Vidarbha coach Chandrakant Pandit has said winning the Ranji Trophy will be great but more importantly, it’ll instill self-confidence in the budding cricketers from the region that they can also become champions. Before Vidarbha defeated Karnataka to qualify for their maiden final, their best performance was in 2002-03 when they reached the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy. In his first stint as Vidarbha coach, Pandit – who has won multiple titles with Mumbai -- has infused lot of discipline and work ethic into the side. The most important thing is future Vidarbha cricketers will start believing. And Chandrakant Pandit said their innings and 117-run win over the Yuvraj Singh-led Punjab in the tournament opener was the turning point for Vidarbha.

Source: Hindustan Times December 28, 2017 14:48 UTC