Vinayak Samant

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.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took the Indian Premier League (IPL) by storm last season, smashing 24 sixes off just 122 balls. In seven matches, he piled up 252 runs at a staggering strike rate of 206.55. Since then, he has continued his explosive form and helped India U-19 win the title. The second-season blues have affected many young stars in the past; the big question remains: will Vaibhav be able to sustain his meteoric rise?

Former Mumbai wicket-keeper Vinayak Samant has been reappointed as the coach of the senior Mumbai team for the upcoming domestic season. A top MCA official confirmed the development to PTI on Monday.

Rattled after Sulakshan Kulkarni turned down the Mumbai job due to several contractual issues, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) looks set to bring back Vinayak Samant to coach the Mumbai senior team for the 2019-20 season.

Vinayak Samant is the new coach of the Mumbai senior team for the 2018-19 season. Samant's appointment concluded what must have been the longest, and certainly most farcical process ever to pick the Mumbai coach.

Former Mumbai stumper Vinayak Samant has been appointed as the new coach of the Mumbai Ranji team for the upcoming season.

Former wicket-keeper Vinayak Samant has joined his former teammate Ramesh Powar in the race to be the new Mumbai coach.

Former wicketkeeper Vinayak Samant, who was the Mumbai senior team’s coach for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, is amongst the applicants for the post of selector of the Mumbai senior team.

Former Mumbai wicketkeeper and coach Vinayak Samant is set to become the head coach of Bihar for the upcoming domestic season. Anand Yalvigi, Director of Bihar Cricket Association, appointed Samant, citing his extensive experience and dedication. Samant expressed excitement about working with Bihar's talent, including young Vaibhav Suryavanshi, and contributing to the development of cricket in the state.

An emotional Mumbai coach Vinayak Samant has lashed out at his players after his team lost to Gujarat by nine wickets at the Wankhede on Saturday.

Vinayak Samant — a domestic cricket journeyman, who added street smartness to his deft glove-work behind the stumps for Mumbai and other teams — has been chosen to coach a side that hasn’t laid its hands on the trophy since 2015-2016.

Cricket Club of India, led by Vinayak Samant, lifted the Young Comrade Shield defeating DY Patil by five wickets in the three-day final.

Aware of that 41-time champions Mumbai did not do well in the Ranji Trophy last season, reappointed coach Vinayak Samant has decided to focus on the longer format and rectify the past mistakes.

Former India wicket-keeper Ajay Ratra has been named as the Assam coach for the upcoming domestic season.

With most of his players engaged in the Deodhar and Vijay Hazare Trophy matches, Mumbai coach Vinayak Samant's only grouse was that his team did not have sufficient time to train.

Senior India player Rohit Sharma on Tuesday gave a pep talk to the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team, which has suffered back-to-back defeats at home.

The Mumbai team coach Vinayak Samant and physiotherapist Deep Tomar have denied that Prithvi Shaw needed any syrup for his flu symptoms, which has again raised questions on whether Shaw’s positive dope case was handled improperly by the BCCI. Speaking to TOI, Samant and Tomar said Shaw did have little fever during the Mushtaq Ali matches but he didn't remedy it.

Punjab Kings have appointed former Mumbai cricketers-turned coaches Vinayak Samant and Vinayak Mane as their talent scouts for the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches in Mumbai. The Oneday tournament kicked off on Wednesday.

At the moment, former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar looks the frontrunner to bag the senior team job, though one can't entirely rule out ex-wicketkeeper Vinayak Samant.