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Faiz Fazal guides Lisburn 1st to T20 title

NAGPUR: Former Vidarbha skipper Faiz Fazal scored a half century to guide his team Lisburn 1st to title triumph in the LVS T20 Cup final at The Lawn, Waringstown Cricket Club in Ireland on Sunday.

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Ranji Trophy: A glorious journey ends in heartbreak for Vidarbha

MUMBAI: The last stretch is often the most tricky and treacherous climbing a challenging mountain. Vidarbha learnt this the hard way in this season of Ranji Trophy. The five-year-long wait to lift the trophy ended in a heartbreak at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.

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I know nothing else, will always stay connected to cricket: Faiz Fazal

NAGPUR: Taking his cricket kit off for the last time as a player on Monday, former Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal could not help feel a bit nostalgic. From the 'special moment' of his debut at the same VCA Civil Lines ground, to 'zero grudges' for the lone India chance he…

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Vidarbha storm into Ranji Trophy knockouts with big win

NAGPUR: Faiz Fazal's last day as a professional cricketer resulted in a big win for Vidarbha on Monday. The former champions defeated Haryana by 115 runs and booked the quarterfinal spot of the Ranji Trophy.

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Faiz Fazal a perfect role model for new generation: Chandrakant Pandit

KKR coach feels Faiz should have got more India chances

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Faiz Fazal, Vidarbha's most successful captain, hangs up his boots

NAGPUR: The face of Vidarbha cricket for over a decade. The opener who blunted rival new-ball attacks for as long as one can remember. The elegant left-hander who scripted victories and saved matches with his bat more often than not. The skipper who took his team to the top of…

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Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha beat Services to start on a winning note

NAGPUR: As the first session neared the end, the Vidarbha camp was all assured of a victory and a happy lunch. One hoped that Sanjay R, tempted by the 100-run mark, would hit big to get quick runs. It was wishful thinking though. The opener, like always, shunned flamboyance, stuck…

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Change of guard: Akshay Wadkar replaces Faiz Fazal as Vidarbha skipper mid-season

NAGPUR: In yet another big and surprising move, the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) management has decided to change the Ranji Trophy team captain in the middle of the season. Now, Akshay Wadkar will lead the team in place of Faiz Fazal, one of the country's senior domestic players. For the…

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13-year-old Yash Chawde creates record, scores 508* in a 40-over inter-school game

NAGPUR: Just three years ago, Yash Chawde was striving in the skating rink. He was doing exceptionally well at state and national tournaments. Owing to an unclear future in skating, his father Shravan decided to put him into cricket. On Friday, Yash made his father proud by making a grand…

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Centurion R Sanjay keeps Vidarbha hopes alive

NAGPUR: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Vidarbha are desperate for a victory to keep their knockout hopes alive. They were robbed of the first two days of action due to extreme cold and fog. With just two days left, Vidarbha needed to score at a quick rate to have…

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Vidarbha face Chandigarh in must-win game

NAGPUR: After a commanding start to their campaign, Vidarbha had the advantage. It looked like they were the top contenders to make it to the knockouts after two consecutive wins.

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Ranji Trophy: Faiz Fazal's 65 in vain as Avesh Khan bowls Madhya Pradesh to fourth straight win

NAGPUR: Barring skipper Faiz Fazal (65; 193b, 8x4), the Vidarbha team continued to have an off day in office for the fourth day at Indore on Friday. Avesh Khan broke the backbone of Vidarbha batting once again. The pacer came up with a five-wicket haul and took Madhya Pradesh to…

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Batters fail to capitalize on good starts, Vidarbha dismissed for 264

NAGPUR: The problem that haunted Vidarbha in Vijay Hazare Trophy reared its ugly head again. The conundrum that the side had suffered in the one-dayers was that their key batters got out after getting their eyes in. The Faiz Fazal-led side were in a similar situation that cost them dear…

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Faiz Fazal set to play 100th Ranji Trophy match for Vidarbha

NAGPUR: Faiz Fazal showcased how influential he is with the bat when he achieved a milestone of scoring a century each in both the innings against Railways in the last match. His centuries were one of the prime reasons Vidarbha started their campaign with a massive win.

