Organised by the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA), the Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) will be one of the most anticipated leagues in India. It will have some exemplary players who are proven performers and will be itching to prove a point.
The Maharashtra Premier League will feature some top-class players and will have 6 teams, which are cities of Maharashtra. The cities are Pune, Nashik, Kolhapur, Sambhajinagar, Solapur and Ratnagiri.
The MPL will provide a lot of opportunities to young players to prove a point and to showcase their skills and abilities. With several people across the globe watching the league, the Maharashtra Premier League promises to be an absolute crackerjack of a league.
In this article, we take a look at a few high-profile players in the upcoming Maharashtra Premier League:
1. Ruturaj Gaikwad
One of the classiest young batters of our generation, Ruturaj Gaikwad will be leading the Pune side in the Maharashtra Premier League. He has been named as their icon player and will be hoping to guide them to a title victory.
Gaikwad is one of the top performers of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has also won the Orange Cap in IPL 2021.
2. Kedar Jadhav
Indian all-rounder Kedar Jadhav will be representing the Kolhapur team in the upcoming Maharashtra Premier League. He is a top-class all-rounder and has played 73 ODIs and 9 T20Is for India.
His dependable batting and his wily bowling make him stand-out among the other players. Kedar Jadhav will be one of the high-profile names in the upcoming Maharashtra Premier League.
3. Rahul Tripathi
Aggressive top-order batter Rahul Tripathi will also be playing in the Maharashtra Premier League. He will be representing the Nashik franchise and will be a solid batter for them. Tripathi is a consistent performer in the cash-rich IPL and has played 89 games.
He has scored 2071 runs and presently plays for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) franchise in the IPL.
4. Vicky Ostwal
The all-rounder from Maharashtra will be representing the Solapur franchise in the upcoming tournament. Ostwal was a part of the Delhi Capitals (DC) team in IPL 2023. He is a genuine all-rounder and can chip in with the bat as well as with the ball.
Vicky Ostwal has played 4 T20 games so far in his cricketing career and has mustered 61 runs. He has also taken 4 wickets.
5. Rajvardhan Hangargekar
The 20-year-old all-rounder from Maharashtra grabbed eyeballs when he performed exceedingly well in the ICC U-19 World Cup 2022 in West Indies. India had lifted the World Cup in that edition and Rajvardhan had played a pivotal role.
He is the icon player of Sambhajinagar and will be an important player in the ranks of the team. In one ICC U-19 World Cup 2022 match against Ireland, Rajvardhan Hangargekar had smashed 3 sixes off 3 balls and that eventually got voted as the “Play of the Tournament”.
The Yash Dhull led Indian side had beaten England in the finals by 4 wickets to win their 5th U-19 World Cup title.
