- Akshay Wakhare
Akshay Wakhare the off-spinner in Vidarbha side also played a key role during this season. He played 8 matches (15 innings) and took 34 wickets with an economy of 2.64 runs per over. His best figures in this year’s season were 5/16 against Services
Wakhare took 5 wickets in an innings thrice and 10 wickets in a match once. In the finals, he picked-up the important wicket of Gambhir in the first innings. He took 4 wickets during Delhi’s second innings and restricted Delhi to 280 runs. The off-spinner finished as 4th leading wicket-taker this season.