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{{short description|Indian cricket team}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Bengal Cricket Team
| image =
| captain = [[Anustup Majumdar]]
| coach = [[Arun Lal]]
| colours = {{color box|#27408B}} Dark Blue {{color box|Yellow}} Yellow
| owner = [[Cricket Association of Bengal]]
| founded = 1908
| ground = [[Eden Gardens]]
| capacity = 66,349<ref name=bcci17>{{cite web|title=EDEN GARDENS, KOLKATA|url=http://www.bcci.tv/bcci/bccitv/community/venues/venue/4d1dcac36bcb9|work=BCCI|publisher=Board of Cricket Control in India|access-date=17 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730150108/http://www.bcci.tv/bcci/bccitv/community/venues/venue/4d1dcac36bcb9|archive-date=30 July 2013}}</ref>
| title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
| title1wins = 2
| title2 = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
| title2wins = 1
| title3 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
| title3wins = 1

| website = [http://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/ CAB]
}}

The '''Bengal cricket team''' represents the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]] in domestic [[first-class cricket]]. It is considered Eastern India's strongest [[cricket]] team. The team plays its home matches at the historic [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]]. Bengal has won two [[Ranji Trophy]] victories and has been runner-up a total of 12 times.<ref>[http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/IND/RANJI_WINNERS.html Ranji Trophy Winners]</ref>

Bengal won the [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]], also known as the Ranji One Day Trophy, in 2012. Under the captaincy of [[Sourav Ganguly]], it beat [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] in the finals at the [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], Delhi on 12 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indiandomestic2010/engine/match/526378.html |title=Final: Bengal v Mumbai at Delhi, Mar 12, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2013-06-12}}</ref>

==Competition history==
Bengal's first success came in the third Ranji Trophy season (1936/37), in which it came runners-up to Nawanagar. Two years later it beat Southern Punjab in the final of the Ranji Trophy to become the 4th team to hold the title. For the next 51 years, although it had been runner-up 11 times (including the year before), it did not regain the title until it beat a strong Delhi team in the 1990 final.

The team was runner-up twice consecutively in the 2005–06 and the 2006–07 season. Their ranks are occasionally bolstered by the return of [[Sourav Ganguly]] to the domestic competition.

[[File:Sourav Ganguly crop.jpg|thumb|[[Sourav Ganguly]] has played both for Bengal in state level and for India in international matches, and also captained [[India national cricket team|India]] for five years. |alt=A middle-aged man stands to wear a white long-sleeved shirt and white trousers, while he has sunglasses resting on a cap that is on his head. Green grass and a boundary line are in the background.]]

=== Best performances in Ranji Trophy ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Result
|-
| 2019–20 || Runners' Up
|-
| 2006–07 || Runners' Up
|-
| 2005–06 || Runners' Up
|-
| 1993–94 || Runners' Up
|-
| 1989–90 || '''Winners'''
|-
| 1988–89 || Runners' Up
|-
| 1971–72 || Runners' Up
|-
| 1968–69 || Runners' Up
|-
| 1958–59 || Runners' Up
|-
| 1955–56 || Runners' Up
|-
| 1952–53 || Runners' Up
|-
| 1943–44 || Runners' Up
|-
| 1938–39 || '''Winners'''
|-
| 1936–37 || Runners' Up
|}

=== Best performances in Vijay Hazare Trophy ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Position
|-
| 2016–17 || Runners'-up
|-
| 2011–12 || '''Winners'''
|-
| 2009–10 || Runners'-up
|-
| 2008–09 || Runners'-up
|-
| 2007–08 || Runners'-up
|}

=== Best performances in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Position
|-
| 2010–11 || '''Winners'''
|}

