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COMPETITION HISTORY It is generally a setback for an Indian state cricket team, when your state has been divided into two teams. The city of Mumbai has been on it's own on the cricketing circuit for it's entire history, with the state of Maharashtra running through the competition with a separate team. However, Mumbai is an exception to the normal results of state division. Perhaps this was clear when it won to the 1st ever Ranji Trophy in 1934/35, with the likes of Vijay Merchant starring in the final against Northern India. It was an even larger surpirse that this city was the winner of the second Ranji Trophy as well (1935/36), this time the victory was against Madras. Mumbai was meeting much success in the Ranji Trophy and by the time the tournament was 20 years old, it has won 7 times. But it was after this point, that Mumbai was unleashed upon India. The team, then called Bombay, from 1955 to 1975, Mumbai won 18 of the 20 seasons, this was part of a 15 year winning streak (1958 - 1973). It was only in 1978 and 1979 that two consecutive seasons finished in which Mumbai was not in the finals. For the next 5 years after that year, Mumbai was in all but 1 final. The strength of Mumbai was lost somewhat in the last 80s, but they picked it up once again in the mid 90s. From 1994-2004, Mumbai won an additonal 6 Ranji Trophies. It has not won a trophy in the last two seasons, but is still one of the strongest teams in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group. This has led to many consecutive performances in the Irani Trophy , however Mumbai has failed to beat the Rest of India team since 1998. It has still been successful, having won 15 Irani Trophies and only lost 7. FAMOUS PLAYERS The team is known for its Batting and spin bowling and has produced many of the Indian Cricket Team 's top batsmen over the years. Some of the players who have appeared in the national team include:
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MUMBAI CRICKET ASSOCIATION The Mumbai Cricket Team is led by the Mumbai Cricket Association , which has established its home ground the Wankhede Stadium , an international cricket ground. The President of the Mumbai Cricket Association, Sharad Pawar , is also president of the BCCI See Mumbai Cricket Association for details. SEE ALSO |