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{{Infobox cricket team
| name         = Bengal cricket team
| name           = Bengal cricket team
| image         =
| image         =Logo of the Cricket Association of Bengal.png
| captain       = [[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]] (FC) <br> [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]] (List A & T20)
| captain       = [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]]
| coach         = [[Laxmi Ratan Shukla]]
| coach         = [[Laxmi Ratan]]
| colours       = {{color box|#27408B}} Dark Blue {{color box|Yellow}} Yellow
| colours       = {{color box|#27408B}} Dark Blue <br />{{color box|Yellow}} Yellow
| owner         = [[Cricket Association of Bengal]]
| owner         = [[Cricket Association of Bengal]]
| founded       = 1889
| founded       = 1889
| ground       = [[Eden Gardens]]
| 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>
| capacity       = 66,349<ref name=bcci17>{{cite web |title=Eden Gardens, Kolkata |url=http://www.bcci.tv/bcci/bccitv/community/venues/venue/4d1dcac36bcb9 |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>
| first_fc      = [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
| first_fc      = [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
| first_fc_year  = 1935
| first_fc_year  = 1935
| first_fc_venue = [[Eden Gardens|Eden Gardens, Calcutta]]
| first_fc_venue = [[Eden Gardens|Eden Gardens, Calcutta]]
|        title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
| title1         = [[Ranji Trophy]]
|    title1wins = 2
| title1wins     = 2
|        title2 = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
| title2         = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
|    title2wins = 1
| title2wins     = 1
|        title3 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
| title3         = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
|    title3wins = 1
| title3wins     = 1
| website        = [http://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/ CAB]
| website        = [http://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/ CAB]
}}
}}
The ''' Bengal cricket team''' is an [[India|Indian]] domestic cricket team representing the state of [[West Bengal]]. The team is based in [[Kolkata]]. It is administered by the [[Cricket Association of Bengal]] (CAB) and participates in tournaments organized by the [[Board of Control of Cricket in India]] (BCCI). The team competes in the [[First-class cricket]] competition known as the [[Ranji Trophy]], the [[List A cricket]] [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]], and the [[Twenty20|T20]] competition [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] (SMAT).


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 13 times.<ref>[http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/IND/RANJI_WINNERS.html Ranji Trophy Winners]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/cricket|title=Sports of West Bengal — Cricket|website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports|date=2017|access-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709130840/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/cricket|archive-date=9 July 2022|location=Kolkata}}</ref>
They have been playing [[first-class cricket]] since 1935. Bengal have won the [[Ranji Trophy]] twice and been runners-up 13 times. They also play in the [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] and the [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]], both of which they have won once.  


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 &#124; Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2013-06-12}}</ref>
Several international cricketers have played for the team including [[Dilip Doshi]], [[Sourav Ganguly]], [[Deep Dasgupta]], [[Mohammed Shami]], [[Pankaj Roy]], and [[Wriddhiman Saha]].


