On the face of it, one can say that Vidarbha are blessed with the perfect combination of talented players and a good coach in Chandrakant Pandit after they successfully defended their Ranji Trophy title with a 78-run win over Saurashtra in Nagpur on Thursday.

However, their second consecutive title was also indicated that it's not just this magic combo that makes them tick. Vidarbha's success story hasn't been scripted overnight. It has been a work in progress for over half a decade. There have been certain unique policy decisions that the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) took a few years ago which is reaping rich dividends now.