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Domestic heavyweights Mumbai ended their eight-year barren run to lift a record-extending 42nd Ranji Trophy title on March 14, beating a resolute Vidarbha by 169 runs on the fifth and final day of a thoroughly engrossing summit clash. Vidarbha captain Akshay Wadkar and the unheralded Harsh Dubey kept Mumbai at bay for the entire first session after Vidarbha resumed on …

Mumbai Cricket Association has decided to double the prize money for the Ranji Trophy winning team. Accordingly, the Ajinkya Rahane-led Mumbai side will receive an additional Rs 5 crore as prize money after beating Vidarbha in the final of the coveted first-class domestic tournament. The MCA will pay additional sum of five crore of rupees to the winning Mumbai Ranji …

Karun Nair parts ways with Karnataka, joins Vidarbha for 2023-24 domestic season

Karnataka batter Karun Nair on Sunday announced that he will represent Vidarbha in the 2023-24 domestic season. “I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude for the incredible journey I’ve had with the Karnataka State Cricket Association over the last two decades. Nair was part of Karnataka’s last two Ranji Trophy triumphs and slammed a record-breaking …

In June 2014, I received a video clip on WhatsApp from a friend who was passionate about domestic cricket. The batter — wicketkeeper-opener Jitesh Sharma, playing only his third List A game — rocked on the backfoot, pulled the ball and almost fell on the stumps. Maiden call-up Cut to January 4 this year, and the same batter, Jitesh Sharma, …

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Alex Ferguson of Indian domestic cricket. That’s how Chandrakant Pandit was hailed in the last week of June when Madhya Pradesh — with Pandit as its head coach — won its maiden Ranji Trophy crown since making its Ranji debut in 1950-51. The diminutive Pandit has enjoyed unprecedented success in domestic cricket and perhaps it would be better suited to …

Vidarbha cricketers to start training for upcoming domestic season

After around eight months of COVID-19 enforced break, the Vidarbha Ranji Trophy probables will starting training once again, starting this week. India’s domestic season is likely to start with National T20 Championship for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January and the two-time Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup champion team is set to start off its preparations in earnest. READ: Uttarakhand …

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Vidarbha players to start training for upcoming domestic season

After around eight months of COVID-19 enforced break, the Vidarbha Ranji Trophy probables will starting training once again, starting this week. India's domestic season is likely to start with National T20 Championship for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January and the two-time Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup champions. VCA President Anand Jaiswal told PTI on Wednesday that the training would …

Faiz Fazal, a domestic veteran and Ranji Trophy-winning skipper with Vidarbha, believes India's Virat Kohli and Australia's Tim Paine are two of the best captains in the world at the moment. In a recent interaction on Sports Tiger's show 'Off the Field', on being asked who the best captain in the world, Faiz answered, "I am a fan of Tim …