Maharashtra cricket team

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Maharashtra cricket team
Personnel
CaptainRuturaj Gaikwad
CoachSantosh Jedhe
OwnerMaharashtra Cricket Association
Team information
Home groundMaharashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium, Pune
Capacity34,000
History
Ranji Trophy wins2 (1939/40, 1940/41)
Irani Trophy wins0
Official websiteMCA

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[]

Main article: List of Maharashtra cricketers

Some famous cricketers from Maharashtra cricket team are:

Current squad[]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Ruturaj Gaikwad (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break List A and Twenty20 Captain
Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Ankit Bawne (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break First Class Captain
Rahul Tripathi (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Yash Nahar (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Kedar Jadhav (1985-03-26) 26 March 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Jay Pande (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Ranjeet Nikam (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Azim Kazi (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 28) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Swapnil Gugale (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Naushad Shaikh (1991-10-15) 15 October 1991 (age 30) Right-handed
Vishant More (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 30) Right-handed
Swapnil Fulpagar (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 23) Right-handed
Avdhoot Dandekar (1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 (age 31) Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Satyajeet Bachhav (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Jagdish Zope (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 26) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Sunil Yadav (1991-12-23) 23 December 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Taranjitsingh Dhillon (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Mukesh Choudhary (1986-07-06) 6 July 1986 (age 35) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Ashay Palkar (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Pradeep Dadhe (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Manoj Ingale (1994-06-26) 26 June 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Divyang Himganekar (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Anupam Sanklecha (1982-07-17) 17 July 1982 (age 39) 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[]

  1. ^ "Maharashtra v Bombay 1934–35". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

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