Central India cricket team
| MP cricket team | |
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| Nickname(s): | MP |
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| Captain: | Devendra Bundela |
| One-day captain: | Naman Ojha |
| Coach: | Harvinder Singh Sodhi |
| Chairman: | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
| Owner: | Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association |
| Founded: | 1950 |
| Home ground: | Holkar Stadium |
| Capacity: | 30,000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | Captain Roop Singh Stadium |
| Secondary ground capacity: | 45,000 |
| First-class debut: |
Hyderabad cricket team in 1950 at Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur |
| Ranji Trophy wins: | 0 |
| Irani Trophy wins: | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins: | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins: | 0 |
| Official website: | MPCA Official |
The Madhya Pradesh cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Plate and in elite Group of the Ranji Trophy.
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 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.
The finest achievement of the Madhya Pradesh team is reaching the final of the Ranji Trophy in 1998-99. 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.
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
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.
Madhya Pradesh play the majority of their home matches at the Holkar Stadium.
Madhya Pradesh's second home is Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior
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