With Akshay Karnewar’s 102 off 133 balls, Vidarbha took a game-setting lead of 95 runs over Rest of India, before claiming two ROI wickets to gain the upperhand in Irani Cup
Vidarbha became only the sixth team to defend the Ranji Trophy title.
Vidarbha, coached by Chandrakant Pandit, clinched their second successive Ranji Trophy title, beating Saurashtra in the final.
The defending champions recovered to make 312 and then reduced Saurashtra to 158/5.
Kotak admitted that if Jaffer gets going, it's difficult to stop the run riot.
Saurashtra bowlers, especially Unadkat (2/20) and his pace colleague Chetan Sakariya (1/13), kept the rival batsmen on a tight leash.
Defending champions Vidarbha took three points after their round 7 clash of the Ranji Trophy with former champions Gujarat petered out into a draw.
After Vidarbha’s Akshay Karnewar showcased his prowess in the domestic circuit in 2016, the second edition of Tamil Nadu Premier League hs earthed Mokit Hariharan who can bowl with both arms.
After a month long hallucination of ICC World T20 2016, it’s time for some party in the Indian subcontinent as the coveted Indian Premier League (IPL) gets underway on April 9, 2016. The tourney is widely reckoned to unearth some budding talents and polish the existing ones. It carries a reputation of producing new geniuses...
Vidarbha spinner Akshay Karnewar performed an unusual feat during the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2015-16, bowling both right-arm off-spin and left-arm spin in the same match.