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

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

n state of

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 second ...

. It competes in the

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History

Holkar cricket team

A Central India team competed in the

between 1934–35 and 1939–40, playing 12 matches. In 1941, Holkar entered the competition, organised and managed by King

Yashwantrao Holkar II Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Yeshwant Rao II Holkar XIV Bahadur (6 September 1908 – 5 December 1961) was the Maharaja of Indore ( Holkar State, now in present-day Madhya Pradesh) belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marath ...

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 M ...

dynasty of the

Marathas The Marathi people ( Marathi: मराठी लोक) or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a ...

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

C. K. Nayudu Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (31 October 1895 – 14 November 1967), also known as CK, was the first captain of the Indian cricket team in Test cricket, Test matches. He played first-class cricket regularly until 1958, and returned for one ...

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

Madhya Bharat Madhya Bharat, also known as Malwa Union, was an Indian state in west-central India, created on 28 May 1948 from twenty-five princely states which until 1947 had been part of the Central India Agency, with Jiwajirao Scindia as its Rajpramukh. ...

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

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to win the

for the first time.

Honours

Holkar *

** 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 *

** 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 Janardan Gyanoba Navle (pronounced Nuw-lay) (7 December 1902 – 7 September 1979) was an early Indian Test cricketer. Career Navle faced the historic first delivery of India's first Test innings in 1932. He opened in both innings at Lord's i ...

(1932) * Cottari Subbanna Nayudu (1934) *

Syed 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 ...

(1934) *

Chandu Sarwate Chandrasekhar Trimbak Sarwate (; 22 July 1920 – 23 December 2003) was an Indian cricketer and fingerprint expert. He was an all-rounder who played nine Test matches for India between 1946 and 1951 with no success — his Test batting av ...

(1946) *

Hiralal Gaekwad Hiralal Ghasulal Gaekwad (29 August 1923 – 2 January 2003) was an Indian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, ...

(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 Rajesh Chauhan (; born 19 December 1966) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 21 Tests and 35 One Day Internationals from 1993 to 1998. He was part of the Indian spin trio of Kumble (Leg break) - Raju (Left arm orthodox)-Chauhan (Off bre ...

(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 (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) *

Chandrakant Pandit Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit (born 30 September 1961) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 36 ODIs from 1986 to 1992. He was a Wicket Keeper Batsman for Indian national cricket team. He made his test debut against ...

(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 Bhausaheb Babasaheb Nimbalkar (12 December 1919 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian cricketer, best known for his score of 443 not out during the 1948–49 Ranji Trophy, which remains the highest score, and the only quadruple century, in ...

* Narayan Nivsarkar * Devendra Bundela * Ishwar Pandey *

Jalaj Saxena Jalaj Sahai Saxena (born 15 December 1986) is an Indian cricketer. An all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off spin, he is one of the most consistent performers in the Indian domestic circuit for over a decade. He made his dome ...

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 * List of Madhya Pradesh List A players * List of Madhya Pradesh Twenty20 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 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 Marat ...

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

** Champions (1): 2021–22

References

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