VIDARBHA white-ball captain Harsh Dubey has been named captain for their Ranji Trophy match against Andhra. With Akshay Wadkar getting injured during the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament, the selectors decided to hand over the reigns to Dubey who has taken Vidarbha to the final of the 50-over tournament. Rohit Binkar has been added to the 17-member Vidarbha Ranji squad. The Ranji Trophy resumes after a two-month break. Vidarbha will play Andhra at Anantpur from January 22 to 25. Defending champions Vidarbha are on the top of Elite Group A with 24 points from five games.

 

They have three outright wins and two draws with first innings lead. MOHD FAIZ ADDED TO HAZARE TEAM AS BACK-UP Meanwhile, VCA’s Senior Selection Committee, which met on Friday, added Mohd Faiz as a back-up to Vidarbha’s squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy final to be played in Bengaluru on Sunday. THE SQUAD (For Ranji Trophy match vs Andhra): Harsh Dubey (Captain), Atharva Taide, Yash Rathod (Vice-Captain), Aman Mokhade, Parth Rekhade, Nachiket Bhute, Darshan Nalkande, Praful Hinge, Yash Kadam, Shubham Kapse, Shivam Deshmukh (WK), Ganesh Bhosle, Satyam Bhoyar, Aditya Thakare, Rohit Binkar (WK), Dhruv Shorey, Ravikumar Samarth. SUPPORT STAFF: Coach: Usman Ghani. Asst Coach: Dharmender Ahlawat. S&C Coach: Yuvraj Singh Dasondhi. Physio: Dr Nitin Khurana. Video Analyst: Ajinkya Sawale. Masseur: Bhushan Zhade. Sidearm ball thrower: Swapnil Bhiskar. Manager: Jitendra Darbhe. 

 

 

 

 

 

MOHD Faiz will lead Vidarbha’s 16-member squad in their upcoming U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy Elite Group B league match against Hyderabad to be played in Hyderabad from January 23-26. VCA’s Senior Selection Committee, which met on Friday, picked the following players: Mohd Faiz (Captain), Jagjot Sasan (Vice-Captain), Abhishek Agrawal, Varun Bisht, Shree Choudhary, Prabhal Choukhande, Aditya Ahuja, Vedant Dighade (WK), Gaurav Farde, Sahil Shaikh, Himanshu Kawale, Sanyog Bhagwat, Sanskar Chavate, Salman Raza, Arjun Ingle, Neel Athaley (WK). STAND-BYS: Pratham Maheswari, Kaustubh Salve, Tejas Soni, Prem Ghode. SUPPORT STAFF: Coach: Amit Pagnis. Assistant Coach: Sandeep Singh. S&C Coach: Mohammad Hashim. Physio: Dr Abhishek Mandlik. Video Analyst: Amit Manikrao. Sidearm ball thrower: Tushar Bobde. Manager: Mohammad Sabir.