Amol Majumdar is an Indian cricketer and coach who is considered one of the most talented batsmen to have never played international cricket for India. He scored more than 10,000 first-class runs in the Indian domestic circuit. He has worked as a coach for many teams.
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Amol Anil Muzumdar was born on Monday, 11 November 1974 (age 49 years; as in 2023) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio. He initially studied at BPM High School, Khar, Mumbai and later at Shardashram Vidyamandir International School, Dadar.
Amol Muzumdar (far right) during his teenage years
His interest in cricket came from his father and uncles, who played cricket in the league stages. At the age of ten, his father enrolled him in the training academy of Ramakant Achrekar, who also trained many other legendary batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar, Chandrakant Pandit, Lalchand Rajput, Praveen Amre and Vinod Kambli. Later he became a professional cricketer.
Amol Majumdar with his coach Ramakant Achrekar (left)
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: black
Family
He belongs to a middle class Hindu family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Anil Majumdar who worked in the banking sector 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 Ruhi Salvi Majumdar who works in the share market. The couple has a daughter named Devina Muzumdar who is an artist and studied at the Institute of Fine Arts Academy, Mumbai and Utpal Shanghvi Global School, Mumbai.
Amol Majumdar with his wife and daughter
religion/religious views
He follows Hindu religion and is a devotee of Lord Vitthal.
livelihood
cricketer
Mumbai
He started playing cricket for the Shardashram Vidyamandir International School team during the 1987–88 season. Later he played for Bombay Under-15, West Zone Under-15, Bombay Under-16, Bombay Under-19, West Zone Under-16, Star Club of India, Indian Board President Under-19 XI, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Cricket Club Played for. India President’s XI, Madras Rubber Factory, Khar Gymkhana, Mumbai Cricket Association President’s XI, Mumbai Cricket Association XI, Abahani Limited and All India Electricity Board.
Amol Muzumdar playing during his early domestic years
He played for various teams like West Zone, Indian Youth XI, Rest of India and India Seniors for almost 20 years. He made headlines by scoring 260 runs on his first-class debut against Haryana, which was the highest debut score in first-class cricket at the time. He captained Mumbai in various seasons and under his leadership the team won the Ranji title 7 times.
Assam
Amol Muzumdar moved to the Assam cricket team in September 2009 and played for them until the 2011 domestic season. While playing in Assam, he also played for Assam Cricket Association XI.
Amol Muzumdar during his playing days for Assam
Andhra Pradesh
He started playing for Andhra Pradesh team in October 2011 and played till December 2013. He retired from cricket on 25 October 2014.
India Under-19 and India A
In 1994, he served as the vice-captain of the India under-19 team. During the 1994–95 season, he played for India A alongside Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly.
England
He played for various teams in England, including Tynemouth (2002), Bishop Auckland (2005–07) and Church (2009).
Amol Muzumdar (third from left) playing in England
Netherlands
He played for Kvik Haag from 2011 to 2013. He could play for the Dutch national team; However, he became a coach.
coach
He was appointed as the batting coach of the Netherlands in October 2013 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) while working as the batting coach of Rajasthan Royals.
In September 2019, he became the batting coach of the South African team touring India. In June 2021, he was appointed as the head coach of the Mumbai team in the Ranji Trophy. She was appointed as the head coach of the India national women’s team in October 2023.
Amol Muzumdar with Yashasvi Jaiswal (right) while serving as Mumbai coach
statistics
First class
List A (One Day)
t-20
Facts/General Knowledge
- Although he performed consistently well in the domestic circuit, he never played for the Indian national team. While many allege that he was never selected due to his Assamese roots; However, in an interview, he claimed that he did not get a chance to play in the national team during the 2000s because of the Fab 4, which consisted of Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.
Amol Majumdar (left) with VVS Laxman
- In 2002, he was considering retiring from cricket as he anticipated that he would not get a call-up to the Indian national team; However, his father asked him to reconsider the decision and sent him to play in the league in England. Amol found his passion for sports there and played for about 10 years.
- His batting style was right-handed.
- He has also worked as a commentator and guest on cricket discussion shows.
Amol Majumdar with Irfan Pathan (left) during a TV show
- 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 Majumdar (left) with Ravi Shastri
- When Amol Muzumdar retired in 2014, he held the record for most runs in Ranji Trophy, before Mumbai batsman Wasim Jaffer broke his record.
Amol Majumdar (right) with Wasim Jaffer
- He likes singing in his free time.
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