Ranji-winning coach asked about prize money before season

Chandrakant Pandit, the coach of recently crowned first-time Ranji champions Vidarbha, had asked the Vidarbha Cricket Association what they would do with the prize money before the start of the season. "That was so confident of him...this man was already thinking of winning the trophy," a VCA official said. After Vidarbha's win, VCA announced a ₹3-crore reward for the team.