THE duo of Abhinav Khadgi and Aman Kanojiya excelled in the State Panel Umpire Exam 2026 conducted by the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) recently. From a total of 150 marks (Theory - 75 marks, Video - 25 marks, Viva - 25 marks and Practical - 25 marks), the cut-off for passing the exam was 130.

 

Practical exams was followed by written test. While Khadgi topped the examwith 140 marks, Kanojiya emerged second with 137.5 marks. As may as 58 candidates appeared for the test but only 12 could clear it. Prior to the test, Vineet Kulkarni, ex-ICC International Umpire and Current BCCI Umpire, and Abhijeet Deshmukh, current BCCI Umpire, took the classes.