VCA announces cash award of Rs 3 crore for Ranji Trophy-winning Vidarbha

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 2, 2025, 21:23 IST

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The Vidarbha Cricket Association awarded Rs 3 crore to its Ranji Trophy-winning team. Harsh Dubey received Rs 25 lakh for setting a season record, while Karun Nair and Yash Rathod got Rs 10 lakh each. Support staff were also recognized. Veteran player Akshay Wakhare was honored at his retirement, praised by former player Faiz Fazal.

VCA announces cash award of Rs 3 crore for Ranji Trophy-winning Vidarbha

Vidarbha (PTI Photo)

NEW DELHI: The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) celebrated the remarkable achievement of its Ranji Trophy-winning team by announcing a substantial cash reward of Rs 3 crore for the players. Additionally, the support staff and some individual players were recognized with separate cash incentives for their outstanding contributions.
In a significant gesture, the VCA felicitated Akshay Wakhare, a veteran player, on his retirement from cricket. Vidarbha secured the Ranji Trophy title for the third time by forcing a draw against Kerala in the summit clash, clinching the championship based on their first-innings lead of 37 runs at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha.
"The Vidarbha Cricket Association announced a cash award of Rs 3 crore to the victorious Vidarbha team (players only)," the VCA said in a release.
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The VCA continued, "Rs 15 lakhs to head coach Usman Ghani; Rs 5 lakhs each to assistant coach (Atul Ranade), physiotherapist (Dr Nitin Khurana), S&C coach (Yuvraj Singh Dasondhi) and video analyst (Amit Manikrao); Rs 2 lakhs each to manager (Jitendra Darbha), side-arm specialist (Yash Thorat) and masseur ((Rajsingh Chandel)."
Wakhare, who retired after claiming 344 wickets in 105 First-Class matches, was honoured with a silver salver during a small function organised after the match.

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Former India and Vidarbha player Faiz Fazal, under whose leadership Vidarbha had won the Ranji Trophy twice, praised Wakhare as one of the best off-spinners in the country.
The VCA's recognition of the team's achievements and individual contributions highlights the association's commitment to promoting and rewarding excellence in cricket within the region.

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