Madhya Pradesh cricket team

Madhya Pradesh cricket team
MP cricket team
Nickname(s)	MP
Personnel
Captain	Rajat bhatia
Coach	Tera baap
Chairman	Ajmal kasab
Owner	Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Founded	1950
Home ground	Holkar Stadium
Capacity	30,000
Secondary home ground(s)	Old campion ground
Secondary ground capacity	18,000
History
First-class debut	Hyderabad cricket team; in 1950; at Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Ranji Trophy wins	24
Irani Trophy wins	29
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins	10
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.

Best performances of the Holkar team in Ranji Trophy
Year	Position
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]

Best performances of the Madhya Pradesh team in Ranji Trophy
Year	Position
1998-99	Runner-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:

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:

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 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Vice-captain Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Venkatesh Iyer	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 30)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Yash Dubey	(1998-12-23) 23 December 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed
Aditya Shrivastava	(1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Rameez Khan	(1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 (age 34)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Parth Sahani	(1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Captain
Gautam Raghuwanshi	(1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 33)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Rishabh Chouhan	(1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Arpit Gaud	(1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
All-rounders
Shubham Sharma	(1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Ajay Rohera	(1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed
Abhishek Bhandari	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed
Rakesh Thakur	(1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed
Spinners
Mihir Hirwani	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Kumar Kartikeya	(1997-12-26) 26 December 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Ankit Sharma	(1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 33)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Saransh Jain	(1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Fast-bowlers
Ishwar Pandey	(1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Gaurav Yadav	(1991-10-31) 31 October 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Kuldeep Sen	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Avesh Khan	(1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Arshad Khan	(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Puneet Datey	(1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Surendra Malviya	(1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Coaching staff

Coaching staff for team are listed below:

Head Coach: Harvinder Singh Sodhi^[4]
Trainer: Mayank Agarwal
Physio: Balasaheb Tate

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

^ "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

[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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Records	List of Ranji Trophy records Triple centuries Hat-tricks