The Vidarbha cricket team is an Indian domestic cricket team plays in the India's domestic first-class cricket competition Ranji Trophy and limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. It represents the Vidarbha region of eastern Maharashtra. In December 2017, they reached the final of the Ranji Trophy for the first time in their history, after they beat Karnataka by 5 runs in the semi-finals of the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy tournament. In the final, they beat Delhi by 9 wickets to win their first Ranji Trophy. In the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy, Vidarbha successfully defended the crown by defeating Saurashtra by 78 runs in the final played at Nagpur. They won the third title in 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season.
History 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, 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.
Vidarbha's main home ground was always the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur until 2009, when it was superseded by the newly developed Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Jamtha in Nagpur.
Vidarbha's record score is 237 by Ganesh Satish against Andhra in 2019-20. The best bowling figures in an innings are 8 for 39 by Arun Ogiral against Madhya Pradesh in 1967-68, and the best bowling figures in a match are 13 for 162 by Akshay Wakhare against Gujarat in 2014-15.
Honours 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
Notable past players
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) Harsh Dubey (2026)
Players from Vidarbha who have played T20I but not Test or ODI cricket for India, along with year of T20I debut : Jitesh Sharma (2023) Yash Thakur (2026)
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)
Players
Current squad Coach: Usman Ghani
Players with international caps are listed in bold
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters Aman Mokhade Right-handed Right-arm legbreak Yash Rathod Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Dhruv Shorey Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Atharva Taide Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Ravikumar Samarth Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Danish Malewar Right-handed Right-arm leg break Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL Varun Bisht Right-handed Right-arm offbreak All-rounder Adhyayan Daga Left-handed Right-arm medium Wicket-keepers Akshay Wadkar Right-handed First-class Captain Rohit Binkar Right-handed Shivam Deshmukh Left-handed Spin Bowlers Parth Rekhade Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Harsh Dubey Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL List A & Twenty20 Captain Yash Kadam Left-handed Right-arm offbreak Fast-Bowlers Nachiket Bhute Right-handed Right-arm medium Darshan Nalkande Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Yash Thakur Right-handed Right-arm medium Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL Praful Hinge Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL Umesh Yadav Right-handed Right-arm fast
Updated as on 1 February 2026
Coaching staff Head coach: Usman Ghani Batting coach: Yusuf Pathan Bowling coach: Subroto Banerjee Under-19s coach: Usman Ghani Video analyst: Aniruddha Deshpande Trainer: Amiykumar Mohanty Physio: Dr Niraj Karamchandani
References
External links Vidarbha at CricketArchive Vidarbha Cricket Team News Wasim Jaffer moves to Vidarbha after 19 years with Mumbai cricket team