Madhya Pradesh cricket team

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Madhya Pradesh cricket team
MP cricket team
Nickname(s)MP
Personnel
Captain Shubham Sharma
Coach Chandrakant Pandit
Chairman Jyotiraditya Scindia
Owner Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1950
Home ground Holkar Stadium
Capacity30,000
Secondary home ground(s) Captain Roop Singh Stadium
Secondary ground capacity18,000
History
First-class debut Hyderabad
in 1950
at  Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Ranji Trophy  wins5
Wills Trophy  wins1
Vijay Hazare Trophy  wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy  wins0
Official website MPCA Official

The Madhya Pradesh cricket team formerly known as Holkar cricket team, is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It competes in the Ranji Trophy.

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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. 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 to 1951. 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.

Madhya Pradesh's first title was the 1998-99 Wills Trophy, where they defeated Bengal in the final. [3] Madhya Pradesh team reached the final of the Ranji Trophy for the first time in the same season. 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. [4]

Finally in the 2021–22 season, Madhya Pradesh defeated the 41-time Champions Mumbai in the final in Bengaluru to win the Ranji Trophy for the fifth time and first time as Madhya Pradesh. [5]

Honours

Holkar

Madhya Pradesh

Famous players

Players from Holkar and 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:

Cricketers from other state teams who also played for Madhya Pradesh, and played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

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:

Notable players at the domestic level:

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
Shubham Sharma 24 December 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain
Yash Dubey 23 December 1998 (age 25)Right-handed
Rajat Patidar 1 June 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break Vice-captain
Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Akshat Raghuwanshi 15 September 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Harpreet Bhatia 11 August 1991 (age 33)Left-handedRight-arm medium
Subhranshu Senapati 30 December 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Arpit Gaud 4 July 1996 (age 28)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
All-rounders
Venkatesh Iyer 25 December 1994 (age 29)Left-handedRight-arm medium Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Saransh Jain 31 March 1993 (age 31)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Arshad Khan 20 December 1997 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm medium Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Aryan Pandey23 January 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sagar Solanki1 January 2000 (age 24)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Harsh Gawli9 November 1998 (age 26)Right-handed
Himanshu Mantri 9 February 1994 (age 30)Left-handed
Abhishek Pathak17 February 1997 (age 27)Right-handed
Spinners
Kumar Kartikeya 26 December 1997 (age 26)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Shivam Shukla11 December 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Mihir Hirwani 14 May 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Fast-bowlers
Kulwant Khejroliya 13 March 1992 (age 32)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Rahul Batham 21 August 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Anubhav Agarwal31 October 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Avesh Khan 13 December 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Tripuresh Singh13 April 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium

Updated as on 15 December 2024

Coaching staff

Coaching staff for team are listed below:

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

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