Maharashtra cricket team

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:

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Rahul Tripathi	(1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Ankit Bawne	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	First Class Captain
Yash Nahar	(1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Pavan Shah	(1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 26)	Right-handed
Ruturaj Gaikwad	(1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	List A and Twenty20 Captain Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Kedar Jadhav	(1985-03-26) 26 March 1985 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Ranjeet Nikam	(1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Azim Kazi	(1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 32)	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Taranjit Dhillon	(1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
Naushad Shaikh	(1991-10-15) 15 October 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed
Vishant More	(1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed
Avdhoot Dandekar	(1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 (age 36)	Right-handed
Swapnil Fulpagar	(1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Satyajeet Bachhav	(1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Vicky Ostwal	(2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 23)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Jagdish Zope	(1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 30)	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Sunil Yadav	(1991-12-23) 23 December 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Pace Bowlers
Mukesh Choudhary	(1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 30)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Ashay Palkar	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Divyang Himganekar	(1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 32)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Manoj Ingale	(1994-06-26) 26 June 1994 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Pradeep Dadhe	(1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 31)	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.

External links

Cricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions

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[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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Current teams	Andhra Arunachal Pradesh Assam Baroda Bengal Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Hyderabad Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Mumbai Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Railways Rajasthan Saurashtra Services Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Vidarbha
Former teams	Army Central Provinces and Berar Eastern Punjab Northern India Northern Punjab Patiala Sindh Southern Punjab Travancore-Cochin Western India
Records	List of Ranji Trophy records Triple centuries Hat-tricks