==Competition history==
==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, in 1938, it beat Southern Punjab in the final of the Ranji Trophy to become the 4th team to hold the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|title=Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal|website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports|date=2017|access-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013092944/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|archive-date=13 October 2022|location=Kolkata}}</ref> 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.
[[File:Ground of Calcutta Cricket Club, 15th Jan&#039;y 1861 - Percy Carpenter.png|thumb|left|''Ground of the Calcutta Cricket Club, 15 Jan'y. 1861 H.M. 68th L.I. from Rangoon, versus the Calcutta Cricket Club'', a [[lithograph]] after a [[watercolour painting|watercolour]] by [[Percy Carpenter]], depicting a [[Calcutta Cricket Club]] match played at Eden Gardens.]]
The [[Calcutta Cricket Club]] was founded in 1792 with membership restricted to Europeans.<ref>{{cite web |title=The British hangover of Kolkata's elite clubs |url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/the-british-hangover-of-kolkatas-elite-clubs |date=18 February 2021 |access-date=4 November 2023 |publisher=Get Bengal News |location=Kolkata |first1=Mallika |last1=Bhaumik |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218125215/https://www.getbengal.com/details/the-british-hangover-of-kolkatas-elite-clubs |archive-date=18 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JBf5MgEACAAJ |title=Seventeen Ninety Two: A History of the Calcutta Cricket & Football Club |first=Sujoy |last=Gupta |location=Kolkata |publisher=Calcutta Cricket & Football Club |date=1 January 2002 |pages=180 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815181808/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Seventeen_Ninety_Two.html?id=JBf5MgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y |archive-date=15 August 2023}}</ref> The team's earliest known match was reported 23 February 1792 in the ''[[Madras Courier]]'', Calcutta playing a team from [[Barrackpore]] and [[Dumdum]].<ref name=DYSS>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221013092944/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology Chronology of Sports Events]. West Bengal Department of Youth Services and Sports, 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2023.</ref> [[Eden Gardens]] was established as the club's home stadium in 1864. It had been a park called Auckland Circus Gardens, named after [[George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland]], who was the [[Governor-General of India]] from 1836 to 1842. It was renamed Eden Gardens in 1841, in honour of Auckland's two sisters.<ref name=DYSS/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/a-walk-in-and-around-eden-gardens-in-kolkata-495627 |last1=Bag |first1=Shamik |title=In the shadow of Eden |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=January 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619204248/http://www.espncricinfo.com/travel/content/current/story/495627.html |archive-date=19 June 2015 |access-date=19 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kolkatacitytours.com/eden-gardens-stadium-kolkata/ |title=Eden Gardens |publisher=Kolkata City Tours |access-date=11 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426154752/http://kolkatacitytours.com/eden-gardens-stadium-kolkata/ |archive-date=26 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>


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.
For the first time, a team representing Bengal was formed in December 1889 for a match against [[G. F. Vernon's cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1889–90|an English touring team]] at Eden Gardens.<ref name=DYSS/> At that time, no native Bengalis were involved and the team, captained by British Army officer [[Cleveland Greenway]], was composed of European colonials who were mostly British expatriates. Bengal lost the match, played over the New Year period, by an innings and 17 runs.<ref>Guha, 2001, pp. 33–37.</ref> In January 1923, a Bengal team took part in the [[Nagpur]] Provincial Tournament and, having defeated a Central Provinces XI in their semi-final, lost the final against [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]. The Bengal team in this competition included a couple of native players but, as before, it was principally a colonial enterprise.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/7/Nagpur_Provincial_Tournament_1922-23.html Nagpur Provincial Tournament itinerary, 1923]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref> The [[Cricket Association of Bengal]] (CAB) was founded in 1928 and has governance of all cricket in [[West Bengal]], including management of the Bengal team.<ref>[https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/history.php Early History of Bengal Cricket leading to the formation of the Cricket Association of Bengal in 1928]. Bengal Cricket Association. Retrieved 29 November 2023.</ref>


[[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.]]
[[Image:Manoj Tiwary fielding.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]] is Bengal's current first-class captain.]]
In 1934, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) organised the [[Ranji Trophy]] but Bengal did not take part in 1934–35. Bengal achieved [[first-class cricket|first-class status]] in December 1935 when they played the [[Australian cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1935–36|Australian tourists]]. Bengal were captained by [[Alec Hosie]] and the team included [[Shute Banerjee]]. Although the Australian team on that tour was a mixed bag of veterans and fringe players, they easily defeated Bengal by 9 wickets.<ref>[https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1935-36/AUS_IN_IND/AUS_BENG_27-29DEC1935.html Bengal v Australians, December 1935]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15664.html Bengal v Australians, December 1935]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>


