Kolkata : Maharashtra appointed Indian star Batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad as skipper for Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season.
Maharashtra had an outing to forget in the 2023-24 season having finished on 7th position in Elite Group A & failed to qualify for group stage for 1st time for 83 years.
Gaikwad, who captained Maharashtra in List A Cricket, most successful IPL Franchise Chennai Super Kings succeeding MS Dhoni will now captain Maharashtra in the upcoming Ranji Trophy. He also led India to Gold Medal in Commonwealth Games 2022.
Playing only 2 matches, he was injured and ruled out of the remainder of 2023-24 season. This time he’s expected to be fit for full season.
Gaikwad , as captain, will replace Kedar Jadhav who recently retired from all forms of Cricket. This decision might give him solace after being excluded from Sri Lanka tour.
Maharashtra will compete in Elite Group A, which includes Meghalaya, Tripura, Baroda, Odisha, Mumbai, Jammu & Kashmir, and Services in upcoming Ranji Season.
Ranji 2024-25 Maharashtra Squad : Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Saurabh Navale, Ankeet Bawane, Mandar Bhandari, Nikhil Naik, Hitesh Walunj, Siddhesh Veer, Vicky Ostwal, Sachin Dhas, Satyajeet Bachhav, Harshal Kate, Taranjitsingh Dhillon, Yash Kshirsagar, Prashant Solanki, Arshin Kulkarni, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Rahul Tripathi, Ramkrishna Ghosh, Digvijay Patil, Mukesh Choudhary, Azim Kazi, Pradeep Dadhe, Siddharth Mhatre, Manoj Ingale, Mehul Patel, Rajneesh Gurbani, Murtaza Trunkwala, Vaibhav Gosavi.
