Bengal coach W V Raman on Tuesday said they will gain immensely from the presence of iconic left-hander Sourav Ganguly in the side as they begin their Ranji Trophy Super League campaign against Gujarat.
The all-rounder's 82 enabled Bengal post a modest first innings score of 246 in the Ranji Trophy match against Assam.
Steve Waugh was seen in a shooting spree, taking shots of the Eden Gardens as well as those of the Bengal-Ranji fixture.
Twenty wickets fell in the first day of Bengal-Orissa Ranji Trophy 'Elite-B' match at the Kanchanjungha Stadium pitch that appeared to be the grave yard for batsmen.
Parthiv Patel scored a century as Gujarat posted 329 in their first innings. In reply, Bengal were 227 for 5 in the Ranji Trophy match.
The former India captain took three wickets and contributed 43 runs as Bengal were 113 runs ahead of Punjab.
However, KN Prudhuvi Raj, the 17th player during the match against Bengal, also took to social media and lambasted Vihari for making false accusations against him.
The youngsters in the side couldn't have got a better mentor than 'King' Kohli himself to guide them with his words of wisdom.
After his dream first-class debut where he got a double hundred against Hyderabad, young Punjab opener Jiwanjot Singh scored another matured hundred in his second game as Punjab are on their way to bat Bengal out of the second round Ranji Trophy encounter in Mohali.
Bengal registered a modest 229 for 7 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite division Group 'A' match.
The former India captain is likely to make a comeback in the Test side in South Africa.
The pair put on a century partnership as Bengal salvaged a draw against Railways in the Ranji Trophy match.
Rohan Gavaskar had a black-out after being struck by a Harvinder Singh delivery in a Ranji Trophy match
Aiming for maximum points to book a berth in the semi-finals, Bengal did manage the first innings lead, but their match against Railways seems heading for a draw.
After bowling Bengal out for 200 and gaining a first innings lead of 109 runs, Hyderabad collapsed for 76 in their second essay.
Hrishikesh Kanitkar's unbeaten 151 went in vain as Bengal finished with two points by virtue of a first innings against Maharashtra.
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 Group A league encounter against Madhya Pradesh. At stumps, MP were 19 for 1 with Ashok Dinda getting the wicket of Aditya Srivastava. The day belonged to Shreevats, who played 328 balls hitting 25 boundaries and three sixes en route his maiden double hundred in First Class cricket. It was also a match where Bengal's lower order showed exemplary resilience as the last three wickets produced 268 runs after being reduced to 207 for seven.
After excelling with the ball, the deposed India captain scored an unbeaten 81 on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match against Maharashtra.
India discard Manoj Tiwary, who was involved in an ugly on-field altercation with Gautam Gambhir in a Ranji Trophy match, claimed that the Delhi skipper had made racist remarks about former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly and Bengalis.
Bengal reached 207 for three against Tamil Nadu on the rain-interrupted first day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B league match.
Pacer Ishwar Pandey stole the limelight with his second five-wicket haul of the match as Madhya Pradesh scored a thumping 138-run win over Bengal on the final day of their Ranji Trophy group league match in Indore.
The Indian cricket captain said his team will seek to exploit Australian vulnerability on Indian tracks during the tri-series with New Zealand later this year.
Ravindra Jadeja finished with a match-haul of eight wickets as Saurashtra thrashed Bengal by 270 runs in a Ranji Trophy group league encounter in Rajkot and kept their chance of qualifying for the knock-out stage alive.
Two-time defending champions Rajasthan had a disappointing start to their Ranji Trophy campaign, conceding three points to Bengal on the basis of the first innings lead after the match ended in a draw on Monday. Resuming at 109 for five, Bengal rode on a gritty 65 not out (96 balls, 9x4) by Wriddhiman Saha to declare at 232 for 9 just before lunch and set Rajasthan an imposing target of 330 for victory.
Late last month in Kolkata, Shami expressed a desire to first play for Bengal before making his return to the national team. He also participated informally in motivational and fitness sessions with state players.
A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
Bengal, electing to bat first, scored 226 for two against Mumbai on the first day of the Ranji Trophy tie.
India's chairman of selectors urged the BCCI to appoint a bowling coach for the team.
Required to score 186 for an outright victory in the Ranji Trophy match, Bengal were home just after lunch on the last day.
Rohit Jhalani put Rajasthan in a strong position on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy match.
A round up of the second day's play from the Ranji Trophy games being played across the country.
Medium pacer P Vijaykumar came up with a five-wicket haul as Andhra Pradesh took a vital first innings lead over Bengal, who hit back by claiming the visitors' top order late on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh beat Bengal by an innings and 152 runs on the third day of the Ranji Trophy tie.
Bengal were in a commanding position after declaring their first innings at 513 for six in reply to Punjab's 241 on the third day of the Ranji Trophy elite group B match
Spinner Mortaza Lodhgar put Bengal in a comfortable position by reducing hosts Andhra to 160 for 8 after the visitors scored 234 in their first innings.
Domestic giants Mumbai on Thursday broke the world record for highest margin of victory in the history of first-class cricket as they crushed minnows Uttarakhand by a staggering 725 runs on the fourth day of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final.
A summary of Ranji Trophy matches played on the fourth and final day on Tuesday.
After skittling out Tamil Nadu for 218, they were tottering at 32 for 3 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Bengal restricted Punjab at 210 runs for seven on the first day of the Ranji Trophy Super division match.
Seamers put New Delhi in a commanding position as Ishant Sharma and Simarjeet Singh struck big blows against Hyderabad on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match. Here is a round-up of all the Ranji Trophy action on Day 2 on Thursday.
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