Madhya Pradesh League 2024 Unveils Teams: Full Squads And Icon Players Revealed

The inaugural edition of the Madhya Pradesh League (MPL) for the Scindia Cup, a franchise-based professional T20 cricket league, is set to commence on Saturday, June 15. This event will showcase talents from the state, including several Indian Premier League (IPL) stars.

A total of 12 matches, including two playoff games—the Eliminator and the MPL final—will be held over nine days at the new Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) Stadium in Gwalior. The first season will feature five teams competing for the title.

The five teams participating in MPL Season 1 are Gwalior Cheetahs, Malwa Panthers, Bhopal Leopards, Jabalpur Lions, and Rewa Jaguars. Each team is represented by an icon player with IPL experience, such as Venkatesh Iyer and Rajat Patidar.

1. Malwa Panthers - Rajat Patidar
2. Gwalior Cheetahs - Venkatesh Iyer
3. Bhopal Leopards - Mohammad Arshad Khan
4. Jabalpur Lions - Saransh Jain
5. Rewa Jaguars - Kuldeep Sen

In addition to these names, Kulwant Khejroliya and Kumar Kartikeya Singh, who also have IPL experience, will participate in MPL Season 1 alongside other top and rising talents from Madhya Pradesh cricket.

Bhopal Leopards 2024 Squad

Mohammad Arshad Khan (icon), Siddharth Patidar, Ankush Singh, Aniket Verma, Gautam Raghuwanshi, Suraj Yadav, Kamal Tripathi, Madhav Tiwari, Mangesh Yadav, Akash Rajawat, Harsh Gawali (wicketkeeper), Rakesh Thakur (wicketkeeper), Vikas Sharma (wicketkeeper), Mihir Hirwani, Aviral Singh, Priyanshu Shukla.

Bhopal Leopards 2024 Support Staff: Sanjay Panday (Head Coach), Brajesh Singh Tomar (Mentor), Arif Khan (Trainer), Gaurav Mehta (Physiotherapist), Mahaveer Arya (Video Analyst), Vivek Khare (Team Manager).

Gwalior Cheetahs 2024 Squad

Venkatesh Iyer (icon), Abhi Agnihotri, Anand Singh Bais, Ashwin Das, Parth Singh Sahani, Rahul Batham, Arpit Patel, Sanjoy Singh Nijjer, Shivang Kumar, Yash Dubey (wicketkeeper), Apurve Dwivedi (wicketkeeper), Ankit Singh Kushwah, Ishan Afridi, Ramveer Singh Gurjar, Vishnu Bhardwaj, Yuvraj Nema.

Gwalior Cheetahs 2024 Support Staff: Devendra Bundela (Head Coach), Mohnish Mishra (Mentor), Hardeep Gill (Trainer), Pankaj Yadav (Physiotherapist), Rajesh Patidar (Video Analyst).

Jabalpur Lions 2024 Squad

Saransh Jain (icon), Parth Chaudhary, Anil Mourya, Kanishk Dubey, Aryan Pandey, Sagar Solanki, Aryan Deshmukh, Akhil Nigote Yadav, Ankur Singh Chauhan, Abhishek Pathak, Tripuresh Singh, Abhishek Bhandari (wicketkeeper), Arpit Gaud (wicketkeeper), Rahul Chandrol (wicketkeeper), Aman Bhadoriya, Puneet Datey.

Jabalpur Lions 2024 Support Staff: Lalchand Rajput (Director of Cricket), Sunil Dholpure (Head Coach), Pratibha Kaitwas (Trainer), Chinmaya Kenkere (Physiotherapist).

Malwa Panthers 2024 Squad

Rajat Patidar (icon), Aman Singh Solanki, Shubham Sharma, Akshat Raguwanshi, Devansh Vishwakarma, Lucky Mishra, Vandit Joshi, Chanchal Rathore (wicketkeeper), Anubhav Agarwal, Ritesh Shakya, Anuj Lahore, Goutam Joshi, Kartik Parihar, Parush Mandal, Akshay Singh, Harshvardhan Singh.

Malwa Panthers 2024 Support Staff: Anand Rajan (Head Coach), Jatin Saxena (Mentor), Abhishek Pathrod (Batting Coach), Rajendra Singh Chandrawat (Trainer), Deepali Jain (Physiotherapist).

Rewa Jaguars 2024 Squad

Kuldeep Sen (icon), Kuldeep Gehi, Manan Mehta, Parth Goswami, Prithviraj Singh Tomar, Shubham Kushwah, Vikrant Bhadoriya, Harsh Dixit, Himanshu Shinde, Shubham Rathore. Himanshu Mantri (wicketkeeper), Ajay Roher (wicketkeeper), Amarjeet Singh. Kulwant Khejroliya. Kumar Kartikeya Singh. Shivam Shukla.

Rewa Jaguars 2024 Support Staff: Sanjeev Sharma (Director of Cricket). Ishwar Pandey (Head Coach). Dr Hemant Tiwari (Trainer). Pavneet Singh Saluja (Physiotherapist). Amitabh Vijayvargiya (Team Manager).

The MPL promises to be a significant event for cricket enthusiasts in Madhya Pradesh. With a mix of seasoned IPL players and emerging local talent competing in a well-structured league format at a new venue in Gwalior. The tournament is expected to draw considerable attention from fans and stakeholders alike.