=== Best performances in Ranji Trophy ===
In January 1936, Bengal joined the Ranji Trophy, playing in the East Zone, and reached the semi-final where they lost to [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]]. In 1936–37, Bengal were runners-up to [[Nawanagar cricket team|Nawanagar]]. Two years later, in 1938–39, Bengal won the Ranji for the first time when they defeated [[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology |title=Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal |website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in |publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports |date=2017 |access-date=25 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013092944/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology |archive-date=13 October 2022 |location=Kolkata}}</ref> Throughout this period, Bengal was essentially a [[West Bengal]] team. They were based in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] and played all their matches at Eden Gardens. The earliest match of note in [[Dhaka]] was in February 1941 when a Bengal Governor's XI played the Bengal Gymkhana at the [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], then called the Dacca Stadium.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/168/168094.html Bengal Governor's XI v Bengal Gymkhana, 1941]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref> Following [[Partition of India]] in 1947, Bengal was split into West (India) and East (then Pakistan, now Bangladesh).
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ''Year'' !! ''Result''
|-
| ''2022–23'' || ''Runners' Up''
|-
| ''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 ===
Bengal won their second Ranji Trophy in 1989–90 when they defeated [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] in the final.<ref name="History">{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/261615.html |title=The Ranji Trophy |access-date=27 February 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> To 2023, In addition to their two titles, Bengal have been runners-up 13 times, most recently in [[2022–23 Ranji Trophy|2022–23]], and only [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay/Mumbai]] have appeared in more finals.<ref>[https://acscricket.com/?page_id=2346 Ranji Trophy Winners (from 1934/35)]. Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 29 November 2023.</ref>
{| 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 ===
Having won the [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] in 2011, Bengal won the [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]] in 2012. Playing under the captaincy of [[Sourav Ganguly]], they defeated [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] in the final 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, March 12, 2012. Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2013-06-12}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! ''Year'' !! ''Position''
|-
| ''2010–11'' || '''''Winners'''''
|}


==Famous players==
Author [[Mihir Bose]], writing in 1990, commented that cricket's first secure foothold in India was [[Calcutta Cricket Club]], founded 1792 and only five years younger than [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC). Despite continuing enthusiasm for the sport in Bengal, it is overshadowed by [[Mumbai]] as "the centre for Indian cricket".<ref name=Bose18>Bose, 1990, p. 18.</ref> Bose describes Eden Gardens as "one of the great Test match centres of the world", but he laments the relative lack of Bengali Test players saying that only "a handful" has played Test cricket.<ref name=Bose18/>
{{main article|List of Bengal cricketers}}


;Players who represented India
To the end of 2023, Bengal have played in a total of 450 first-class matches, 446 of them in the Ranji Trophy. The exceptions are the team's inaugural first-class match against the 1935/36 Australians; [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] in December 1951; the [[Commonwealth XI cricket team in India in 1953–54|Commonwealth XI]] in December 1953; and the 1990/91 [[Irani Cup]] against [[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/36/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Bengal]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
[[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]]''' || 60 || 82
|17
|-
| [[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
|
|-
|[[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed Mewati]]
|
|3
|
|-
| [[Subrata Guha]] || 4 || 0
|
|-
|-
|'''[[Wriddhiman Saha]]''' || 40 || 9
|
|-
| [[Utpal Chatterjee]] || 0 || 3
|
|-
| [[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]]
|
|
|}


==Home ground==
==Home grounds==
* [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]] – The second largest stadium in the world and also the home ground of [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
[[File:Eden Garden Stadium Kolkata MB01.jpg|thumb|right|[[Eden Gardens]] today]]
* [[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.
* [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]] – the second largest stadium in India and also the home ground of [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
* [[Jadavpur University Campus Ground]], [[Jadavpur]] – leased out to the Cricket Association of Bengal, it hosts inter-state and intrastate matches
* [[Bengal Cricket Academy]], [[Kalyani, India|Kalyani]]
* [[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
* Deshbandu Park, [[North Kolkata]] – hosted matches of Vinoo Mankad Trophy, [[Cooch Behar Trophy]], Vijay Merchant Trophy and Polly Umrigar Trophy


