The Latest Breaking News from Akshay Wadkar

NAGPUR: After a topsy-turvy ride over the last 45 days, Vidarbha's Ranji Trophy campaign came to an end on Friday. Vidarbha needed a win with a bonus point (6+1 points) against Punjab at Mohali to qualify for the knockouts. However, both teams got one point each as the game ended…

NAGPUR: When Vidarbha were staring at an innings defeat on the second day itself as all their recognized batters were back in the hut, wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma (69; 53b, 5x6, 4x4) saved his team the blushes on Wednesday. Jitesh, who made a Ranji Trophy comeback after 5 years, showed why…

NAGPUR: In yet another big and surprising move, the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) management has decided to change the Ranji Trophy team captain in the middle of the season. Now, Akshay Wadkar will lead the team in place of Faiz Fazal, one of the country's senior domestic players. For the…

NAGPUR: Barring skipper Faiz Fazal (65; 193b, 8x4), the Vidarbha team continued to have an off day in office for the fourth day at Indore on Friday. Avesh Khan broke the backbone of Vidarbha batting once again. The pacer came up with a five-wicket haul and took Madhya Pradesh to…

NAGPUR: India pacer Avesh Khan squeezed the juice out of in-form Vidarbha batting line-up in freezing conditions at Indore. He exposed his rivals by swinging the ball throughout the day and put his side Madhya Pradesh in driver's seat on Day 2 of Ranji Trophy match here on Wednesday.

NAGPUR: No occasion comes to mind in the last decade when four changes were made to a winning combination by Vidarbha. But the selectors and team management thought otherwise ahead of the Jammu Kashmir match. They changed a settled team too much and now must be ruing the decision as…

NAGPUR: Ganesh Satish's exhibition of batting on Thursday would be a learning experience for any youngster. It showed patience at the beginning, and measured aggression towards the end. In between, he constructed his unbeaten 148-run knock with elegant glances and drives along with intense square-cuts and pulls, all played under…

NAGPUR: Young and fiery Yash Thakur was the only Vidarbha pacer who consistently asked Tripura batters questions on a pitch that assisted pacers throughout the day. He bowled long economical spells, moved it both ways from the short-of-length and never made the batters look comfortable at the crease. It was…

NAGPUR: The problem that haunted Vidarbha in Vijay Hazare Trophy reared its ugly head again. The conundrum that the side had suffered in the one-dayers was that their key batters got out after getting their eyes in. The Faiz Fazal-led side were in a similar situation that cost them dear…

NAGPUR: When 37-year-old Faiz Fazal played his favourite shots — a straight drive, a cover drive and a fluent glance off the pads — in the first session itself, he seemed to be in for a cracker of a match. The skipper held the Vidarbha innings together on a dicey…

NAGPUR: Another day in Vijay Hazare Trophy saw yet another off day for Vidarbha side on the field on Monday. They faced their fourth defeat in 6 matches they have played so far. They went down to Assam by 7 wickets in Kolkata.