Losing the Ranji Trophy final to Mumbai left such a bitter taste that Vidarbha started training for the following season from the monsoon itself, said skipper Akshay Wadkar after leading his team to a third title here on Sunday.

Vidarbha got hold of the trophy after earning the decisive first innings 37-run lead over Kerala here. “Last year, we lost the final. So we prepared during the monsoon itself. Every individual worked on himself. There are four Vidarbha batters among the top-ten run-getters this season,” said Wadkar at the post match presentation referring to the all-round effort of his squad.