Capacity: 45,000 Irani Trophy wins: 0 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins: 0 Coach Ashok Upadhyay Location Vidarbha | Ranji Trophy wins: 0 Vijay Hazare Trophy wins: 0 Captain Faiz Fazal League Ranji Trophy Date founded 1957 | |
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Home ground: Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground Ground Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground Owner Vidarbha Cricket Association | ||
Vidarbha cricket team
The Vidarbha cricket team is a domestic cricket team in the Ranji Trophy, India's domestic first-class cricket competition. It represents the Vidarbha region of eastern Maharashtra.
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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 Ranji Trophy was no longer contested on a zonal basis. 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 early November 2015, Vidarbha had played 247 first-class matches, with 37 wins, 85 losses and 125 draws.
Vidarbha's home ground has always been the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur.The new home ground is Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Jamtha in Nagpur.
Vidarbha's record score is 221 by Samir Gujar against Madhya Pradesh in 1991-92. The best bowling figures in an innings are 8 for 39 by Arun Ogiral against Madhya Pradesh in 1967-68, and the best bowling figures in a match are 13 for 162 by Akshay Wakhare against Gujarat in 2014-15.
Current squad
Coach: Paras Mhambrey