The Maharashtra cricket team is a state cricket team that represents the Maharashtra state in domestic cricket of India. It is govern 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 2 times and remained runner up 3 times, won Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 1 time, remained runner up 1 time. In Vijay Hazare trophy it has been winner in West zone in 1994–95.[1]
History
Template:Expand section 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.[2] 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.[3]
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. [4]
As of February 2021 Maharashtra had played 395 times in the Ranji Trophy, winning 98, losing 75, and drawing 222 times.[5]
In 1994-95 Vijay Hazare Trophy this team was winner of West zone.[1]
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).
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.[6]
Famous players
Template:Main 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
Template:Unreferenced section Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Ankit Bawne | 1992-12-17 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | First Class Captain |
| Rahul Tripathi | 1991-3-2 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL |
| Pawan Shah | 1999-9-4 (age 27) | Right-handed | ||
| Kedar Jadhav | 1985-3-26 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL |
| Yash Nahar | 1994-10-10 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounder | ||||
| Azim Kazi | 1993-10-14 (age 33) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Ashay Palkar | 1989-9-1 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Siddhesh Veer | 2001-2-21 (age 25) | Right-handed | ||
| Kaushal Tambe | 2002-10-14 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Saurabh Nawale | 1999-12-27 (age 27) | Right-handed | ||
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 1997-1-31 (age 29) | Right-handed | List A and Twenty20 Captain Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | |
| Naushad Shaikh | 1991-10-15 (age 35) | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Satyajeet Bachhav | 1992-11-28 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Shamshuzama Kazi | 1994-11-10 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Vicky Ostwal | 2002-9-1 (age 24) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | 2002-11-10 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL |
| Manoj Ingale | 1994-06-26 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Pradeep Dadhe | 1994-9-13 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Mukesh Choudhary | 1996-7-6 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL |
| Divyang Hinganekar | 1993-10-14 (age 33) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
Updated as on 24 January 2023
Coaching staff
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
- Sport in India - overview of sport in India
- Cricket in India
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Full Vijay Hazare Trophy winners list (2002/03 - 2021). Mpl Blog(2022-05-01). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ↑ Maharashtra v Bombay 1934–35. Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy Winners. static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ↑ 'It feels really nice' - Prithvi Shaw after cracking 383-ball 379. ESPN.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy Playing Record. CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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