If first one was a fluke, I am happy with the second fluke again,” off-spinner Akshay Wakhare would say, holding the trophy in his hands. Coach Chandrakant Pandit is someone who cares a lot about discipline and team ethics, and has continued to enforce it in Vidarbha. On the final day, Saurashtra needed 148 runs to win with five wickets in hand. Umesh Yadav, who played in his first Ranji final, was moved enough to say, “Few years back, people asked where is Vidarbha? But I will be available for the Irani game.”AdvertisingWakhare took three wickets in the second innings of the Ranji final and with 34 wickets in all, he has Vidarbha’s second-highest wicket tally this season.

Source: Indian Express February 07, 2019 19:00 UTC