Madhusudan Ramachandra Rege (18 March 1924 – 16 December 2013) was an Indian

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er who played in one Test match in 1949 against West Indies. He played for

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from 1944–45 to 1954–55, captaining the team from 1951–52 to 1954–55. His highest score was 164, against Gujarat in the

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in 1953–54. For Maharashtra against the MCC in 1951–52, he opened the batting and scored 133 out of the team's total of 249, then became the first Indian player to be called for throwing.Maharashtra v MCC 1951-52
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