Shreevats Goswami

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane drew sharp criticism for choosing to bat first against Punjab Kings despite a rain forecast. Experts like Anil Kumble and Ravichandran Ashwin questioned the decision, especially with an inexperienced bowling attack. The move backfired as KKR lost two early wickets before rain halted play, leaving them struggling.

Skipper Shreevats Goswami repaired Bengal A innings with a century to help the hosts notch 285 for five against Madhya Pradesh A on the opening day of their Col C K Nayudu Trophy match.

As football fever gripped the entire nation, enthusiasts gathered in plenty to watch the finals between Spain and Netherlands at a city restaurant

The cold war between Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and discarded India spinner Pragyan Ojha intensified after the state body "failed to establish contact" with him before naming the Bengal squad for two-match warm-up tour of Gujarat, starting September 17.

Punjab came up with a fine allround performance to register a 25-run victory over Bengal in the Super League match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament.

Veteran batsman Anustup Majumdar was named Bengal captain for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, replacing Abhimanyu Easwaran. Shreevats Goswami will be Majumdar's deputy in the squad that also has Mohammed Shami's younger brother, seam bowling all-rounder Mohammed Kaif.

Abhimanyu Easwaran dropped anchor at one end as his 97-run stand with Shreevats Goswami enabled Bengal to reach 185 for four against Madhya Pradesh on the first day of their final group league encounter of the Ranji Trophy on Wednesday.

Anustup Majumdar has replaced Abhimanyu Easwaran as Bengal captain for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy so that the later could singularly focus on his batting, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) said in a statement on Thursday while announcing a 20-member squad.

Openers Abhishek Raman and Abhimanyu Easwaran wore down Punjab bowling with patient centuries as Bengal dominated proceedings to reach 309 for 3 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Group D encounter.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have a tough task on hand as they gear up for the qualifiers. The table-toppers have seen their fortunes dip as they have slumped to their third consecutive loss but they had done enough to ensure that they end up among top two teams.

All-rounder Laxmi Ratan Shukla was on Monday appointed as Bengal skipper for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy domestic T20 tournament.

Dashing opener Prithvi Shaw's blazing blade decimated Mizoram as Mumbai started their campaign in style with a nine wicket victory in the opening group A league match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy on Tuesday.

Bengal bowlers did the job once again as they set up a six-wicket win against Madhya Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) meet in Mumbai on Friday.

Young Abhimanyu Easwaran scored his second century of the match as Bengal logged home three points against Uttar Pradesh by virtue of their first innings lead in a drawn Ranji Trophy group league encounter on Sunday.

Shreevats Goswami finally came out of Wriddhiman Saha's shadow to hit a career best 225 which enabled Bengal post a commendable 475 for 9 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Group A league encounter against Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.

Shreevats Goswami and Anustup Majumdar struck sublime centuries to help Bengal wriggle out from a poor start and reach 305 for five on day one of their Ranji Trophy Group D game against Goa on Saturday.

It will be an anxious wait for 14 players from Bengal who have made it to the final players’ auction list.

Bengal trounced Assam by 53 runs in their opening East Zone leg encounter of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 match at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Stadium.

Former skipper Manoj Tiwary hit an unbeaten 156 and Shreevats Goswami a combative 95 as Bengal recovered from a shaky start to end the Day one of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Hyderabad at a commanding 366 for five, on Sunday.

Bengal put up a strong batting display in their second essay to virtually seal a Ranji Trophy semifinal berth with a massive 443-run lead over Odisha in their last-eight clash on Sunday.

Bengal made a winning start to their Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) Super League campaign by getting the better of Railways by six wickets in a Group 'A' match in Indore on Friday.

It was the same old story for Bengal. Their batsmen faltered again, this time against Haryana, as they lost the Group D Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match by 5 wickets in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Shreevats Goswami doesn't even take a second to admit that today's unbeaten knock of 225 has been his "best effort" in first-class cricket and also the fact that he no longer thinks about his future in the team due to the presence of one Wriddhiman Saha.

Shreevats Goswami powered Bengal to a five-wicket win over Jharkhand and emerge zonal toppers with an all-win record, while Assam defeated Odisha by six wickets to finish runners-up in the East Zone Twenty20 League.

At this do, personalities from the world of literature, sports, television and films were awarded for their contribution to the respective fields.

Bengal will look to strengthen their batting and exploit the home conditions when they host Madhya Pradesh in a second round Elite Group B Ranji Trophy fixture beginning on Monday.

Bengal had a good last season ending up as runners-up in the Ranji Trophy meet. Although a number of youngsters made their marks in that campaign, skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran failed to live up to expectations.

The sparkling stars of last IPL - Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana and Washington Sundar - have all been included in the Board President’s XI for the practice match against Australia to be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on September 12.

It will be an anxious wait for 14 players from Bengal who have made it to the final players' auction list. Although many from the state have made IPL squads in the past, apart from Sourav Ganguly, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami and Manoj Tiwary, none could actually leave a mark on that stage. With two more sides in this edition's IPL, they will surely fancy their chances.

Opener Vivek Singh hammered a 64-ball 100 (13 fours, 3 sixes) to star in Bengal's 16-run win against Jharkhand in a Elite Group B match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament on Tuesday.