Vidarbha cricket team

Vidarbha cricket team, formerly known as Central Provinces and Berar, played 15 first-class matches between 1933 and 1949, including 11 Ranji Trophy matches. As Vidarbha they first played first-class cricket in the 1957–58 season,^[4] competing against the other Central Zone teams until 2001-02, after which the Ranji Trophy was no longer contested on a zonal basis. Before the 2017-18 season, 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 the start of the 2017-18 season, Vidarbha had played 259 first-class matches, with 41 wins, 89 losses and 129 draws.^[5]

Vidarbha's main home ground was always the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur until 2009, when it was superseded by the newly developed Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Jamtha in Nagpur.^[6]

Vidarbha's record score is 237 by Ganesh Satish against Andhra in 2019-20.^[7] The best bowling figures in an innings are 8 for 39 by Arun Ogiral against Madhya Pradesh in 1967-68,^[8] and the best bowling figures in a match are 13 for 162 by Akshay Wakhare against Gujarat in 2014-15.^[9]

• Ranji Trophy
  • Winners (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2024–25
  • Runners-up: 2023–24

• Irani Trophy
  • Winners (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2024-25

• Vijay Hazare Trophy
  • Winners (1): 2025–26
  • Runners-up (1): 2024–25

Players from Vidarbha who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:

• Umesh Yadav (2011)

Players from Vidarbha who have played ODI but not Test cricket for India, along with year of ODI debut :

• Prashant Vaidya (1995) (Also played for Bengal)
• Faiz Fazal (2016)

Players from Vidarbha who have played T20I bit not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut :

• Jitesh Sharma (2023)

India Capped players from other states who have played for Vidarbha, along with year:

• Chandu Sarwate (1968)
• Lalchand Rajput (1996-1998)
• Hemang Badani (2011-2013)
• Sairaj Bahutule (2011-2012)
• Shiv Sunder Das (2011-2012)
• Subramaniam Badrinath (2014-2016)
• Wasim Jaffer (2015-2020)
• Ambati Rayudu (2017)
• Karn Sharma (2017-2018)
• Karun Nair (2023-2025)

• Head coach: Usman Ghani^[10]
• Batting coach: Yusuf Pathan
• Bowling coach: Subroto Banerjee^[11]
• Under-19s coach: Usman Ghani
• Video analyst: Aniruddha Deshpande
• Trainer: Amiykumar Mohanty
• Physio: Dr Niraj Karamchandani