== Current squad ==
==Honours==
* '''[[Ranji Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners (2):''' [[1938–39 Ranji Trophy|1938–39]], [[1989–90 Ranji Trophy|1989–90]]
** '''Runners-up (13):''' [[1936–37 Ranji Trophy|1936–37]], [[1943–44 Ranji Trophy|1943–44]], [[1952–53 Ranji Trophy|1952–53]], [[1955–56 Ranji Trophy|1955–56]], [[1958–59 Ranji Trophy|1958–59]], [[1968–69 Ranji Trophy|1968–69]], [[1971–72 Ranji Trophy|1971–72]], [[1988–89 Ranji Trophy|1988–89]], [[1993–94 Ranji Trophy|1993–94]], [[2005–06 Ranji Trophy|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Ranji Trophy|2006–07]], [[2019–20 Ranji Trophy|2019–20]], [[2022–23 Ranji Trophy|2022–23]]
 
* '''[[Wills Trophy]]'''
** '''Runners-up (2):''' 1995–96, 1998–99
 
* '''[[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' [[2011–12 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2011–12]]
** '''Runners-up (5):''' [[2003–04 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2003–04]], [[2007–08 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2009–10]], [[2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2016–17]]
 
* '''[[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' [[2010–11 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2010–11]]
 
==Players==
===Current squad===
''Updated as on 18 February 2026''.
 
Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
|-
!| Name
! Name
!| Birth date
! Birth date
!| Batting style
! Batting
!| Bowling style
! Bowling
!| Note
! Notes
|-
! colspan="5"  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:left;"| Batters
|-
|-
! colspan="5"  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batters
| [[Sudip Kumar Gharami]] || {{birth date and age|1999|3|21|df=y}} || RHB || [[Off break|OB]] ||<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/sudip-kumar-gharami-1211699 Sudip Kumar Gharami], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1743/1743238/1743238.html Sudip Kumar Gharani], CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Sudip Gharami]] || {{birth date and age|1999|3|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
| [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|6|df=y}}|| RHB || LB || Captain <br> Non-international, but has been a standby for India Test squads.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/abhimanyu-easwaran-699491 Abhimanyu Easwaran], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/923/923621/923621.html Abhimanyu Easwaran], CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|6|df=y}}|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || '''List A and Twenty20 Captain'''
| [[Anustup Majumdar]] || {{birth date and age|1984|4|30|df=y}} || RHB || [[Leg break|LB]] ||<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/anustup-majumdar-31750 Anustup Majumdar], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/71/71339/71339.html Anustup Majumdar], CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Anustup Majumdar]] || {{birth date and age|1984|4|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
| [[Sumanta Gupta]] || {{birth date and age|1991|2|9|df=y}} || RHB || LB || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/sumanta-gupta-1131610], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2024.</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Ritwik Roy 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}} || LHB || LB || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/sudip-chatterjee-447142], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Koushik Ghosh]] || {{birth date and age|1992|10|12|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
! colspan="5"  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:left;"| All-rounders
|-
|-
| [[Abhishek Das (cricketer)|Abhishek Das]] || {{birth date and age|1990|9|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
| '''[[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]]''' || {{birth date and age|1994|12|12|df=y}} || LHB || [[Slow left-arm orthodox|SLA]] || Plays for [[Lucknow Super Giants]] in [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL).<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/shahbaz-ahmed-1159711 Shahbaz Ahmed]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2274/2274642/2274642.html Shahbaz Ahmed]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Ranjot Khaira || {{birth date and age|1998|10|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
| [[Karan Lal]] || {{birth date and age|2000|10|19|df=y}} || RHB || OB || Under-19 international.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/karan-lal-1175495 Karan Lal], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2303/2303230/2303230.html Karan Lal], CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
|-
! colspan="5"  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
| Rahul Prasad || {{birth date and age|2004|10|13|df=y}}|| RHB || OB || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/rahul-prasad-1506066], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2025.</ref>
|-
|-
| '''[[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz 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]]
| Vishal Bhati || {{birth date and age|2005|11|14|df=y}} || LHB || SLA || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/vishal-bhati-1469927 Vishal Bhati]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2025.</ref>
|-
|-
| '''[[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]]''' || {{birth date and age|1985|11|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || '''First-class Captain'''
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:left;" | Wicket-keepers
|-
|-
| Karan Lal || {{birth date and age|2000|10|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
| [[Abishek Porel]] || {{birth date and age|2002|10|17|df=y}} || LHB || || Vice-Captain <br> Plays for [[Delhi Capitals]] in IPL.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/abishek-porel-1277545 Abishek Porel], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2304/2304538/2304538.html Abhishek Porel], CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Sayan Mondal]] || {{birth date and age|1989|11|10|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| Shakir Habib Gandhi || {{birth date and age|1999|10|8|df=y}} || RHB || || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/habib-gandhi-1277540 Habib Gandhi], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2303/2303411/2303411.html Habib Gandhi], CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Wicket-keepers
! colspan="5" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:left;"| Spin bowlers
|-
|-
| Abhishek Porel || {{birth date and age|2002|10|17|df=y}} || Left-handed || || Plays for '''[[Delhi Capitals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| [[Writtick Chatterjee]] || {{birth date and age|1992|9|28|df=y}} || RHB || OB || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/writtick-chatterjee-699493], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Agniv Pan]] || {{birth date and age|1997|1|1|df=y}} || Left-handed || ||
| [[Pradipta Pramanik]] || {{birth date and age|1998|10|8|df=y}} || RHB || SLA || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/pradipta-pramanik-942651 Pradipta Pramanik]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1277/1277450/1277450.html Pradipta Pramanik]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
|-
! colspan="5"  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Spin Bowlers
| [[Aamir Gani]] || {{birth date and age|1996|8|27|df=y}} || RHB || OB || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/aamir-gani-642543 Aamir Gani]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2026</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Pradipta Pramanik]] || {{birth date and age|1998|10|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
! colspan="5"  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:left;"| Seam bowlers
|-
|-
| [[Writtick Chatterjee]] || {{birth date and age|1992|9|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
| '''[[Mohammed Shami]]''' || {{birth date and age|1990|9|3|df=y}} || RHB || RM || Plays for [[Lucknow Super Giants]] in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mohammed-shami-481896 Mohammed Shami]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2024.</ref>
|-
|-
! colspan="5"  style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Pace Bowlers
| '''[[Akash Deep]]''' || {{birth date and age|1996|12|15|df=y}} || RHB || RFM || Plays for [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]].<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/akash-deep-1176959 Akash Deep]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2025.</ref>
|-
|-
| '''[[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]]''' || {{birth date and age|1993|10|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Plays for '''[[Delhi Capitals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| '''[[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]]''' || {{birth date and age|1993|10|12|df=y}} || RHB || RFM || Plays for [[Delhi Capitals]] in IPL.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mukesh-kumar-926851 Mukesh Kumar]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1708/1708251/1708251.html Mukesh Kumar]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Akash Deep]] || {{birth date and age|1996|12|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Plays for '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| Suraj Jaiswal || {{birth date and age|1999|12|2|df=y}} || RHB || RM || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/suraj-sindhu-jaiswal-1277582]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2023.</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Ishan Porel]] || {{birth date and age|1998|9|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||
| [[Ishan Porel]] || {{birth date and age|1998|9|5|df=y}} || RHB || RFM || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ishan-porel-967603 Ishan Porel]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1385/1385419/1385419.html Ishan Porel]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Geet Puri || {{birth date and age|1994|9|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| Rohit Kumar || {{birth date and age|2001|11|19|df=y}} || RHB || RM || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/rohit-kumar-1277544 Rohit Kumar]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2026</ref>
|-
|-
| Akash Ghatak || {{birth date and age|1996|10|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| Mohammad Kaif || {{birth date and age|1996|12|10|df=y}} || RHB || RFM || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mohammed-kaif-1246485 Mohammed Kaif]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2441/2441564/2441564.html Mohammed Kaif]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Ravi Kumar || {{birth date and age|2003|10|29|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
| [[Sayan Ghosh]] || {{birth date and age|1992|9|16|df=y}} || RHB || RM || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/sayan-ghosh-736413 Sayan Ghosh]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2024.</ref>
|-
|-
| '''[[Mohammed Shami]]''' || {{birth date and age|1990|3|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || Plays for '''[[Gujarat Titans]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| Saksham Choudhary || {{birth date and age|1999|9|15|df=y}} || LHB || RM || <ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/saksham-choudhary-1403164]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2024.</ref>
|}
|}


