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The brains and the brawn behind Vidarbha's rise to the top

Prashant Vaidya, the director of VCA's Cricket Academy, charts Vidarbha's journey to becoming only the third team in history to defend their Ranji and Irani Cup trophies

16-Feb-2019•Sreshth Shah in Nagpur

Centurion Akshay Karnewar deconstructs Vidarbha's dazzling rearguard

Much like the Ranji Trophy final, Vidarbha's top order wobbled in the first innings of the Irani Cup, but their No. 8 was there to save the day

14-Feb-2019•Sreshth Shah in Nagpur

Chandrakant Pandit: Less of a general, more of a 12th man

Vidarbha's senior players, and Pandit himself, share what makes a unit that's always hungry for success

08-Feb-2019•Saurabh Somani in Nagpur

Aditya Sarwate seizes his biggest moment yet

The allrounder's journey to domestic cricket's highest peaks has been all about two words tattooed on his arm: 'Carpe Diem'

07-Feb-2019•Saurabh Somani in Nagpur

Jaffer and Pujara: genial giants of domestic cricket

As they prepare for another Ranji final, here's a brief of their feats in Ranji Trophy through the prism of numbers

02-Feb-2019•Hemant Brar

Battles of the Ranji final: Pujara v Umesh and Jaffer v Unadkat

On the eve of the final on Saturday, there were two sets of a pair of players engaged in animated conversation in the nets sessions in Nagpur

02-Feb-2019•Saurabh Somani in Nagpur

Wasim Jaffer, Jalaj Saxena, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja chase milestones

We take a look at some of the most interesting numbers ahead of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 semi-finals

23-Jan-2019•Hemant Brar

Pandit's vision for big prize fuels Vidarbha's dream

Bold selection calls, senior players mentoring youngsters, and an environment that sucked out mediocrity helps deliver maiden Ranji title

02-Jan-2018•Vishal Dikshit in Indore

'I don't know anything other than playing cricket' - Jaffer

Vidarbha's senior-most statesman, who also played mentor to the side this season, speaks about what keeps him going

01-Jan-2018•Vishal Dikshit in Indore

Vidarbha's maiden Ranji title in 61 seasons

01-Jan-2018•Bharath Seervi

'Create a winning habit with confidence, motivation' - Chandrakant Pandit

How did Vidarbha's coach change his team's mindset and inculcate the self-belief needed to make the Ranji Trophy final? With love, of course

28-Dec-2017•Vishal Dikshit in Indore

I want Vidarbha to think like winners - Jaffer

Wasim Jaffer, former Mumbai captain and current Vidarbha batsman, talks about his role as a mentor with Vidarbha who will play their first Ranji Trophy final from Friday

27-Dec-2017•Nagraj Gollapudi

Resilient Vidarbha continue to dream

Every time Karnataka have threatened to assert their might in a gripping semi-final at Eden Gardens, Vidarbha have fought back - just as they have done all season

19-Dec-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan in Kolkata

Road to the quarter-finals: Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Kerala

06-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Waiting for a turning point

Who is Pritam Gandhe? To people who follow domestic cricket - especially the Plate League - through scorecards (there's no other way really), he is a Vidarbha offspinner who is one of only three bowlers to have taken more than one hat-trick in the Ranji T

06-Jan-2009•Sidharth Monga

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