Amol Muzumdar is an Indian cricketer and coach, considered to be one of the most talented batsmen who never represented India in an international cricket match. He has scored over 10,000 first-class runs on the Indian domestic circuit. He has served as a coach for several teams.
Wiki/Biography
Amol Anil Muzumdar was born on Monday, November 11, 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (49 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He initially studied at BPM High School in Khar, Mumbai and later at Shardashram Vidyamandir International School in Dadar.
Amol Muzumdar (far right) as a teenager
He became interested in cricket as his father and uncle used to play cricket at the league level. At the age of ten, his father enrolled him in Ramakant Achrekar’s training academy, which also trained many other legendary batsmen such as Sachin Tendulkar Tendulkar, Chandrakant Pandit, Lachhand Rajput, Pravin Amre and Vinod Kambri Kambli). He later became a professional cricketer.
Amol Muzumdar and his coach Ramakant Achrekar (left)
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 70kg
Hair Color: Salt & Pepper
Eye color: black
family
He comes from a middle-class Hindu family.
Parents and siblings
His father, Anil Muzumdar, worked in banking and also played cricket for Mumbai.
Amol Muzumdar (second from left) with his parents, wife and daughter
wife and children
His wife’s name is Ruhee Salvi Muzumdar and she works in the stock market. The couple has a daughter named Devina Muzumdar, who is an artist and studied at Bombay Academy of Fine Arts and Utpal Shanghvi Global School, Mumbai.
Amol Muzumdar with wife and daughter
Religion/Religious Views
He followed Hinduism and was a devotee of Lord Vitala.
Profession
cricket player
mumbai
He started playing cricket for Shardashram Vidyamandir International School team in the 1987-88 season. He later played for Mumbai Under-15, West End Under-15, Mumbai Under-16, Mumbai Under-19, West End Under-16, Indian Stars Club, Indian Board Chairman Under-19 XI, Mohammad Sports Club, Cricket Club India President’s XI, Madras Rubber Factory, Khar Gymkhana, Bombay Cricket Association President’s XI, Bombay Cricket Association XI, Abahani Limited and All India Electricity Board.
Amol Muzumdar’s first years of playing domestic football
He played for around 20 years for different teams such as West Zone, Indian Youth XI, Rest of India and India Seniors. He made headlines for scoring 260 runs on his debut in first-class cricket against Haryana, which was the highest debut score in first-class cricket at that time. He captained Mumbai for many seasons and led them to seven Ranji titles.
assam
Amol Muzumdar moved to Assam Cricket Team in September 2009 and played for the team until the 2011 domestic season. While playing in Assam, he also played for the Assam Cricket Association XI.
Amol Muzumdar during his playing days with Assam
andhra pradesh
He started playing for Andhra Pradesh team from October 2011 until December 2013. He retired from cricket on October 25, 2014.
India Under-19 and India A
In 1994, he served as the vice-captain of the Indian U-19 team. In the 1994-95 season, he played for the India A team along with Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly.
U.K.
He played for different teams in England, including Tynemouth (2002), Bishop Auckland (2005-07) and Churchill (2009).
Amol Muzumdar (third from left) playing football in England
Netherlands
From 2011 to 2013, he played for Rapid Den Haag. However, he became a coach.
coach
In October 2013, he was appointed as the Netherlands’ batting coach for the 2015 World Cup qualifiers. He served as the batting coach of Rajasthan Royals for four IPL seasons from 2018 to 2021.
Amol Muzumdar (second from right) serves as batting coach of Rajasthan Royals
In September 2019, he became the batting coach of the Indian team on the tour of South Africa. In June 2021, he was appointed as the head coach of Mumbai team in Ranji Trophy. In October 2023, he was appointed as the head coach of the Indian national women’s team.
Amol Muzumdar and Yashasvi Jaiswal (right) when they were Mumbai coaches
Statistical data
first class
List A (one day)
T20
Facts/Trivia
- Although he performed consistently in the domestic circuit, he never played for the Indian national team. Although many claimed that he was never selected because of his Assamese origins; however, in an interview, he claimed that he could not get a chance to play as the Fab 4 members of the national team during the decade of 2000s included Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar , Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.
Amol Muzumdar and VVS Laxman (left)
- In 2002, he considered retiring from cricket as he did not expect to be called up for the Indian national team. However, his father asked him to reconsider this decision and sent him to play in the English league. Armor discovered his passion for the sport there and played there for about 10 years.
- His batting style is right-handed.
- He has also served as a commentator and guest on cricket discussion shows.
Amol Muzumdar and Irfan Pathan (left) on TV
- He revealed in an interview that his favorite cricketer growing up was Sunil Gavaskar. He also considered Ravi Shastri as a great leader in the interview.
Amol Muzumdar and Ravi Shastri (left)
- When Amol Muzumdar retired in 2014, he held the record for most runs in the Ranji Trophy, which was later broken by Mumbai batsman Wasim Jaffer His record.
Amol Muzumdar and Wasim Jaffer (right)
- He enjoys singing in his free time.
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