The Madhya Pradesh cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the

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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. 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. In 1941, Holkar entered the competition, organised and managed by King Yashwantrao Holkar II belonging to the

Holkar The Holkar (Pronunciation: �o(ː)ɭkəɾ dynasty was a Maratha clan of Dhangar origin in India. The Holkars were generals under Peshwa Baji Rao I, and later became Maharajas of Indore in Central India as an independent member of the Mara ...

dynasty of the

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. In the fourteen years of its existence Holkar, which included such players as

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and

Mushtaq Ali Syed Mushtaq Ali (; 17 December 1914 – 18 June 2005) was an Indian cricketer, a right-handed opening batsman who holds the distinction of scoring the first overseas Test century by an Indian player when he scored 112 against England at Old Tr ...

, 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).

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

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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

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, where they defeated Bengal in the final. 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

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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. Finally in the 2021-22 season, Madhya Pradesh defeated the 41-time Champions

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in the final in Bengaluru to win the Ranji Trophy for the first time.

Honours

Holkar * Ranji Trophy ** Winners (4): 1945–46, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1952–53 ** Runners-up (6): 1944–45, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1954–55 Madhya Pradesh * Ranji Trophy ** Winners: 2021–22 ** Runners-up: 1998–99 *

** Winners: 1998–99 *

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a domestic T-20 cricket championship in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), among the teams from the Ranji Trophy. It is named after Indian former test cricketer Syed Mushtaq Ali ...

** Runners-up: 2010-11

Famous players

Players from Holkar and Madhya Pradesh who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut: * Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (1932) * Janardan Navle (1932) * Cottari Subbanna Nayudu (1934) * Syed Mushtaq Ali (1934) *

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(1946) *

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(1952) *

Narendra Hirwani Narendra Deepchand Hirwani (born 18 October 1968) is a leg spin bowler who played for India. He is mainly remembered for his success on his Test debut. Early days Hirwani came from a well-off family in Gorakhpur. He belongs to the sindhi Hindu ...

(1988) * Rajesh Chauhan (1993) *

Naman Ojha Naman Vinaykumar Ojha (born 20 July 1983) is an Indian former cricketer. He represented India in International cricket. He made his Test debut for India against Sri Lanka on 28 August 2015. He retired from all formats of cricket on 15 February ...

(2015) Players from Madhya Pradesh who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut: *

Amay Khurasiya Amay Khurasiya (born 18 May 1972) is a former Indian cricketer. He played as a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. Career Khurasiya, a left-handed batsman, has the rare distinction of clearing the Civil Services Examination ...

(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) *

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(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: * Bhausaheb Nimbalkar * Narayan Nivsarkar *

Devendra Bundela Devendrasingh Bundela (born 22 February 1977) is a former Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman for Madhya Pradesh and made his first-class debut in 1995/96. He was a highly successful professional for Whitehaven Cricket Club 2001–03 ...

Ishwar Pandey Ishwar Chand Pandey (born 15 August 1989) is an Indian cricketer who played for Madhya Pradesh. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who was the leading wicket-taker of the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy. He played for India A and was selected in the ...

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Rajat Patidar Rajat Manohar Patidar (born 1 June 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket and for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed top order batter and off-spinner. Early ...

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold. ''Updated as on 27 December 2022''

Coaching staff

Coaching staff for team are listed below: * Head Coach:

* Trainer: Mayank Agarwal * Physio: Balasaheb Tate

Former players

List of Madhya Pradesh first-class players This is a list of all cricketers who have played First-class cricket, first-class, List A cricket, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Madhya Pradesh cricket team (formerly called Holkar cricket team). Seasons given are first and last seasons; the pl ...

List of Madhya Pradesh List A players This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Madhya Pradesh cricket team (formerly called Holkar cricket team). Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all ...

List of Madhya Pradesh Twenty20 players This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Madhya Pradesh cricket team (formerly called Holkar cricket team). Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all ...

Records

''For more details on this topic, see

List of Madhya Pradesh first-class cricket records This is a list of Madhya Pradesh first-class cricket records, with each list containing the top five performances in the category. Currently active players are bolded. Team records Highest innings totals Lowest innings totals Largest marg ...

List of Madhya Pradesh List A cricket records This is a list of Madhya Pradesh List A cricket records, with each list containing the top five performances in the category. Currently active players are bolded. Team records Highest innings totals Lowest innings totals Largest Margin of ...

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Grounds

Holkar Stadium

Madhya Pradesh play the majority of their home matches at the

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Captain Roop Singh Stadium

Madhya Pradesh's second home is

Captain Roop Singh Stadium Captain Roop Singh Stadium, is a cricket ground in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The stadium has hosted 12 ODI matches, the first one was played between India and West Indies on 22 January 1988. The ground has flood lights and has hosted day-night e ...

Gwalior Gwalior() is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located south of Delhi, the capital city of India, from Agra and from Bhopal, the s ...

Other grounds

Honours

* Ranji Trophy ** Champions (1): 2021–22

References

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