Amol Muzumdar is a former Indian cricketer and current coach. |
Despite scoring over 10,000 runs in domestic cricket, he never played for the Indian national team. |
His interest in cricket was sparked by his father and uncles, who played amateur cricket. |
In 1987-88, he started playing for Shardashram Vidyamandir International School team. |
During his Ranji debut against Haryana, he scored 260 runs, setting a debut score record. |
Leading Mumbai, he secured 7 Ranji titles during his captaincy. |
In 1994, Amol served as the vice-captain for India Under-19. |
He played alongside Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly in the India A team in 1994-95. |
Starting from 2009, he played for Assam until 2011. |
Afterwards, from 2011 to 2013, he played for Andhra Pradesh. |
Amol retired from all forms of cricket in October 2014. |
Before his retirement, he held the record for the highest run-scorer in a domestic season. |
In 2013, there were rumors he might play for the Netherlands national team. |
However, he was appointed as the batting coach for the Netherlands in October 2013. |
From 2018 to 2021, he served as the batting coach for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. |
During the South African tour of India in September 2019, he coached the South African national team in batting. |
He became the head coach of the Mumbai team in June 2021 and the Indian women’s team in October 2023. |
Amol has faced criticism for not being selected for the Indian team despite his performances. |
Considering retirement in 2002, he continued playing for another decade. |
He has also appeared as a guest on cricket discussion shows and worked as a commentator in various leagues. |