VCA announces cash award of Rs 3 crore for Ranji Trophy-winning Vidarbha | Cricket News
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.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!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. Champions Trophy: How good is Virat Kohli in football? | Rishabh Pant recovers from viralFormer 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.
