The Madhya Pradesh cricket team formerly known as Holkar cricket team, is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. 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 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.Scorecard of the 1998-99 final
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. Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style NotesBatsmen Yash Dubey Right-handed Rajat Patidar Right-handed Right-arm off break First-class & Twenty20 Captain Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL Harpreet Bhatia Left-handed Right-arm medium Akshat Raghuwanshi Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL Rishabh Chouhan Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Aniket Verma Right-handed Right-arm medium Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL Ankush Singh Left-handed Right-arm leg break Abhishek Pathak Right-handed Right-arm off break All-rounders Venkatesh Iyer Left-handed Right-arm medium List A Captain Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL Shubham Sharma Right-handed Right-arm off break Saransh Jain Left-handed Right-arm off break Sagar Solanki Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Shivang Kumar Right-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPLWicket-keepers Himanshu Mantri Left-handed Harsh Gawli Right-handed Spinners Kumar Kartikeya Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Shivam Shukla Right-handed Right-arm leg break Fast-bowlers Aryan Pandey Right-handed Right-arm medium Tripuresh Singh Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Kuldeep Sen Right-handed Right-arm medium Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL Arshad Khan Left-handed Left-arm medium Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL Rahul Batham Right-handed Right-arm medium
Updated as on 9 February 2026
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
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