Akshay Wadkar, who guided Vidarbha to the Ranji Trophy final last season, has been retained as the captain for the upcoming season. Wadkar will lead Vidarbha’s 17-member squad as they face Andhra in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B opener, set to be played at the Civil Lines Stadium, Nagpur, from October 11-14.
The Vidarbha Cricket Association’s (VCA) Senior Selection Committee, which convened on Monday, has also named Atharva Taide as the vice-captain of the team.
Vidarbha Ranji Squad
Akshay Wadkar (Captain & WK), Atharva Taide (Vice-Captain), Aman Mokhade, Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey, Akshay Karnewar, Yash Kadam, Akshay Wakhare, Aditya Thakare, Shubham Kapse, Nachiket Bhute, Siddhesh Wath (WK), Praful Hinge, Danish Malewar, Umesh Yadav, Mahale, Karun Nair.
U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy: Neel Athaley to Lead Vidarbha Against Railways
Neel Athaley has been appointed as the captain of Vidarbha’s 16-member squad for their upcoming U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy match against Railways, which will take place in Rajkot from October 13-16. The VCA’s selection committee also named Mohd Faiz as the vice-captain.
Vidarbha U-23 Squad
Neel Athaley (Captain & WK), Mohd Faiz (Vice-Captain), Satyam Bhoyar, Abhishek Agrawal, Jagjot Sasan, Rohit Binkar, Shivam Deshmukh, Ganesh Bhosale, Varun Bisht, Ashit Singh, Kaustubh Salve, Tejas Soni, Pratham Maheshwari, Sanyog Bhagwat, Rahul Dongarwar, Mandar Ghodmare.
Ranji Trophy Schedule for Vidarbha
- Oct 11-14 vs Andhra (Civil Lines, Nagpur)
- Oct 18-21 vs Pondicherry (Pondicherry)
- Oct 26-29 vs Uttarakhand (Uttarakhand)
- Nov 6-9 vs Himachal Pradesh (Civil Lines, Nagpur)
- Nov 13-16 vs Gujarat (Civil Lines, Nagpur)
- Jan 23-26 vs Rajasthan (Rajasthan)
- Jan 30-Feb 2 vs Hyderabad (Civil Lines, Nagpur)