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5-for Akshay Wakhare and Aditya Sarwate floor Railways; Vidarbha lead by 213 runs

NAGPUR: It would not have been a better day for Akshay Wakhare than his son Trijal's 2nd birthday to pick his 21st 5-wicket haul in First Class cricket on Wednesday. The off-spinner and his partner Aditya Sarwate picked up 5 wickets each and gobbled up the entire Railways batting order…

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Karn Sharma's 8-for overshadows Faiz Fazal's century

NAGPUR: When 37-year-old Faiz Fazal played his favourite shots — a straight drive, a cover drive and a fluent glance off the pads — in the first session itself, he seemed to be in for a cracker of a match. The skipper held the Vidarbha innings together on a dicey…

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Ranji Trophy: Railways leg-spinner Karn Sharma shines against Vidarbha, scalps eight batters for 38 runs

NAGPUR: Railways leg-spinner Karn Sharma snared eight wickets in a sensational bowling display but Vidarbha still managed 213, courtesy captain Faiz Fazal's century, on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Group D match on Tuesday.

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Converting good starts to good scores critical for Vidarbha as they face Railways in Ranji Trophy opener

NAGPUR: Looking at the points table of the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, one may get a feeling that Vidarbha lacked in all departments. However, when the score card is put under the lenses, some key points of contention come to fore.

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Ton-up Faiz Fazal lets bat do the talking vs Jharkhand

NAGPUR: When the going gets tough, Faiz Fazal gets going. The southpaw opener had had a topsy turvy ride on the field and off it in the last 15 days. He was surprisingly sidelined as Vidarbha captain just before the team left for one-dayers and his bat also remained a…

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Vidarbha look to replicate SMAT tempo in Vijay Hazare one-dayers

NAGPUR: Akshay Wadkar-led Vidarbha showed what they are capable of in the white ball business in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) Trophy (SMAT).

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Akshay Wadkar to take one-day captainship baton from Faiz Fazal

NAGPUR: Vidarbha think-tank has brought in young leaders as they transit to a new era. They have handed over the reins of Vidarbha one-day team to their prominent middle-order batter Akshay Wadkar. The wicketkeeper Wadkar has replaced one of the domestic cricket's finest openers — Faiz Fazal — as skipper…

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Ranji Trophy: Assam's Riyan Parag spells trouble for Vidarbha

NAGPUR: Faiz Fazal was batting comfortably when the ball surprisingly started spinning on what is known as pacer-friendly wicket at Lahli. Vidarbha had lost their top-3 key batters and needed Faiz to bat longer in a must-win game. However, a controversial leg-before decision went against him and triggered a collapse…

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Shane Warne changed my game drastically, says ex-Vidarbha opener Amit Paunikar

NAGPUR: Soon after the news of the passing away of Shane Warne came, the players, from past and present, from Rajasthan Royals (RR) started posting their memories with the Australian leg-spinner on their Instagram handles. There were two Vidarbha cricketers - Faiz Fazal and Amit Paunikar - who also posted…

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Ranji Trophy: Outright win against Maharashtra on Vidarbha's mind

NAGPUR: An Instagram video of Faiz Fazal making hay against Uttar Pradesh in the last match was aptly captioned by the skipper. "The best is yet to be," it read. Vidarbha know despite all the hard work, they would have been happier had they recorded a win over UP. An…

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It's exam time for Vidarbha as Ranji Trophy returns after 100 weeks

NAGPUR: "It's like studying for an exam but not taking it." Vidarbha skipper Faiz Fazal's statement had a sense of dejection after Ranji Trophy was postponed on January 4 due to the onset of third wave. The disappointment was understandable as Vidarbha were sweating hard this time after a no-show…

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