The Vidarbha cricket team is an Indian domestic

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team plays in the India's domestic

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

competition

Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy (also known as Mastercard Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons) is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations. Board of Control for Cr ...

and limited-overs

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and

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. It represents the

Vidarbha Vidarbha (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the east of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a Proposed states and union territories of India#Maharashtra, proposed state of central India, comprising th ...

region of eastern

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. In December 2017, they reached the final of the Ranji Trophy for the first time in their history, after they beat

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

by 5 runs in the semi-finals of the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy tournament. In the final, they beat

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by 9 wickets to win their first Ranji Trophy. 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, competing against the other Central Zone teams until 2001-02, after which the

was no longer contested on a zonal basis. Before the 2017-18 season,

's best seasons were 1970-71 and 1995–96, when it reached the quarter-finals of the

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. Vidarbha's main home ground was always the

Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground The Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground is a cricket ground located in the city of Nagpur. The ground is known as the VCA Ground and belongs to the Central Zone. The first match was played here in October 1969. As of 19 August 2017, it has h ...

Nagpur Nagpur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nag ...

until 2009, when it was superseded by the newly developed

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium , also known as New VCA Stadium, is a cricket ground in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It is the largest cricket stadium in India in terms of field area. The ground, located at Jamtha on the southern out ...

at Jamtha in Nagpur. Vidarbha's record score is 237 by

Ganesh Satish Ganesh Satish (born 15 March 1988) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who currently plays for Vidarbha cricket team. He was born in Davanagere, Karnataka. Satish began his cricketing career playing for the Ka ...

against

Andhra Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

in 2019-20. The best bowling figures in an innings are 8 for 39 by

Arun Ogiral Arun Muralidhar Ogiral (25 September 1942 – 26 February 2004) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Vidarbha from 1960 to 1976. A right-arm off-spin bowler and lower-order batsman, Ogiral holds the record for the best in ...

against Madhya Pradesh in 1967-68, and the best bowling figures in a match are 13 for 162 by

Akshay Wakhare Akshay Anil Wakhare (born 3 October 1985) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm off break bowler who has represented Central Zone. Wakhare made his first-class debut in November 2006. He came into ...

against

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in 2014-15.

Players

Current squad

Coach: Trevor Gonsalves Players with international caps are listed in bold ''Updated as on 23 November 2022''

Coaching staff

* Head coach: Trevor Gonsalves * Batting coach:

Yusuf Pathan Yusuf Pathan (born 17 November 1982) is an Indian former cricketer. Pathan made his debut in first-class cricket in 2001/02. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. His younger brother, Irfan Pathan was also an Indian c ...

* Bowling coach:

Subroto Banerjee Subroto Tara Banerjee (born 13 February 1969) is a former Indian cricketer who played in one Test and 6 ODIs from 1991 to 1992. He is the current senior National cricket team selector. He was a member of the Indian cricket team that played in ...

Vijay Telang appointed Vidarbha coach
/ref> * Under-19s coach: Usman Ghani * Video analyst: Aniruddha Deshpande * Trainer: Amiykumar Mohanty * Physio: Dr Niraj Karamchandani

References

External links

at CricketArchive
Vidarbha Cricket Team NewsWasim Jaffer moves to Vidarbha after 19 years with Mumbai cricket team
{{Cricket in India Indian first-class cricket teams Sport in Nagpur Cricket in Vidarbha 1957 establishments in Bombay State Sports clubs established in 1957