Vidarbha cricket team
Personnel
CaptainAkshay Wadkar (FC)
Atharva Taide (LA & T20)
CoachTrevor Gonsalves
OwnerVidarbha Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1957
Home groundVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity45,000
History
First-class debutUttar 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 websiteVCA

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Vidarbha's main home ground was always the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur until 2009, when it was superseded by the newly developed Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Jamtha in Nagpur.[6]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

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Atharva Taide26 April 2000Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxList A Twenty20 Captain
Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Sanjay Raghunath1 April 1995Right-hand batRight-arm leg break
Karun Nair6 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
Shubham Dubey27 August 1994Left-handedRight-arm offbreakPlays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Faiz Fazal7 September 1985Left-handedRight-arm medium
Aman Mokhade16 January 2001Right-handedRight-arm legbreak
Dhruv Shorey5 June 1992Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
Nayan Chavan15 January 2000Right-handedRight-arm legbreak
Wicket-keepers
Akshay Wadkar9 July 1994Right-handedFirst-class Captain
Jitesh Sharma22 October 1992Right-handedPlays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Spin Bowlers
Harsh Dubey23 July 2002Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Aditya Sarwate10 December 1989Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Akshay Karnewar12 October 1992Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Akshay Wakhare3 October 1985Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
Yash Kadam29 December 1999Left-handedRight-arm offbreak
Fast-Bowlers
Yash Thakur28 December 1998Right-handedRight-arm mediumPlays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL
Darshan Nalkande4 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Umesh Yadav25 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fastPlays for Gujarat Titans in IPL
Nachiket Bhute1 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
Rajneesh Gurbani28 January 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Dipesh Parwani14 January 2000Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Saurabh Dubey23 January 1998Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Aditya Thakare8 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Updated as on 5 January 2024

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. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gurbani seven-for books Vidarbha's maiden Ranji final berth". ESPN Cricinfo. 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
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