Vidarbha cricket team

Vidarbha cricket team

Personnel
Captain	Akshay Wadkar (FC) Karun Nair (LA) Jitesh Sharma (T20)
Coach	Trevor Gonsalves
Owner	Vidarbha Cricket Association
Team information
Founded	1933
Home ground	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity	45,000
History
First-class debut	Ceylon in 1933 at  Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Ranji Trophy  wins	2
Irani Cup  wins	2
Vijay Hazare Trophy  wins	0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy  wins	0
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.

History

Vidarbha cricket team formerly known as Central Provinces and Berar played 15 first-class matches between 1933 and 1949, including 11 Ranji Trophy matches. As Vidarbha they 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Vidarbha's main home ground was always the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur until 2009, when it was superseded by the newly developed Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Jamtha in Nagpur.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

• Ranji Trophy
  • Winners (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
  • Runners-up: 2023–24

• Irani Trophy
  • Winners (2): 2017–18, 2018–19

• Vijay Hazare Trophy
  • Runners-up (1): 2024–25

Notable past players

Main article: List of Vidarbha cricketers

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

• Umesh Yadav (2011)

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

• Prashant Vaidya (1995)
• Faiz Fazal (2016)

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

• Jitesh Sharma (2023)

India Capped players from other states who have played for Vidarbha, along with seasons:

• Chandu Sarwate (1968-69) ^[10]
• Lalchand Rajput (1996-97 to 1998-99) ^[11]
• Hemang Badani (2011-12 to 2013-14) ^[12]
• Sairaj Bahutule (2011-12 to 2012-13) ^[13]
• Shiv Sunder Das (2011-12 to 2012-13) ^[14]
• Subramaniam Badrinath (2014-15 to 2015-16) ^[15]
• Wasim Jaffer (2015-16 to 2019-20) ^[16]
• Ambati Rayudu (2016-17)
• Karn Sharma (2017-18) ^[17]
• Karun Nair (2023-24 to 2024-25)

Players

Main article: List of Vidarbha cricketers

Current squad

Coach: Trevor Gonsalves

Players with international caps are listed in bold

Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Karun Nair	(1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	List A Captain Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Dhruv Shorey	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
Atharva Taide	(2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 24)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Shubham Dubey	(1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30)	Left-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Yash Rathod	(2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 24)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Apoorv Wankhade	(1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Aman Mokhade	(2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm legbreak
Danish Malewar	(2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
Yash Kadam	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 25)	Left-handed	Right-arm offbreak
Mandar Mahale	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm offbreak
Wicket-keepers
Jitesh Sharma	(1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed		Twenty20 Captain Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Akshay Wadkar	(1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed		First-class Captain
Spin Bowlers
Harsh Dubey	(2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 22)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Parth Rekhade	(1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 25)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Akshay Wakhare	(1985-10-03) 3 October 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
Akshay Karnewar	(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 32)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Fast-Bowlers
Yash Thakur	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Darshan Nalkande	(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL
Aditya Thakare	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Umesh Yadav	(1987-10-25) 25 October 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Nachiket Bhute	(1999-11-01) 1 November 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Dipesh Parwani	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 25)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast
Praful Hinge	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast

Updated as on 18 January 2025

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Trevor Gonsalves ^[18]
• Batting coach: Yusuf Pathan
• Bowling coach: Subroto Banerjee ^[19]
• Under-19s coach: Usman Ghani
• Video analyst: Aniruddha Deshpande
• Trainer: Amiykumar Mohanty
• Physio: Dr Niraj Karamchandani

References

1. "Ranji Trophy 2017: Rajneesh Gurbani's seven-for takes Vidarbha to maiden final". Indian Express. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
2. "Gurbani seven-for books Vidarbha's maiden Ranji final berth". ESPN Cricinfo. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
3. "Vidarbha crowned champions in maiden Ranji final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. "Vidarbha's maiden Ranji title in 61 seasons". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
5. "Vidarbha playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
6. "First-class matches played on Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
7. Kishore, Shashank (12 December 2019). "'Local' hero Ganesh Satish relishes Vidarbha leadership role". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
8. "Most wickets in an innings for Vidarbha". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
9. "Most wickets in a match for Vidarbha". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
10. "Teams Chandu Sarwate played for".
11. "Teams Lalchand Rajput played for".
12. "Teams Hemang Badani played for".
13. "Teams Sairaj Bahutule played for".
14. "Teams Shiv Sunder Das played for".
15. "Teams Subramaniam Badrinath played for".
16. "Teams Wasim Jaffer played for".
17. "Teams Karn Sharma played for".
18. Trevor Gonsalves appointed coach of Vidarbha cricket team
19. Vijay Telang appointed Vidarbha coach

External links

• Vidarbha at CricketArchive
• Vidarbha Cricket Team News
• Wasim Jaffer moves to Vidarbha after 19 years with Mumbai cricket team