Usman Ghani

Chakulia, a key West Bengal constituency, gears up for a spirited 2026 contest featuring TMC's Minhajul Arfin Azad, BJP's Manoj Jain, and Congress's Ali Imran Ramz. The region, heavily reliant on agriculture and rural livelihoods, faces pressing issues like irrigation, crop prices, and infrastructure development. Voter turnout in the district was notably high.

Vidarbha’s pacer Praful Hinge and Bihar’s Sakib Hussain scripted history with four wickets each on IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals. Their efforts bowled RR out for 159 in a 57-run win. Coaches praised their potential, highlighting strong domestic performances, while stressing the need for consistency going forward.

The mother of Dr Ghani, a Dharwad resident released by Saudi police, on Tuesday claimed her son was released because the Saudi authorities found nothing concrete in claims about his alleged terror connections.

After a fantastic season, where they guided Vidarbha teams to glory, Usman Ghani and Trevor Gonsalves have been appointed as coaches for specialized camps to be organized by National Cricket Academy across the country.

Vidarbha colts coach Usman Ghani has been appointed the spin coach for Central Zone Zonal Cricket Academy (CZZCA) Under-19 summer camp for the third time in a row. The 25-day CZZCA will get under way at Bhubaneshwar on April 23.

Sitting on the either side of the sight screen, two coaches-Usman Ghani and Biju George gave opposite reactions as soon as Amol Jungade castled Rohan Prem with a beauty in the last over of the day.

Vidarbha’s head coach for the upcoming season will be their former captain Usman Ghani, who has replaced SanjeevSharma in that post.

Vidarbha's most successful coach Usman Ghani is known for churning out big results. He has been doing so since 2013-14 when he first won the under-14 Rajsingh Dungarpur Trophy for Vidarbha.

A petrol pump employee fired at a man near his petrol pump in Sarkhej on Tuesday afternoon.

Afghanistan on Monday dropped four players from their Twenty20 World Cup squad, also shuffling the one-day combination for their tour of Bangladesh starting next month.

The Vidyanagar police arrested four persons in connection with a cheating case here on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Mahantesh, Nandakumar, Usman Ghani and Nagaraj.

A commuter was severely injured after he sustained a high-voltage electric shock while travelling on the rooftop of a Central Railway local at Chunabhatti on Friday.

India finished fifth in the Under-19 World Cup after a strong batting effort saw them overcome the West Indies by 46 runs in a high-scoring classification match here today.

Cricketers finally heaved a sigh of relief when they entered the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) ground at Civil Lines after a gap for four months on Monday.

In the second such incident on Central Railway in a week, a commuter travelling on the rooftop of a local got electrocuted.

As many as 44 more patients were admitted in AIIMS, five of them from the institute's campus during the last 24 hours.

Pakistan government has constituted an investigation team to probe the airplane crash in Karachi that claimed the lives of 97 passengers on Friday.

Bannerjee, who is now based in the city, is now back in Vidarbha fold as chief coach of its entire cricketing programme, which will be launched soon.

Riding on a wave of success both Rajasthan and Vidarbha are hoping to continue the winning momentum when they clash against each other in the crucial Ranji Trophy match which gets underway at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Friday. Vidarbha are on top of the Elite Group A standings with 19 points to their credit and poised to make the knock-out phase if they maintain their present form.

Afghanistan skipper Asghar Afghan has equalled Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record of most wins as captain in the men's T20Is. Afghan achieved the feat against Zimbabwe in the second T20I on Friday.

Put in to bat first, Afghanistan made 123/7 against the West Indies in their last match of Super 10 Group 1 at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Sunday.

Former Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis once described calmness as one of the most important traits for any fast bowler. Besides fire in the belly, a speedster must have cool head too otherwise he would find it hard to execute the plans.

Ireland ended a run of eight successive Twenty20 international defeats after beating Afghanistan with just one ball remaining in a seven-wicket win in Belfast on Tuesday.

Sam Curran led the way with excellent figures of 5/10 as England, aided by some incredible catches, bowled out Afghanistan for 112 in their T20 World Cup Super 12 match here on Saturday.

Hazratullah Zazai struck an unbeaten half century to help Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 international with the two-match series ending all square at 1-1 in Dhaka on Saturday.

Last year, Vidarbha were defending champions. They were playing for their second consecutive Cooch Behar Trophy title at VCA, Civil Lines. It was a matter of who handles the pressure better. Uttar Pradesh scored over Vidarbha and the hosts finished as runners-up.

Taking a cue from the success of their Ranji Trophy team, Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) is adopting a similar approach for their Under-19 team, which is in the semifinal of the Cooch Behar Trophy.