Madhya Pradesh cricket team
MP cricket team | |
Nickname(s) | MP |
---|---|
Personnel | |
Captain | Aditya Shrivastava |
Coach | Harvinder Singh Sodhi |
Chairman | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
Owner | Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association |
Team information | |
Founded | 1950 |
Home ground | Holkar Stadium |
Capacity | 30,000 |
Secondary home ground(s) | Captain Roop Singh Stadium |
Secondary ground capacity | 18,000 |
History | |
First-class debut | Hyderabad cricket team in 1950 at Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur |
Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
Irani Trophy wins | 0 |
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
Official website | MPCA Official |
The Madhya Pradesh cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It competes in the Ranji Trophy.
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.
Year | Position |
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1954-55 | Runner-up |
1953-54 | Runner-up |
1952-53 | Winner |
1951-52 | Runner-up |
1950-51 | Winner |
1949-50 | Runner-up |
1947-48 | Winner |
1946-47 | Runner-up |
1945-46 | Winner |
1944-45 | Runner-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]
Year | Position |
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1998-99 | Runner-up |
Famous players[]
Players from Madhya Pradesh who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (1932)
- Janardan Navle (1932)
- Cottari Subbanna Nayudu (1934)
- Syed Mushtaq Ali (1934)
- Chandu Sarwate (1946)
- Hiralal Gaekwad (1952)
- Narendra Hirwani (1988)
- Rajesh Chauhan (1993)
- Naman Ojha (2015)
Players from Madhya Pradesh who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut:
- Amay Khurasiya (1999)
Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Madhya Pradesh, and played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- Khanderao Rangnekar (1947)
- Chandrakant Pandit (1986)
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:
- Jai Prakash Yadav (2002)
Notable players at the domestic level:
- Bhausaheb Nimbalkar
- Narayan Nivsarkar
- Devendra Bundela
- Ishwar Pandey
- Jalaj Saxena
Current squad[]
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||
Rajat Patidar | 1 June 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Shubham Sharma | 24 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Aditya Shrivastava | 18 September 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | First-class and List A Captain |
Yash Dubey | 23 December 1998 | Right-handed | ||
Kuldeep Gehi | 28 June 1995 | Right-handed | ||
Gautam Raghuwanshi | 3 July 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Siddharth Patidar | 7 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Rishabh Chouhan | 5 September 1999 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
All-rounders | ||||
Venkatesh Iyer | 25 December 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL |
Rameez Khan | 31 December 1989 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Parth Sahani | 9 March 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Twenty20 Captain |
Akshat Raghuwanshi | 15 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Anubhav Agarwal | 31 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||
Ajay Rohera | 4 June 1997 | Right-handed | ||
Abhishek Bhandari | 1 November 1994 | Right-handed | ||
Rakesh Thakur | 10 September 1991 | Right-handed | ||
Spinners | ||||
Mihir Hirwani | 18 May 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Kumar Kartikeya | 26 December 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Saransh Jain | 31 March 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Aman Bhadoriya | 1 November 1994 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Fast-bowlers | ||||
Avesh Khan | 13 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Plays For Lucknow Super Giants in IPL |
Kuldeep Sen | 22 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL |
Gaurav Yadav | 31 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Puneet Datey | 10 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Ishwar Pandey | 15 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Coaching staff[]
Coaching staff for team are listed below:
- Head Coach: Harvinder Singh Sodhi[4]
- Trainer: Mayank Agarwal
- Physio:
Former players[]
- List of Madhya Pradesh first-class players
- List of Madhya Pradesh List A players
- List of Madhya Pradesh Twenty20 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, .
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[]
- ^ "First-class matches played by Central India". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "First-class matches played by Gwalior". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Scorecard of the 1998-99 final
- ^ Tamil Nadu bank on experience for strong start
- Indian first-class cricket teams
- Cricket in Madhya Pradesh
- 1950 establishments in India
- Cricket clubs established in 1950