Akshay Wadkar will lead a 16-member Vidarbha squad against Rest of India in the Irani Cup to be played at the VCA’s Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur from October 1-5, 2025.
VCA’s Senior Selection Committee, comprising Sudhir Wankhede, P. Vivek and Jayesh Dongaokar, which met on Wednesday, picked the following players:
THE SQUAD
1) Akshay Wadkar (Captain & WK)
2) Yash Rathod (Vice-Captain)
3) Atharva Taide
4) Aman Mokhade
5) Danish Malewar
6) Harsh Dubey
7) Parth Rekhade
8) Yash Thakur
9) Nachiket Bhute
10) Darshan Nalkande
11) Aditya Thakare
12) Akshay Karnewar
13) Yash Kadam
14) Shivam Deshmukh (WK)
15) Praful Hinge
16) Dhruv Shorey
SUPPORT STAFF
Head Coach: Usman Ghani
Assistant Coach: Dharmender Ahlawat
Physio: Dr Nitin Khurana
S & C Coach: Yuvraj Singh Dasondhi
Side-arm Ball Thrower: Yash Thorat
Video Analyst: Ajinkya Sawale
Masseur: Bhushan Zhade
Manager: Jitendra Darbhe