Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Vidarbha announced the team for the upcoming tournament, Akshay Wadkar will take command
Vidarbha is going to face Andhra in its first match. Vidarbha Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) has announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming season of Ranji Trophy. Let us tell you that the much awaited season of the tournament is starting from October 11. So this season, the command of the team has been handed over to wicketkeeper batsman Akshay Wadkar, while left handed opening batsman Atharva Tayde has been made his deputy. Apart from this, experienced Karun Nair, who scored a triple century in Test cricket for India, has also been included in the team. It is noteworthy that he has started playing for Vidarbha since last season, and he was the highest run-scorer for the team in the last season. Also, Faiz Fazal, who announced his retirement from domestic cricket last season, is now going to be replaced by young Yash Rathore in the team. Apart from this, experienced Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav will be the leader of Vidarbha’s fast bowling in the upcoming season of Ranji Trophy. Whereas Vidarbha will start its title campaign in Ranji Trophy with the first match against Andhra to be held in Nagpur. Vidarbha’s 16-member squad for the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season Akshay Wadkar (captain and wicketkeeper), Atharva Tayde (vice captain), Aman Mokhade, Yash Rathod, Yash Kadam, Harsh Dubey, Akshay Karnewar, Aditya Thackeray, Shubham Kapse, Nachiket Bhute, Siddhesh Vath (wicketkeeper), Prafulla Hinge, Danish Malewar. , Umesh Yadav, Mandar Mahale and Karun Nair. coaching staff, Usman Ghani (Head Coach), Atul Ranade (Assistant Coach), Yuvraj Singh Dasundhi (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Nitin Khurana (Physio), Anirudh Deshpande (Video Analyst), Rajsingh Chandel (Masseur), Yash Thorat (Side-Arm Ball) Thrower), Jeetendra Dharbhe (Manager). Vidarbha matches to be played during Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season round versus date venue 1 Andhra October 11-14 Nagpur 2 Puducherry October 18-21 Puducherry 3 Uttarakhand October 26-29 Dehradun 4 Himachal Pradesh November 06-09 Nagpur 5 Gujarat November 13-16 Nagpur 6 Rajasthan January 23-26 Jaipur 7 Hyderabad January 30-February 02 Nagpur