Kolkata: A lot has changed for Bengal cricket since the team reached the semi-finals Ranji Trophy in the last domestic season. The team has got a new support staff, with Laxmi Ratan Shukla taking over as the coach of the team. Arun Lalu While the former Bengal coach WV Raman Was named batting consultant. Bengal, on the other hand, will be without the three old Warhorses for the first time in many years. whereas Wriddhiman Co: And Sudeep Chatterjee Shifted base, wicketkeeper-batsman in Tripura Shreevatsa Goswami Will play for Mizoram this season.
With veteran Manoj Tiwary and Anushtup Majumdar ruled out of the shortest format, Bengal will be short on experience as they begin their home campaign in the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) Trophy in Lucknow on Tuesday. However, with the emergence of many new faces, the team will rely on youth and energy when it takes on Jharkhand in the opening match.
The team will also miss all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed and pacer Mukesh Kumar on Tuesday as both the players will be with the national team for the last ODI against South Africa on Tuesday. However, both are expected to join Bengal’s campaign from the next match. In the absence of Shahbaz, India Under-19 World Cup winning wicketkeeper-batsman Abhishek Porel may have to play the role of a finisher.
It will be interesting to see how the Bengal think-tank makes use of the tactical option this time around, being introduced for the first time in domestic cricket. With the starting XI, teams will now choose four options at the time of toss and use one of them during the match. Such an option, if used judiciously, could change the outcome of the game.
The Abhimanyu Easwaran-led side would go on a high after setting a unique record during their Ranji Trophy quarter-final match against Jharkhand when they became the first team in which the top nine batsmen scored at least fifty first-class runs. Turn.
Bengal placed in Group E of the competition will next face Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh. Toppers in the group finish will see Bengal making the quarters, while they will have to play the pre-quarters if they finish as the second best side of their group. The knockout ties in Kolkata should act as an added impetus for Bengal to make the grade.
The team did well in the pre-season by playing a few practice matches and reached Lucknow early to get used to the conditions. Now it’s time to roll.
With veteran Manoj Tiwary and Anushtup Majumdar ruled out of the shortest format, Bengal will be short on experience as they begin their home campaign in the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) Trophy in Lucknow on Tuesday. However, with the emergence of many new faces, the team will rely on youth and energy when it takes on Jharkhand in the opening match.
The team will also miss all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed and pacer Mukesh Kumar on Tuesday as both the players will be with the national team for the last ODI against South Africa on Tuesday. However, both are expected to join Bengal’s campaign from the next match. In the absence of Shahbaz, India Under-19 World Cup winning wicketkeeper-batsman Abhishek Porel may have to play the role of a finisher.
It will be interesting to see how the Bengal think-tank makes use of the tactical option this time around, being introduced for the first time in domestic cricket. With the starting XI, teams will now choose four options at the time of toss and use one of them during the match. Such an option, if used judiciously, could change the outcome of the game.
The Abhimanyu Easwaran-led side would go on a high after setting a unique record during their Ranji Trophy quarter-final match against Jharkhand when they became the first team in which the top nine batsmen scored at least fifty first-class runs. Turn.
Bengal placed in Group E of the competition will next face Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh. Toppers in the group finish will see Bengal making the quarters, while they will have to play the pre-quarters if they finish as the second best side of their group. The knockout ties in Kolkata should act as an added impetus for Bengal to make the grade.
The team did well in the pre-season by playing a few practice matches and reached Lucknow early to get used to the conditions. Now it’s time to roll.