Shrikant Wagh

Left-arm pacer to play for Stokesley club in NYSD Premier League.

Vidarbha pacers are in demand these days. After four youngsters - Saurabh Dubey, Aditya Thakare, Yash Thakur and Nachiket Bhute -who were picked as nets bowlers, now senior fast bowler Shrikant Wagh would be part of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League.

Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) bounced back strongly to put Bapuna XI on the backfoot on the third day of the Bapuna Cup cricket tournament at the VCA Civil Lines ground.

“Jeez, that bounced off. Where did it come from?,” an excited John Wright reacted after seeing Shrikant Wagh’s accurate bouncer in the first over.

When he burst on to the scene in 2005, Shrikant Wagh resembled Irfan Pathan. Apart from curly hair like his idol, they have many things in common - both are fighters, they had injury-ridden careers, and both are more than capable batsmen.

Promising Delhi batsman Unmukt Chand will lead India A team in the three one-day games against the visiting New Zealand A, while Abhishek Nayar will captain the side for three-day and four-day games, starting in Visakhapatnam on August 31.

AG Maharashtra, MOIL, Union Bank and Nirmal Urban Co-op Bank registered easy wins in the GK Kelkar memorial T20 Corporate Trophy at the VCA ground on Saturday.

Goa have roped in the trio of all-rounder Shubham Ranjane, pacer Shrikant Wagh and wicketkeeper-batsman Eknath Kerkar as their outstation players for the upcoming domestic season.

"He has played for more than 15 years for Vidarbha at various levels and deserved better treatment," a former Vidarbha player, who shared the dressing room with allrounder Shrikant Wagh told TOI.

Vidarbha bounced back strongly after first innings debacle but Maharashtra still maintained their edge with a huge first innings lead in their Ranji Trophy group B encounter on Monday.

All eyes were on Dharmendra Ahlawat as Navniketan Cricket Club needed 5 runs off the last ball. Ahlawat, who had completed his century a ball earlier, was facing Kushal Kakad of MRCC in the last over of the semifinal match of the Guzder League T20 match.

Defending champions Tamil Nadu went down to Goa by 7 wickets in their Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 encounter in Lucknow on Monday. Goa's Shubham Ranjane (52 n.o., 3x4, 2x4) and Suyash Prabhudessai (43 n.o., 2x4, 3x6) played a key role in the side chasing down TN's target of 137 with 8 balls to spare.

Vidarbha pacer Shrikant Wagh, famous for his roars after taking wickets and holding bat like a rifle post scoring runs, will be plying his trade for Goa this domestic season.

The Vidarbha Cricket Association has declared the team for the Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 Zonal (Central Zone) Cricket tournament scheduled to be played at Indore from March 24 to 29.

Left-arm medium pacer Shrikant Wagh, who starred in English league cricket by taking all 10 wickets, says his rare feat has provided a much needed fillip to his career.

Corey Anderson (100) and Anton Devcich (115) came to the rescue of New Zealand A as the visitors ended Day 1 against India A at 300/8 on Monday.

Karnataka's prolific run-getters CM Gautam and Robin Uthappa have been drafted into the India A squads for their home series against New Zealand A side.

Unmukt Chand will like to make amends as he leads India A against New Zealand A in the opening encounter of three-match one-day series on Sunday.

The Delhi-Vidarbha Ranji Trophy clash at the SSN College Grounds was talked about as an opportunity for Shikhar Dhawan to make his India comeback.

Delhi bowled out Vidarbha for 183 before Shikhar Dhawan lasted just nine balls on day one of the Group B Ranji Trophy match here today.