Madhya Pradesh cricket team

The Madhya Pradesh cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It competes in the Ranji Trophy.

Madhya Pradesh cricket team
MP cricket team
Nickname(s)MP
Personnel
CaptainAditya Shrivastava
CoachHarvinder Singh Sodhi
ChairmanJyotiraditya Scindia
OwnerMadhya Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1950
Home groundHolkar Stadium
Capacity30,000
Secondary home ground(s)Captain Roop Singh Stadium
Secondary ground capacity18,000
History
First-class debutHyderabad cricket team
in 1950
at Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Ranji Trophy wins0
Irani Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websiteMPCA Official

History

Holkar cricket team

A Central India team competed in the Ranji Trophy between 1934–35 and 1939–40, playing 12 matches.[1] In 1941, Holkar entered the competition, organised and managed by King Yashwantrao Holkar II belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas. In the fourteen years of its existence Holkar, which included such players as C. K. Nayudu and Mushtaq Ali, won the title four times and finished second on six other occasions.

Best performances of the Holkar team in Ranji Trophy
YearPosition
1954-55Runner-up
1953-54Runner-up
1952-53Winner
1951-52Runner-up
1950-51Winner
1949-50Runner-up
1947-48Winner
1946-47Runner-up
1945-46Winner
1944-45Runner-up

Another Ranji Trophy team later to be absorbed by Madhya Pradesh was Gwalior (one match in 1943-44).[2]

Madhya Pradesh team

Madhya Pradesh began competing as a team from 1950-51. Holkar appeared in the Ranji Trophy till 1954-55 after which it was dissolved and replaced by a Madhya Bharat team. This became part of the Madhya Pradesh team after two years as the states were reorganised.

The finest achievement of the Madhya Pradesh team is reaching the final of the Ranji Trophy in 1998-99. They took the first innings lead against Karnataka and needed only a draw to win the title but collapsed in the final session of the last day to lose with five overs to spare.[3]

Best performances of the Madhya Pradesh team in Ranji Trophy
YearPosition
1998-99Runner-up

Famous players

Players from Madhya Pradesh who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Players from Madhya Pradesh who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:

Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Madhya Pradesh, and played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Madhya Pradesh, and played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:

Notable players at the domestic level:

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Rajat Patidar (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Shubham Sharma (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
Aditya Shrivastava (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg breakFirst-class and List A Captain
Yash Dubey (1998-12-23) 23 December 1998Right-handed
Kuldeep Gehi (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995Right-handed
Gautam Raghuwanshi (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Siddharth Patidar (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
Rishabh Chouhan (1999-09-05) 5 September 1999Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
All-rounders
Venkatesh Iyer (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994Left-handedRight-arm mediumPlays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Rameez Khan (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Parth Sahani (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxTwenty20 Captain
Akshat Raghuwanshi (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003Right-handedRight-arm off break
Anubhav Agarwal (1996-10-31) 31 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
Ajay Rohera (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997Right-handed
Abhishek Bhandari (1994-11-01) 1 November 1994Right-handed
Rakesh Thakur (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991Right-handed
Himanshu Mantri (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994Left-handed
Spinners
Mihir Hirwani (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Kumar Kartikeya (1997-12-26) 26 December 1997Right-handedSlow left-arm unorthodoxPlays For Mumbai Indians in IPL
Saransh Jain (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993Left-handedRight-arm off break
Aman Bhadoriya (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Fast-bowlers
Avesh Khan (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumPlays For Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Kuldeep Sen (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastPlays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Gaurav Yadav (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium
Puneet Datey (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Ishwar Pandey (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Coaching staff

Coaching staff for team are listed below:

Former players

Records

For more details on this topic, see List of Madhya Pradesh first-class cricket records, List of Madhya Pradesh List A cricket records, List of Madhya Pradesh Twenty20 cricket records.

Grounds

Holkar Stadium

Madhya Pradesh play the majority of their home matches at the Holkar Stadium.

Captain Roop Singh Stadium

Madhya Pradesh's second home is Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior

Other grounds

References

  1. "First-class matches played by Central India". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. "First-class matches played by Gwalior". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. Scorecard of the 1998-99 final
  4. Tamil Nadu bank on experience for strong start
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