==Famous Players==
{{main article|List of Bengal cricketers}}

;Players who represented India
[[Image:Manoj Tiwary fielding.jpg|right|200px|[[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]]|thumb]]
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Test !! ODI !! T20
|-
| [[Ambar Roy]] || 4 || 0
|
|-
| [[Arun Lal]] || 16 || 13
|
|-
| [[Ashok Dinda]] || 0 || 13
|9
|-
|-
| [[Deep Dasgupta]] || 8 || 5
|
|-
| [[Devang Gandhi]] || 4 || 3
|
|-
| [[Dilip Doshi]] || 33 || 15
|
|-
| [[Pankaj Roy]] || 43 || 0
|
|-
| [[Sourav Ganguly]] || 113 || 311
|
|-
| [[Gopal Bose]] || 0 || 1
|
|-
| [[Laxmi Ratan Shukla]] || 0 || 3
|
|-
| [[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]] || 0 || 12
|3
|-
|'''[[Mohammed Shami]]''' || 50 || 79
|12
|-
| [[Montu Banerjee]] || 1 || 0
|
|-
| [[Nirode Chowdhury]] || 2 || 0
|
|-
| [[Pranab Roy]] || 2 || 0
|
|-
| [[Prashant Vaidya]] || 0 || 4
|
|-
| [[Probir Sen]] || 14 || 0
|
|-
| [[Rohan Gavaskar]] || 0 || 11
|
|-
| [[Saba Karim]] || 1 || 34
|
|-
| [[Saradindu Mukherjee]] || 0 || 3
|
|-
|-
| [[Subrata Guha]] || 4 || 0
|
|-
|-
|'''[[Wriddhiman Saha]]''' || 38 || 9
|
|-
| [[Utpal Chatterjee]] || 0 || 3
|
|}

==Home ground==

* [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]] – The second largest stadium in the world and also the home ground of [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
* [[Jadavpur University Campus Ground]], [[Jadavpur]]- It has been leased out to the Cricket Association of Bengal and it often plays host to inter- and intra state cricket matches.
* [[Bengal Cricket Academy]], [[Kalyani, India|Kalyani]]
* [[Deshbandu Park]], [[North Kolkata]] – hosted matches of Vinoo Mankad Trophy, [[Cooch Behar Trophy]], Vijay Merchant Trophy and Polly Umrigar Trophy

== Current squad ==
Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;
|-
!| Name
!| Birth date
!| Batting Style
!| Bowling Style
!| Note
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
|-
| [[Anustup Majumdar]] || {{birth date and age|1984|4|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || '''Captain'''
|-
| [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|6|df=y}}|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
| [[Abhishek Raman]] || {{birth date and age|1993|9|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] ||
|-
| [[Kaif Ahmed]] || {{birth date and age|1997|5|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
| [[Koushik Ghosh (cricketer)|Koushik Ghosh]] || {{birth date and age|1992|10|22|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Vivek Singh (cricketer)|Vivek Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1993|11|1|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Ritwik Chowdhury]] || {{birth date and age|1995|11|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Sudip Chatterjee (cricketer)|Sudip Chatterjee]] || {{birth date and age|1991|11|11|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
| '''[[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]]''' || {{birth date and age|1985|11|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
| [[Writtick Chatterjee]] || {{birth date and age|1992|9|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Shreevats Goswami]] || {{birth date and age|1989|5|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || || Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Suvankar Bal]] || {{birth date and age|1995|11|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| '''[[Wriddhiman Saha]]''' || {{birth date and age|1984|10|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || || Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Spin Bowlers
|-
| [[Sahabaz Ahmed]] || {{birth date and age|1994|12|12|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || Plays for '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Arnab Nandi]] || {{birth date and age|1987|7|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| [[Prayas Ray Barman]] || {{birth date and age|2002|10|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Pace Bowlers
|-
| [[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]] || {{birth date and age|1993|10|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Akash Deep]] || {{birth date and age|1996|12|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Ishan Porel]] || {{birth date and age|1998|9|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||Plays for '''[[Punjab Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Nilkantha Das]] || {{birth date and age|1988|4|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Mohammed Kaif]] || {{birth date and age|1996|12|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
| '''[[Mohammed Shami]]''' || {{birth date and age|1990|3|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Plays for '''[[Punjab Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Cricket Association of Bengal]]
*[[List of Cricket Association of Bengal Presidents]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/IND/RANJI_WINNERS.html Ranji Trophy winners]
* [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indiandomestic2009/engine/records/index.html?id=2009%2F10;team=1623;type=season Bengal cricket team; records]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111204230336/http://tvc2.com/news/saurav-ganguly-made-135-runs-vs-haryana-in-ranji-trophy-201112-video-191.html Saurav Ganguly made 135 runs vs Haryana in Ranji Trophy]

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