Madhya Pradesh cricket team

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 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).

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 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. 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.

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.

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
• Wills Trophy
  • Winners: 1998–99
• Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
  • Runners-up (2): 2010-11, 2024-25

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)
• Chandu Sarwate (1946)
• Hiralal Gaekwad (1952)
• Narendra Hirwani (1988)
• Rajesh Chauhan (1993)
• Naman Ojha (2015)
• Rajat Patidar (2024)

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

• Amay Khurasiya (1999)
• Venkatesh Iyer (2022)
• Avesh Khan (2022)
• Kuldeep Sen (2022)

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 (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
• Ishwar Pandey
• Jalaj Saxena

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Updated as on 15 November 2025

Coaching staff

Coaching staff for team are listed below:

• Head Coach: Chandrakant Pandit
• 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.

Captain Roop Singh Stadium

Madhya Pradesh's second home is Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior

Other grounds

References

References

1. "First-class matches played by Central India". CricketArchive.
2. "First-class matches played by Gwalior". CricketArchive.
3. "Final: Bengal v Madhya Pradesh at Calcutta, 17 Jan 1999".
4. [https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/KNTKA_MP_RJI-FINAL_19-23APR1999.html Scorecard of the 1998-99 final]
5. "Dubey, Shubham, Patidar, bowlers fashion Madhya Pradesh's maiden Ranji Trophy title".