Sushant Marathe (born 16 October 1985) is an Indian former domestic cricketer who played for the

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.Sushant Marathe , India Cricket , Cricket Players and Officials , ESPNcricinfo
/ref> He is a powerful wicketkeeper batsman and came into limelight during the BCCI Corporate Trophy where he played alongside the likes of

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and

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and single-handedly guided his team Air-India Red to victory in the semi-finals.Tenacious Marathe carries Air India Red through , Air India Red v ONGC, BCCI Corporate Trophy 1st semi-final, Bangalore Report , Cricket News , ESPNcricinfo
/ref> He was also used as an opening batsman by

in the

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and was the highest scorer for them in the 2009-2010 tournament. Prior to this he captained the Mumbai U-22 team and led them to victory in the 2007-2008 C. K. Nayudu Trophy.Mumbai win CK Nayudu Trophy , Cricket News , Indian Domestic Season, 2007-08 , ESPNcricinfo
/ref> He was one of the contracted players for

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but didn't get a chance to showcase his talent given the starpower in the

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lineup.Sushant Marathe Profile
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he was contracted by

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. In the 2011–2012 season he topped the batting averages for Mumbai in the

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. On the basis of this performance after dissolution of

, he got new contract from

for

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He was also one of the leading scorers in Mumbai Club Cricket in 2012–2013 season scoring as many as 7 hundreds and on the basis on his performances made it back to the Mumbai Ranji team, a spot that he had lost due to injury a year before. He has started off the 2013–2014 season on a high note again having recently achieved the highest ever score in Kanga League history when he made 232* playing for

Cricket Club of India Cricket Club of India (CCI) is a cricket club located on Dinsha Wacha Road, in Churchgate of Mumbai, India. It was conceived as India's counterpart to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). It is considered one of the most prestigious clubs in the na ...

. He recently broke the record of the most runs scored in a single season in the Kanga League. In the Padmakar Talim Shield limited overs tournament, playing for

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, he scored 222 not out helping his side score 353 in 45 overs. In 2016, Sushant begun his MBA at London Business School. Post his MBA he worked for the FMCG multinational

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and since 2020 has been working for

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