Since the start of the Indian cricket team, players belonged largely from Maharashtra and South India. Mumbai has many cricket academies that have been running for many years. Many players who belong to the state of Maharashtra have represented the Indian cricket team. Here is the list of the top 10 players.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
The first name on the list is one of the greatest and most legendary players ever in cricket. Sachin is often regarded as the God of cricket and is hailed worldwide. He is a Mumbaikar and represented Mumbai in his first-class career. He debuted very young and ruled sports for over 20 years. He has many records under his name. For example, the highest run-getter in men's cricket, the most number of hundreds, and so on. He even played IPL for Mumbai Indians. Nowadays, he serves as a commentator and sports analyst. He also runs his cricket academy. He was also part of the world Cup 2011 winning team. Sachin’s son is Arjun Tendulkar, who is a new budding cricketer. Due to its popularity and cricket experiences, Sachin has great brand value too.
2. Sunil Gavaskar
The next player is also a great player and a legendary batsman. He is non-other than Sunil Gavaskar. He is a former Indian player who captained the team even. He was part of the 1983 world Cup-winning team. Later he became India's one of best openers. He later on, focuses on commenting. He is often seen during pre and post-match presentations. His son, Rohan Gavaskar, is also a cricket player in India.
3. Ravi Shastri
The next player on our list is Ravi Shastri. He is a great legendary player too. He represented India in the late 80s-90s. He was one of the members of the World Cup-winning team in 1983. He was a right-hand batsman and used to play well. Later after his career ended, he moved into the commentator club and used to comment in English and Hindi. Every one of us is a fan of his commentating skills. Further, he was the head coach of the Indian cricket team for a long tenure. He is also considered helpful in shaping the aggressive, dominant Indian team under Virat. Some of his famous words are “tracer bullet, champions.” People are fans of his grudge voice.
4. Vijay Merchant
The next player is Vijay Merchant. He was one of the earliest players who played for the team India. He played for India before independence. He belonged to a wealthy family and represented Bombay’s presidency in a domestic forum. He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm part-time medium-pace bowler. He has an impressive batting average in first class, which is 71. He is just behind Sir Don Bradman. He had played 10 test matches for the Indian Cricket team.
5. Dilip Vengsarkar
The next player on our list is Dilip Vengsarkar. He was a legendary batsman for the Indian cricket team. He used to be a key member of the Indian top order. He, later on, joined the cricket administration too. He played more than 100 test matches for the Indian team from 1980 through 1990. He had an impressive batting average of 42 in them. He runs 3 cricket academies under his name. He was even elected as the chairman of the selection committee.
6. Ajit Wadekar
The next player is another legendary player - Ajit Wadekar. He hailed from Mumbai and represented the Indian National team in the 1970s. He was an explosive left-hand batsman who used to score big and too quickly. He contributed a lot during India's initial victories in the country, like England and West Indies. But later on, he got under immense pressure due to added responsibilities.
7. Polly Umrigar
The next player on our list is Poly Umrigar. He was a former Indian cricket representing Bombay and Gujarat in domestic forums. He captained the Indian team in 8 test matches even. He used to play in the late 1950s. He was the first player to score double a hundred in test cricket. When he retired, he was the leading run-scorer as well as leading the chart of most centuries scored even. He had an impressive batting average of 42 at that time.
8. Ajit Agarkar
The next player on our list is Ajit Agarkar. He is one of the best Indian teams that has ever been produced. He has played over 200 matches in all formats and has much experience in this sport. He is an all-rounder. He used to be a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. Later in his career, he shifted to the commentator club. He does that in both languages that are Hindi and English.
9. Rohit Sharma
The next player on the list is non-other than Rohit Sharma. He is often called a Hitman. He is the current skipper of the Indian cricket team. He was one of the members of the t20 2007 World Cup. He is a right-hand opening batsman who regularly plays in all 3 formats. He has many double centuries and centuries in all formats. He is on the list of the most runs scored by active players. He led Mumbai Indians in IPL and helped the team to clinch 5 trophies over the years. He is known for his six-hitting capabilities.
10. Ajinkya Rahane
The last player on our list is Ajinkya Rahane. He is one of the good test batsmen. He used to play all 3 formats, but upon seeing his abilities in the red ball format, he was limited to that only. He was vice-captain of the test team over a good period. He even captained the team; one such achievement is BGT in Australia. Due to poor form in test cricket, he has been dropped from BCCI's central contract. However, he still plays IPL.
