Amol Muzumdar
India
Personal Information
Born
Nov 11, 1974 (49 years)
Birth Place
Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Height
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Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm legbreak
ICC Rankings
Test
ODI
T20
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Bowling
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Career Information
Teams
India, Andhra
An elegant, artsy right-handed batsman from the maidans of Mumbai, Amol Muzumdar's cricketing career was the definition of being born in the wrong era, encapsulated by the fact that he was t...
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An elegant, artsy right-handed batsman from the maidans of Mumbai, Amol Muzumdar's cricketing career was the definition of being born in the wrong era, encapsulated by the fact that he was the unlucky batsman who was famously padded up when a certain Sachin Tendulkar and his mate, Vinod Kambli, forged a world record partnership of 664 runs in school cricket.
Like several greats, he made a hundred - a double in fact - on his Ranji debut, where he made an unbeaten 260, manifesting his insatiable appetite for runs and the ability to stay focused for a very long time. The innings, although just a one-off, also showed that he came with a fantastic temperament in the box, playing this majestic knock in a crucial Ranji pre-quarter-final game. He was causing a buzz around the circuit, and even made it to the U-19 levels in the early 90s, and the India A side alongside future Test cap holders including Rahul Dravid.
A classic case of \"so near, yet so far\", by no fault of his own, Muzumdar never quite earned himself a Test cap. He continued to score runs by the barrel, and led Mumbai to a Ranji Trophy win for the first time despite an ordinary start, beating Bengal in the final. Muzumdar, after a long association with Mumbai cricket, was unceremoniously dropped and moved to Assam to play Ranji cricket for them. He also went on to play for Andhra, and after a long and accomplished domestic career, announced his retirement in 2014, ending his career as the highest scorer in Ranji cricket before the record was overhauled by Wasim Jaffer.
He became the captain of Mumbai on a full-time basis in 2006/07 and in his very first season as captain, Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy,. After being left out of the Mumbai squad for the Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy in 2009, Muzumdar announced that he would represent Assam in the next Ranji season. In October 2012, he signed to play for Andhra Pradesh and stayed there before announcing his retirement in 2014. Muzumdar was coached by Dronacharya award winner, Ramakant Achrekar, famously known as Sachin Tendulkar's first coach. Muzumdar has worked as a TV commentator for domestic games in recent years whilst also assisting the Netherlands national team as a batting coach.
Written by Varun Dixit
Like several greats, he made a hundred - a double in fact - on his Ranji debut, where he made an unbeaten 260, manifesting his insatiable appetite for runs and the ability to stay focused for a very long time. The innings, although just a one-off, also showed that he came with a fantastic temperament in the box, playing this majestic knock in a crucial Ranji pre-quarter-final game. He was causing a buzz around the circuit, and even made it to the U-19 levels in the early 90s, and the India A side alongside future Test cap holders including Rahul Dravid.
A classic case of \"so near, yet so far\", by no fault of his own, Muzumdar never quite earned himself a Test cap. He continued to score runs by the barrel, and led Mumbai to a Ranji Trophy win for the first time despite an ordinary start, beating Bengal in the final. Muzumdar, after a long association with Mumbai cricket, was unceremoniously dropped and moved to Assam to play Ranji cricket for them. He also went on to play for Andhra, and after a long and accomplished domestic career, announced his retirement in 2014, ending his career as the highest scorer in Ranji cricket before the record was overhauled by Wasim Jaffer.
He became the captain of Mumbai on a full-time basis in 2006/07 and in his very first season as captain, Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy,. After being left out of the Mumbai squad for the Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy in 2009, Muzumdar announced that he would represent Assam in the next Ranji season. In October 2012, he signed to play for Andhra Pradesh and stayed there before announcing his retirement in 2014. Muzumdar was coached by Dronacharya award winner, Ramakant Achrekar, famously known as Sachin Tendulkar's first coach. Muzumdar has worked as a TV commentator for domestic games in recent years whilst also assisting the Netherlands national team as a batting coach.
Written by Varun Dixit
