MP cricket team | |
Nickname(s) | MP |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Rajat Patidar |
Coach | Chandrakant Pandit |
Chairman | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
Owner | Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association |
Team information | |
Founded | 1934 |
Home ground | Holkar Stadium |
Capacity | 30,000 |
Secondary home ground(s) | Captain Roop Singh Stadium |
Secondary ground capacity | 18,000 |
History | |
First-class debut | Central Provinces and Berar (now Vidarbha) in 1934 at Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur |
Ranji Trophy wins | 5 |
Wills Trophy wins | 1 |
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
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.
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 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.
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]
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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:
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||
Rajat Patidar | 1 June 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL |
Yash Dubey | 23 December 1998 | Right-handed | ||
Harpreet Bhatia | 11 August 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Subhranshu Senapati | 30 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Arpit Gaud | 4 July 1996 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
All-rounders | ||||
Venkatesh Iyer | 25 December 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL |
Shubham Sharma | 24 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Saransh Jain | 31 March 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Aryan Pandey | 23 January 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Arshad Khan | 20 December 1997 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL |
Sagar Solanki | 1 January 2000 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||
Harsh Gawli | 9 November 1998 | Right-handed | ||
Himanshu Mantri | 9 February 1994 | Left-handed | ||
Abhishek Pathak | 17 February 1997 | Right-handed | ||
Spinners | ||||
Kumar Kartikeya | 26 December 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL |
Shivam Shukla | 11 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Fast-bowlers | ||||
Kulwant Khejroliya | 13 March 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL |
Avesh Khan | 13 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL |
Anubhav Agarwal | 31 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Rahul Batham | 21 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Tripuresh Singh | 13 April 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |
Updated as on 5 January 2025
Coaching staff for team are listed below:
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.
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