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500 Not Out: Mumbai’s performance in the Ranji Trophy

Mumbai has won a staggering 41 of the 83 Ranji Trophy titles. On Thursday, when it plays against Baroda at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai will become the first to make 500 appearances. The Hindu looks at what makes the team special, from the perspectives of some Mumbai greats, and some opponents.

November 09, 2017 09:32 am | Updated December 01, 2021 06:49 am IST

The Hindu Net Desk
The Hindu Net Desk
Former Mumbai Ranji trophy captains Sachin Tendulkar, Sudhir Naik, Madhav Apte, Ajit Wadekar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Amol Muzumdar and present captain Aditya Tare during a felicitation by the Mumbai Cricket Association on the eve of Mumbai's 500th Ranji Trophy match, on Wednesday.

Former Mumbai Ranji trophy captains Sachin Tendulkar, Sudhir Naik, Madhav Apte, Ajit Wadekar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Amol Muzumdar and present captain Aditya Tare during a felicitation by the Mumbai Cricket Association on the eve of Mumbai's 500th Ranji Trophy match, on Wednesday.

Collection - 8 stories

Winners' gallery: Mumbai cricket team poses for a photograph after winning the Ranji Trophy for the 38th time, defeating Uttar Pradesh, in Hyderabad in 2009. File
Cricket
Mumbai Ranji team: Impeccable track record
Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan.
Mumbai
Playing round the year is the key, says Wadekar
Amol Karhadkar
Sachin Tendulkar, with Wasim Jaffer, acknowledges the cheers of the crowd after scoring a 50, in the Ranji Trophy final against Bengal at Wankhede stadium on February 2, 2007.
Cricket
Performing against them was road to Test cricket
Chandu Borde
Sachin Tendulkar.
Cricket
Ranji game against TN the best, says Tendulkar
G. Viswanath
Anshuman Gaekwad. File
Cricket
Our players would stop practice and watch their players walk in
Anshuman Gaekwad
Respected rival: Legends Mohinder Amarnath and Kapil Dev were unanimous in their assessment of Mumbai as a consistently mighty force in the country.
Cricket
Mumbai’s contribution to Indian cricket can’t be matched: Kapil
Vijay Lokapally
Incredible game : The 1991 Ranji Trophy final against Haryana was one of just five finals that Mumbai/Bombay has lost in its long campaign. Here stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar and Dilip Vengsarkar, who went on a six-hitting spree in that match, discuss strategy.
Cricket
Ranji Trophy: A memorable milestone for Mumbai
G. Viswanath
Cricket
Mumbai will hope to get the better of Baroda in historic match
Nandakumar Marar

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