''Updated as on 16 February 2023''
===Notable former players===
{{further|List of Bengal cricketers}}
[[File:Sourav Ganguly crop.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Sourav Ganguly]] captained [[India national cricket team|India]] for five years.]]
The following Bengal cricketers hold team records or have made international appearances in Test, ODI or T20I matches.
{|
|-
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* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pravin Amre]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Madhav Apte]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arun Lal]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shute Banerjee]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Montu Banerjee]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Subroto Banerjee]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prakash Bhandari]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gopal Bose]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Premangsu Chatterjee]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Utpal Chatterjee]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nirode Chowdhury]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Deep Dasgupta]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Akash Deep]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashok Dinda]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dilip Doshi]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Devang Gandhi]]
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* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashok Gandotra]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sourav Ganguly]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rohan Gavaskar]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Subrata Guha]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhash Gupte]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Baloo Gupte]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Narendra Hirwani]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Saba Karim]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ramnath Kenny]]
* {{flagicon|WIN}} [[Lester King (cricketer)|Lester King]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammed Shami]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashok Malhotra]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Manjrekar]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vinoo Mankad]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Saradindu Mukherjee]]
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* {{flagicon|IND}} [[C. S. Nayudu]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pragyan Ojha]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Phiroze Palia]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dattu Phadkar]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pankaj Roy]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ambar Roy]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranab Roy]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Wriddhiman Saha]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Probir Sen]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chetan Sharma]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rakesh Shukla (cricketer)|Rakesh Shukla]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Laxmi Shukla]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]]
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prashant Vaidya]]
* {{Flagicon|India}} [[Saurasish Lahiri]]
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|}


==See also==
==Statistics==
* [[Cricket Association of Bengal]]
{{Main|List of Bengal cricket team records and statistics}}
* [[List of Cricket Association of Bengal Presidents]]
==Notes==
===References===
{{Reflist}}


==References==
===Sources===
{{Reflist}}
{{refbegin|}}
* {{cite book |last=Bose |first=Mihir |author-link=Mihir Bose |title=A History of Indian Cricket |year=1990 |publisher=Andre Deutsch |location=London |isbn=0-233-98563-8}}
* {{cite book |last=Guha |first=Ramachandra |author-link=Ramachandra Guha |title=A Corner of a Foreign Field |year=2002 |publisher=Picador |location=London |isbn=0-330-49117-2}}
{{refend|}}


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* [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indiandomestic2009/engine/records/index.html?id=2009%2F10;team=1623;type=season Bengal cricket team; records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127172402/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indiandomestic2009/engine/records/index.html?id=2009%2F10;team=1623;type=season |date=27 November 2011 }}
* [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]
* [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]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_women%27s_cricket_team; Bengal Women's Cricket Team]


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Not to be confused with East Bengal cricket team.
Bengal cricket team
Personnel
CaptainAbhimanyu Easwaran
CoachLaxmi Ratan
OwnerCricket Association of Bengal
Team information
Colours  Dark Blue
  Yellow
Founded1889
Home groundEden Gardens
Capacity66,349[1]
History
First-class debutAustralia
in 1935
at Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Ranji Trophy wins2
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins1
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins1
Official websiteCAB

The Bengal cricket team is an Indian domestic cricket team representing the state of West Bengal. The team is based in Kolkata. It is administered by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and participates in tournaments organized by the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI). The team competes in the First-class cricket competition known as the Ranji Trophy, the List A cricket Vijay Hazare Trophy, and the T20 competition Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT).

They have been playing first-class cricket since 1935. Bengal have won the Ranji Trophy twice and been runners-up 13 times. They also play in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy, both of which they have won once.

Several international cricketers have played for the team including Dilip Doshi, Sourav Ganguly, Deep Dasgupta, Mohammed Shami, Pankaj Roy, and Wriddhiman Saha.

