Vidarbha cricket team

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Vidarbha cricket team
Personnel
Captain Akshay Wadkar (FC)
Atharva Taide (LA & T20)
CoachTrevor Gonsalves
Owner Vidarbha Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1957
Home ground Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity45,000
History
First-class debut Uttar Pradesh
in 1957
at  Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Ranji Trophy  wins2
Irani Cup  wins2
Vijay Hazare Trophy  wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy  wins0
Official website VCA

The Vidarbha cricket team is an Indian domestic cricket team plays in the India's domestic first-class cricket competition Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. It represents the Vidarbha region of eastern Maharashtra. In December 2017, they reached the final of the Ranji Trophy for the first time in their history, after they beat Karnataka by 5 runs in the semi-finals of the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy tournament. [1] [2] In the final, they beat Delhi by 9 wickets to win their first Ranji Trophy. [3] In the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy, Vidarbha successfully defended the crown by defeating Saurashtra by 78 runs in the final played at Nagpur.

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History

Vidarbha first played first-class cricket in the 1957–58 season, [4] competing against the other Central Zone teams until 2001-02, after which the Ranji Trophy was no longer contested on a zonal basis. Before the 2017-18 season, Vidarbha's best seasons were 1970-71 and 1995–96, when it reached the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy and 2002–03 and 2011–12, when it reached the semi-finals of the Plate Group. Up to the start of the 2017-18 season, Vidarbha had played 259 first-class matches, with 41 wins, 89 losses and 129 draws. [5]

Vidarbha's main home ground was always the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur until 2009, when it was superseded by the newly developed Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Jamtha in Nagpur. [6]

Vidarbha's record score is 237 by Ganesh Satish against Andhra in 2019-20. [7] The best bowling figures in an innings are 8 for 39 by Arun Ogiral against Madhya Pradesh in 1967-68, [8] and the best bowling figures in a match are 13 for 162 by Akshay Wakhare against Gujarat in 2014-15. [9]

Honours

Notable past players

Players from Vidarbha who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

Players from Vidarbha who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut :

Players from Vidarbha who have played T20I bit not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut :

Indian Test players from other states who have played for Vidarbha, along with Ranji Trophy seasons:

Players

Current squad

Coach: Trevor Gonsalves

Players with international caps are listed in bold

NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Karun Nair 6 December 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
Atharva Taide 26 April 2000 (age 23)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxList A Twenty20 Captain
Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Dhruv Shorey 5 June 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
Shubham Dubey 27 August 1994 (age 29)Left-handedRight-arm offbreakPlays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Aman Mokhade16 January 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm legbreak
Yash Rathod 16 May 2000 (age 23)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Sanjay Raghunath 1 April 1995 (age 28)Right-hand batRight-arm leg break
Nayan Chavan15 January 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm legbreak
Wicket-keepers
Akshay Wadkar 9 July 1994 (age 29)Right-handedFirst-class Captain
Jitesh Sharma 22 October 1992 (age 31)Right-handedPlays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Spin Bowlers
Harsh Dubey 23 July 2002 (age 21)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Aditya Sarwate 10 December 1989 (age 34)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Akshay Karnewar 12 October 1992 (age 31)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Akshay Wakhare 3 October 1985 (age 38)Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
Yash Kadam29 December 1999 (age 24)Left-handedRight-arm offbreak
Fast-Bowlers
Umesh Yadav 25 October 1987 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fastPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Darshan Nalkande 4 October 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Yash Thakur 28 December 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm mediumPlays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Aditya Thakare 8 November 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Rajneesh Gurbani 28 January 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Nachiket Bhute 1 November 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Dipesh Parwani14 January 2000 (age 24)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Saurabh Dubey 23 January 1998 (age 26)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast

Updated as on 14 March 2024

Coaching staff

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