Maharashtra cricket team

Indian cricket team

Maharashtra cricket teamमहाराष्ट्र क्रिकेट संघ

Personnel
Captain| Ruturaj Gaikwad
Coach| Sulakshan Kulkarni
Owner| Maharashtra Cricket Association
Team information
Colours|  Yellow  Blue
Founded| 1934
Home ground| Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Capacity| 45,000
History
First-class debut| Vs Bombay,
Poona Gymkhana Ground, Pune, 1934
List A debut| Vs Bengal,
Nehru Stadium, Pune, 1995
Twenty20 debut| Vs Gujarat,
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 2007
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

LA/T20 Kit

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.

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 and were runners up in 2022/23 season.[2]

## History

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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]

In 2022/23 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Maharashtra team had their best run in history but lost the finals to Saurashtra, Ruturaj Gaikwad captaining the side for the first time was the leading run getter for the side, he hit a tremendous knock of 220 runs of 159 deliveries not out vs Uttar Pradesh in quarterfinals, hitting a record breaking 7 sixes in an over off Shiva Singh's bowling.[7]

## Grounds

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### MCA Stadium, Pune

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Owner and operated by the Maharashtra Cricket Association, it is the main home ground of the team. It boasts an impressive outdoor cricket field encircled by elliptical-shaped bleachers supported on sturdy racking beams. These bleachers are organized into two tiers, an upper and lower level, collectively providing seating for up to 45,000 enthusiastic spectators. Established in 2012, This stadium has hosted many International cricket games including Cricket World Cup games and is also the secondary home-ground for the Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League.[8]

### Nehru Stadium, Pune

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Formerly known as Club of Maharashtra Ground, It was established in 1969 and has a capacity of 25,000 people, it was the main home-ground for the team during a period, in 2007 due to some disputes between state association and Pune Municipal Corporation regarding ticket allocation, led to an international match between India and Sri Lanka to be shifted to Kolkata,[9] Following this the MCA decided a new stadium was needed and began the planning and construction for MCA Stadium. It also has hosted few of Cricket World Cup games.

### Hutatma Anant Kanhere Maidan, Nashik

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Formerly known as the Golf Club Ground. The ground is named after Hutatma Anant Kanhere, who was a freedom-fighter from Nasik. This was home ground for Maharashtra cricket team since the dispute over the Nehru Stadium in Pune until the new stadium was constructed in Pune. This ground still hosts domestic games for Maharashtra team.

### Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur

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The Indira Gandhi Stadium is located in Solapur, and has a capacity of 30,000 spectators, the venue is named after Indira Gandhi, the fourth prime minister of India. This stadium still hosts domestic games and is equipped with modern facilities as well.

### Deccan Gymkhana Ground, Pune

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Located in Deccan Gymkhana area of Pune, the Deccan Gymkhana and its grounds were founded in October 1906, This sports ground/club has hosted Davis Cup and had hosted the older (2009-12) Maharashtra premier league games.[10]

## Honours

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Year  | Final Result  | Most Runs  | Most Wickets

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Ranji Trophy
1939–40 | Champions  | Vijay Hazare (619)  | Vijay Hazare (20)
1940–41 | Champions  | Vijay Hazare (565)  | Chandrasekhar Sarwate (24)
1970–71 | Runners-up  | Hemant Kanitkar (687)  | Vithal Joshi (45)
1992–93 | Runners-up  | Santosh Jedhe (867)  | Santosh Jedhe (37)
2013–14 | Runners-up  | Kedar Jadhav (1223)  | Shrikant Mundhe (34)
Wills Trophy
1986-87  | Runners-up  | Shrikant Kalyani (176)  | Sunil Gudge (9)
Vijay Hazare Trophy
2022-23 | Runners-up  | Ruturaj Gaikwad (660)  | Rajvardhan Hangargekar (15)
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
2009-10 | Champions  | Rohit Motwani (147)  | Ganesh Gaikwad (11)
2018-19 | Runners-up  | Naushad Shaikh (335)  | Satyajeet Bachhav (20)

• Source - ESPNcricinfo & The Association of Cricket and Historians

> ## Famous players

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Main article: List of Maharashtra cricketers

