Vidarbha cricket team
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Faiz Fazal and Akshay Wadkar |
| Coach | Trevor Gonsalves |
| Owner | Vidarbha Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Home ground | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium |
| Capacity | 45,000 |
| History | |
| 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 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Vidarbha's main home ground was always the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur until 2009, when it was superseded by the newly developed Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Jamtha in Nagpur.[6]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]
Players
Current squad
Coach: Trevor Gonsalves
Players with international caps are listed in bold
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Apoorv Wankhade | 14 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Atharva Taide | 26 April 2000 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL |
| Ganesh Satish | 15 March 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Faiz Fazal | 7 September 1985 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | First-class Captain |
| Sanjay Raghunath | 1 April 1995 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm leg break | |
| Shubham Dubey | 27 August 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Aman Mokhade | Right-handed | Right-arm legbreak | ||
| All-rounder | ||||
| Harsh Dubey | 23 July 2002 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Akshay Wadkar | 9 July 1994 | Right-handed | List A and Twenty20 Captain | |
| Jitesh Sharma | 22 October 1992 | Right-handed | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Aditya Sarwate | 10 December 1989 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Akshay Karnewar | 12 October 1992 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Akshay Wakhare | 3 October 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| Fast-Bowlers | ||||
| Lalit Yadav | 17 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Umesh Yadav | 25 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL |
| Aditya Thakare | 8 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Darshan Nalkande | 4 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL |
| Nachiket Bhute | 1 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Rajneesh Gurbani | 23 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Yash Thakur | 28 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as on 23 November 2022
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Trevor Gonsalves[10]
- Batting coach: Yusuf Pathan
- Bowling coach: Subroto Banerjee[11]
- Under-19s coach: Usman Ghani
- Video analyst: Aniruddha Deshpande
- Trainer: Amiykumar Mohanty
- Physio: Dr Niraj Karamchandani
References
- ^ "Ranji Trophy 2017: Rajneesh Gurbani's seven-for takes Vidarbha to maiden final". Indian Express. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Gurbani seven-for books Vidarbha's maiden Ranji final berth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Vidarbha crowned champions in maiden Ranji final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Vidarbha's maiden Ranji title in 61 seasons". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Vidarbha playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "First-class matches played on Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Kishore, Shashank (12 December 2019). "'Local' hero Ganesh Satish relishes Vidarbha leadership role". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Most wickets in an innings for Vidarbha". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Most wickets in a match for Vidarbha". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Trevor Gonsalves appointed coach of Vidarbha cricket team
- ^ Vijay Telang appointed Vidarbha coach
