A fit again Wriddhiman Saha was named in the Rest of India squad that will take on first-time Ranji Trophy champions in the Irani Cup to be held in Mumbai from January 20-24.
Tiwary is in line to contest the Bengal assembly election from a constituency in Howrah district.
Will the Bengal-Gujarat Ranji Trophy game be played?
Medium pacer Sourav Sarkar and comeback man Shib Shankar Paul shared five wickets between them as Bengal reduced Railways to 214 for nine in the Ranji Trophy Group A encounter in Kolkata.
A summary of the Ranji Trophy Group A and Group B matches played across India on Sunday.
The camp was scheduled at the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club, with the Eden Gardens slated to host the Bengal-Hyderabad Ranji Trophy match.
Gautam Gambhir started his new season in the right earnest with a patient century as Delhi made a pedestrian Assam attack toil by reaching 269 for four at stumps on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Group A encounter in New Delhi on Saturday.
A summary of Wednesday's action in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Jaiswal's 213 off 259 balls was well complemented by opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's 154
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday
Robin Uthappa's 16th first-class century helped Karnataka take a big first-innings lead of 263 to take the home side to a strong position on second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match against Jammu and Kashmir.
Kalra was in line to replace senior opener Shikhar Dhawan in the Ranji squad but as it now stands, he will not play any further.
India A captain Abhimanyu Easwaran is likely to be called as a replacement for the injured skipper Rohit Sharma for the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh.
Chasing a tough victory target of 399, Punjab were tottering at 108 for four at stumps on the third day with Test discard Yuvraj Singh unbeaten on 19 in company of Uday Kaul, who is yet to open his account.
A frustrated Sheldon Jackson called for transparency from the national selectors after he was ignored from the India 'A' and Duleep squads despite consistent performances in the domestic circuit last season.
He is expected to play Ranji Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy matches for Tripura.
Young pacer Tushar Deshpande recorded his career-best figures of six for 70 to help Mumbai earn a sizeable first innings lead against Railways on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group A encounter in New Delhi on Saturday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played across India on Thursday.
A round-up of results of Ranji matches played on Sunday
A summary of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday
The former India captain not just rejected the accusations thrown at him but also offered a gentle reminder to his critics -- much before becoming the BCCI boss, he was a celebrated India cricketer and played in a whopping 424 international matches -- 113 of them Tests.
The Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain has been handed the reigns as Dinesh Mongia, who was named skipper earlier, will be leading Punjab in the Ranji Trophy final against Railways.
Mukesh is one of the few players in recent times to have made it to the Indian limited overs squad without ever having played in the IPL.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday
Arun Lal's "very poor pitch" comment on the opening day drew a sharp rebuttal from the Saurashtra Cricket Association on Wednesday after its curator, Mahendra Rajdev, said the Bengal coach erred in his judgement by jumping the gun in the ongoing Ranji Trophy final in Rajkot.
Rohan scored 6,938 runs in first-class cricket, scoring 18 centuries and 34 fifties.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Tuesday
Having taken a huge first innings lead, defending champions Karnataka are on course for an outright victory over Tamil Nadu after reducing them to 113 for 3 in their second essay on Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy final, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Karnataka posted a massive 762 in their first innings in reply to Tamil Nadu's paltry 134.
Veteran opener Virender Sehwag is making most of his hard-earned form as he blended caution with aggression during an attractive unbeaten knock of 147 to take Delhi to a respectable 278 for 7 at stumps against Haryana in the Ranji Trophy Group B match in Lahli, on Monday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Tuesday
India and Australia will play the second Test at the Ferozshah Kotla from Friday and it is to be seen if Iyer is able to join the team.
The ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday said that the resignation of Laxmi Ratan Shukla as West Bengal minister of state for youth services and sports is unfortunate but it will not affect the party, while the Bharatiya Janata Party said that the former cricketer is welcome to join the saffron camp.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday.
A summary of Wednesday play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
While some cash-rich franchises -- notably SunRisers Hyderabad -- splurged to earn the services of the biggest names on the cricketing map, uncapped Indian talents were also under the spotlight for hefty contracts.
Swapnil Singh broke an eleven-year jinx as he scored his maiden first class century, a knock of 164 without a blemish, to help Baroda take a massive first innings lead of 404 runs against Mumbai on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy Group C match.
'Hardik will lead the side. As far as KL Rahul is concerned, his T20I days seem to be numbered'
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The Cricket Association of Bengal will stage the four-day final of the S K Acharya memorial tournament (Ranji Trophy pre-season tourney) with pink balls and under floodlights. The title round of the four-team tournament will be played at the Eden Gardens from October 1-4.
Youngsters Sudip Chatterjee and Abhimanyu Easwaran showed maturity beyond years in a brilliant 163-run partnership before another familiar middle-order collapse saw Bengal end Day 1 in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Railways on 274 for 8 in Kolkata on Wednesday.
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