Players who have represented India

Player  | Formats  | Debut
Vijay Hazare | Test  | 1946
Ranga Sohoni | Test  | 1946
Madhusudan Rege | Test  | 1949
Chandu Borde | Test  | 1952
Vasant Ranjane | Test  | 1958
Chetan Chauhan | Test/ODI  | 1969
Hemant Kanitkar | Test  | 1974
Hrishikesh Kanitkar | Test/ODI  | 1997
Yajurvindra Singh | Test  | 1997
Iqbal Siddiqui | Test  | 2001
Abhijit Kale | ODI  | 2003
Munaf Patel | Test/ODI/T20I  | 2006
Kedar Jadhav | ODI/T20I  | 2014
Ruturaj Gaikwad | ODI/T20I  | 2021
Rahul Tripathi | T20I  | 2023

### Other Notable Maharashtra cricketers

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* D. B. Deodhar
* Santosh Jedhe
* Surendra Bhave
* Dnyaneshwar Agashe
* B. B. Nimbalkar
* Ashutosh Agashe
* Shantanu Sugwekar
* Milind Gunjal
* Harshad Khadiwale
* Ankit Bawne
* Nikhil Naik

## Current squad

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Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, captain of the side.

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

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Batsmen
Ankit Bawne |  (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain
Ruturaj Gaikwad |  (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain
Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Rahul Tripathi |  (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Sachin Dhas |  (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Murtaza Trunkwala |  (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Om Bhosale |  (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Siddharth Mhatre |  (2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
All-rounders
Siddhesh Veer |  (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 (age 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
Azim Kazi |  (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
Arshin Kulkarni |  (2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Ramakrishna Ghosh |  (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Divyang Hinganekar |  (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium |
Wicket-keepers
Nikhil Naik |  (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed |  |
Saurabh Nawale |  (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed |  |
Dhanraj Shinde |  (1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed |  |
Spin Bowlers
Satyajeet Bachhav |  (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
Hitesh Walunj |  (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
Prashant Solanki |  (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Vicky Ostwal |  (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
Pace Bowlers
Mukesh Choudhary |  (1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Rajneesh Gurbani |  (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Pradeep Dadhe |  (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Rajvardhan Hangargekar |  (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL

• Updated as on 30 January 2025, according to ESPNcricinfo

## Coaching staff

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Role  | Staff

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Coach  | Sulakshan Kulkarni
Assistant Coach  | Amit Patil
S&C Coach  | Mahesh Patil
Physio  | Sandip Gaikwad
Masseur  | Neeraj Thorat
Video Analyst  | Shyam Iyer
Team Manager  | Mandar Dedge

• Source - Maharashtra Cricket Association[11]

## See also

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Portals:

* India
* Cricket

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

## References

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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.
7. ^ "Ruturaj Gaikwad breaks List a world mark with 7 sixes in an over". The Times of India. 29 November 2022.
8. ^ "List of Chennai Super Kings records", Wikipedia, 19 January 2025, retrieved 24 January 2025
9. ^ "Kolkata likely to host India's ODI against Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
10. ^ Desk, Sportskeeda (2 September 2011). "Maharashtra Premier League-3 : MPL players to go far and wide for blessings". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 24 January 2025. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
11. ^ "Cricket Committee – Maharastra Cricket Assoiciation". Retrieved 15 January 2025.

## External links

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* ESPNcricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions

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* Delhi
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* Gujarat
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* 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
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Former teams|

* Army
* Central Provinces and Berar
* Eastern Punjab
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* Northern India
* Northern Punjab
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* 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)
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(Men, Women)|

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

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(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
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Tournaments|

| Senior|

| First-class|

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

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

Twenty20|

| State|

* 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
* Indian Cricket League (defunct)
* Women's T20 Challenge (defunct)

Regional|

* Andhra Premier League
* Bengal Pro T20 League
* Delhi Premier League T20
* Madhya Pradesh League
* Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20
* Rajasthan Premier League
* Saurashtra Premier League
* Sher-E-Punjab T20 Cup
* Tamil Nadu Premier League
* Uttarakhand Premier League

Youth|

| First-class|

* C. K. Nayudu Trophy
* Cooch Behar Trophy

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List A|

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T10|

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