Maharashtra cricket team
Personnel | |
---|---|
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 |
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.
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
- Milind Gunjal
Current squad[]
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
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Batsmen | |||||
Ruturaj Gaikwad | 31 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | List A and Twenty20 Captain Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL | |
Ankit Bawne | 17 December 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | First Class Captain | |
Rahul Tripathi | 2 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Yash Nahar | 10 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Kedar Jadhav | 26 March 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Jay Pande | 20 September 1994 | 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 | ||
Swapnil Gugale | 4 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Wicket-keepers | |||||
Naushad Shaikh | 15 October 1991 | Right-handed | |||
Vishant More | 25 November 1991 | Right-handed | |||
Swapnil Fulpagar | 16 November 1998 | Right-handed | |||
Avdhoot Dandekar | 9 July 1990 | Right-handed | |||
Spin Bowlers | |||||
Satyajeet Bachhav | 28 November 1992 | 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 | ||
Taranjitsingh Dhillon | 23 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Pace Bowlers | |||||
Mukesh Choudhary | 6 July 1986 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
Ashay Palkar | 1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Pradeep Dadhe | 13 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Manoj Ingale | 26 June 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Divyang Himganekar | 14 October 1993 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
Anupam Sanklecha | 17 July 1982 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Coaching staff[]
Maharashtra cricket team's coaching staff are:
- Head Coach: Santosh Jedhe
- Bowling Coach: Shadab Jakati
- Assistant Coach:
- Physio:
See also[]
- Pune Warriors India
- Rising Pune Supergiants
References[]
- ^ "Maharashtra v Bombay 1934–35". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
External links[]
- Indian first-class cricket teams
- Cricket in Maharashtra
- Sport in Maharashtra
- Cricket clubs established in 1934
- 1934 establishments in India
- Indian cricket team stubs