premier League
* KCA President's Cup T20
* Saurashtra Premier League

T10|

* Indian Street Premier League

Youth|

* C. K. Nayudu Trophy
* Rohinton Baria Trophy
* Cooch Behar Trophy

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