Surendra Shriram Bhave (born 30 March 1966) is a former Indian first-class cricketer hailing from Pune district, who played for his home state Maharashtra from 1986 to 2001.
A right-handed opening batsman, noted for his run scoring and ability to build large innings, Bhave regularly captained Maharashtra throughout the 1990s.
[2] Bhave had a strong start to his career, after making one first-class appearance in both 1986/87 and 1987/88 he made the most of his opportunity in 1988/89 by scoring 730 runs at an average of 91.25.
Playing against Punjab, Bhave failed in both innings and in the end it was a maiden first-class century to Amit Sharma that was the difference.
[5] Bhave played for India A in the 1992/93 SAARC Quadrangular, a limited overs series also competed for by Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A and Pakistan A. Bhave scored 81 against the Sri Lankans and although India made the final, the contest was canceled following rioting in the host city of Dhaka.