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  Ajinkya Rahane to lead Rest of India against Ranji champions Vidarbha, KL Rahul to lead India A vs England Lions

  Cricket | February 07, 2019 18:30 IST

  The Rest of India side's batting line-up bears a formidable look with a lot of current India players like Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari in the mix.

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  Ranji Trophy: Character of this Vidarbha's side came to fore in this final, says coach Pandit

  Cricket | February 07, 2019 18:06 IST

  Unarguably, the best domestic coach in the country, Pandit guided an unheralded Vidarbha side to second successive titles with a mix of strategic acumen and old school discipline.  

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  Who is Aditya Sarwate: The nemesis of Cheteshwar Pujara and the architect of Vidarbha's Ranji Trophy win

  Cricket | February 07, 2019 12:29 IST

  While Aditya was juggling with a lot of things in his personal life, his talents on the field failed to bring him a Ranji Trophy selection.

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  Ranji Trophy: Wasim Jaffer over the moon, Umesh Yadav stoked about Vidarbha's 2nd title

  Cricket | February 07, 2019 12:42 IST

  Aditya Sarwate's 11/157 scripted Vidarbha's 'unreal' win over Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy final in Nagpur on Thursday.

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  Ranji Trophy: Aditya Sarwate stars as defending champions Vidarbha beat Saurashtra to retain title

  Cricket | February 07, 2019 15:52 IST

  Aditya Sarwate starred for Vidarbha by taking his maiden 10-wicket haul in first-class cricket as defending champions Vidarbha beat Saurashtra by 78 runs to win the Ranji Trophy for the second time.

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  Ranji Trophy Final: Cheteshwar Pujara falls cheaply as Vidarbha inch closer to title

  Cricket | February 06, 2019 18:16 IST

  Left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate once again turned out to be star batsman's nemesis as he was trapped leg before for nought with Saurashtra tottering at 58 for 5 in their pursuit of 206.

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  Gritty Saurashtra battle hard to spice up Ranji Trophy final as Vidarbha toil

  Cricket | February 05, 2019 19:42 IST

  Resuming at a precarious 158 for five, Saurashtra's lower order batsmen showed remarkable gumption and grit to take the first innings to 307, just five short of hosts' first innings total.

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  Sarwate, Karnewar put Vidarbha on top in Ranji final against Saurashtra

  Cricket | February 04, 2019 19:25 IST

  With spinners extracting significant turn and bounce exploiting the roughs, Sarwate (3/55) and off-spinner Wakhare (2/42) blew away Saurashtra's top half to seize the momentum.

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  Ranji Trophy final: Bowlers put Saurashtra on top versus Vidarbha on day one

  Cricket | February 03, 2019 18:40 IST

  Saurashtra bowlers, especially Unadkat (2/20) and his pace colleague Chetan Sakariya (1/13), kept the rival batsmen on a tight leash as Vidarbha were reduced to 200/7 on day one.

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  Ranji Trophy: Pujara's ton powers Saurashtra to Ranji finals, face defending champions Vidarbha

  Cricket | January 28, 2019 14:33 IST

  Saurashtra will now meet defending champions Vidarbha in the final of the national championship to be played from February 3-7 in Jaipur.

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  Ranji Trophy: Umesh Yadav tears Kerala apart to take defending champions Vidarbha to final

  Cricket | January 25, 2019 16:04 IST

  Umesh Yadav took 12 for 79 in the match to blow Kerala away in their maiden Ranji Trophy semi-final.

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  Ranji Trophy: Cheteshwar Pujara guides Saurashtra to highest chase in tournament's history

  Cricket | January 19, 2019 16:56 IST

  The record for the highest successful chase in the tournament's history was previously held by Assam against Services in the 2008-09 season.

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  Ranji Trophy: Wasim Jaffer's double ton helps Vidarbha take big lead against Uttarakhand

  Cricket | January 17, 2019 19:35 IST

  With Vidarbha's first innings yet to be completed and only two days left in the match, the hosts are all set to enter the semi-final of the coveted domestic tournament after ending the day 3 at an imposing 559 for 6.

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  Ranji Trophy: Defending champions Vidarbha trounce Mumbai by an innings and 145 runs

  Cricket | January 01, 2019 21:44 IST

  The hopes of 41-time Ranji champions to secure a quarter-final berth are now dashed and they are out of reckoning to make the last eight.  

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  Maharashtra: 17 districts reeling under severe water shortage, groundwater level dips alarmingly

  India | October 13, 2018 0:05 IST

  At least 17 districts are facing severe water scarcity. Farmers in Nagpur and Vidarbha regions are worried about their crops.

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  Irani Cup: Vidarbha complete historic double, beat Rest of India in final

  Cricket | March 18, 2018 18:57 IST

  With Vidarbha pacer Rajneesh Gurbani (4/70) doing the primary job of dismissing the top-order, left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate (3/97) polished the lower-order despite Hanuma Vihari's gutsy 183 for Rest of India.

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  Irani Cup: Wasim Jaffer misses triple ton but Vidarbha reach 702/5 on rain-hit day

  Cricket | March 16, 2018 21:07 IST

  Vidarbha's approach made it clear that they wanted to convert the match into a one-innings battle with Rest of India having a maximum of 180 overs to achieve the target.

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  Irani Cup: Wasim Jaffer turns back the clock, breaks several records during unbeaten 285

  Cricket | March 15, 2018 23:45 IST

  The Mumbai-born batsman also becomes the fifth Indian first-class cricketer to score a double ton after the age of 40 and the first Asian player to register 250-plus score after the age of 40.

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  Captain Faiz Fazal rates Ranji triumph bigger than representing India

  Cricket | January 01, 2018 22:21 IST

  Fazal was a part of the second-string Indian team that toured Zimbabwe in 2016 and opening the innings for men in blue in his only international game.

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  Vidarbha express Umesh Yadav wants rising Ranji star Rajneesh Gurbani to represent India

  Cricket | December 21, 2017 22:20 IST

  Young Vidarbha pacer Gurbani returned with career-best figures of 7/68 in the second innings and a match-haul of 12/162 in the semifinal of Ranji Trophy to bag the Man of the Match award.