Maharashtra cricket team
The Maharashtra cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, India . It is one of three teams based in Maharashtra, the others being Ranji Trophy superpower Mumbai and the Vidarbha cricket team.
Personnel | |
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Captain | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
Coach | Santosh Jedhe |
Owner | Maharashtra Cricket Association |
Team information | |
Home ground | Maharashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium, Pune |
Capacity | 34,000 |
History | |
Ranji Trophy wins | 2 (1939/40, 1940/41) |
Irani Trophy wins | 0 |
Official website | MCA |
History
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.[1] It has competed ever since, winning twice and finishing runners-up three times. As of February 2021 Maharashtra had played 395 times in the Ranji Trophy, winning 98, losing 75, and drawing 222 times.[2]
Famous players
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
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
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Batsmen | |||||
Rahul Tripathi | 2 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL | |
Ankit Bawne | 17 December 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | First Class Captain | |
Yash Nahar | 10 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Pavan Shah | 4 September 1999 | Right-handed | |||
Ruturaj Gaikwad | 31 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | List A and Twenty20 Captain Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | |
Kedar Jadhav | 26 March 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Ranjeet Nikam | 20 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
All-rounders | |||||
Azim Kazi | 14 October 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
Taranjit Dhillon | 23 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Wicket-keepers | |||||
Naushad Shaikh | 15 October 1991 | Right-handed | |||
Vishant More | 25 November 1991 | Right-handed | |||
Avdhoot Dandekar | 9 July 1990 | Right-handed | |||
Swapnil Fulpagar | 16 November 1998 | Right-handed | |||
Spin Bowlers | |||||
Satyajeet Bachhav | 28 November 1992 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
Vicky Ostwal | 1 September 2002 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
Jagdish Zope | 9 September 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
Sunil Yadav | 23 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
Pace Bowlers | |||||
Mukesh Choudhary | 6 July 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | |
Ashay Palkar | 1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Divyang Himganekar | 14 October 1993 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
Manoj Ingale | 26 June 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Pradeep Dadhe | 13 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
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
References
- "Maharashtra v Bombay 1934–35". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Ranji Trophy Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.