History[edit | edit source]

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Ground of the Calcutta Cricket Club, 15 Jan'y. 1861 H.M. 68th L.I. from Rangoon, versus the Calcutta Cricket Club, a lithograph after a watercolour by Percy Carpenter, depicting a Calcutta Cricket Club match played at Eden Gardens.

The Calcutta Cricket Club was founded in 1792 with membership restricted to Europeans.[2][3] The team's earliest known match was reported 23 February 1792 in the Madras Courier, Calcutta playing a team from Barrackpore and Dumdum.[4] Eden Gardens was established as the club's home stadium in 1864. It had been a park called Auckland Circus Gardens, named after George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, who was the Governor-General of India from 1836 to 1842. It was renamed Eden Gardens in 1841, in honour of Auckland's two sisters.[4][5][6]

For the first time, a team representing Bengal was formed in December 1889 for a match against an English touring team at Eden Gardens.[4] At that time, no native Bengalis were involved and the team, captained by British Army officer Cleveland Greenway, was composed of European colonials who were mostly British expatriates. Bengal lost the match, played over the New Year period, by an innings and 17 runs.[7] In January 1923, a Bengal team took part in the Nagpur Provincial Tournament and, having defeated a Central Provinces XI in their semi-final, lost the final against Bombay. The Bengal team in this competition included a couple of native players but, as before, it was principally a colonial enterprise.[8] The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) was founded in 1928 and has governance of all cricket in West Bengal, including management of the Bengal team.[9]

Manoj Tiwary is Bengal's current first-class captain.

In 1934, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organised the Ranji Trophy but Bengal did not take part in 1934–35. Bengal achieved first-class status in December 1935 when they played the Australian tourists. Bengal were captained by Alec Hosie and the team included Shute Banerjee. Although the Australian team on that tour was a mixed bag of veterans and fringe players, they easily defeated Bengal by 9 wickets.[10][11]

In January 1936, Bengal joined the Ranji Trophy, playing in the East Zone, and reached the semi-final where they lost to Madras. In 1936–37, Bengal were runners-up to Nawanagar. Two years later, in 1938–39, Bengal won the Ranji for the first time when they defeated Southern Punjab in the final.[12] Throughout this period, Bengal was essentially a West Bengal team. They were based in Calcutta and played all their matches at Eden Gardens. The earliest match of note in Dhaka was in February 1941 when a Bengal Governor's XI played the Bengal Gymkhana at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, then called the Dacca Stadium.[13] Following Partition of India in 1947, Bengal was split into West (India) and East (then Pakistan, now Bangladesh).

Bengal won their second Ranji Trophy in 1989–90 when they defeated Delhi in the final.[14] To 2023, In addition to their two titles, Bengal have been runners-up 13 times, most recently in 2022–23, and only Bombay/Mumbai have appeared in more finals.[15]

Having won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2011, Bengal won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2012. Playing under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, they defeated Mumbai in the final at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi on 12 March 2012.[16]

Author Mihir Bose, writing in 1990, commented that cricket's first secure foothold in India was Calcutta Cricket Club, founded 1792 and only five years younger than Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Despite continuing enthusiasm for the sport in Bengal, it is overshadowed by Mumbai as "the centre for Indian cricket".[17] Bose describes Eden Gardens as "one of the great Test match centres of the world", but he laments the relative lack of Bengali Test players saying that only "a handful" has played Test cricket.[17]

To the end of 2023, Bengal have played in a total of 450 first-class matches, 446 of them in the Ranji Trophy. The exceptions are the team's inaugural first-class match against the 1935/36 Australians; Marylebone Cricket Club in December 1951; the Commonwealth XI in December 1953; and the 1990/91 Irani Cup against Rest of India.[18]

Home grounds[edit | edit source]

Eden Gardens today

Honours[edit | edit source]

Players[edit | edit source]

Current squad[edit | edit source]

Updated as on 18 February 2026.

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Bowling Notes
Batters
Sudip Kumar Gharami (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 (age 27) RHB OB [19][20]
Abhimanyu Easwaran (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 30) RHB LB Captain
Non-international, but has been a standby for India Test squads.[21][22]
Anustup Majumdar (1984-04-30) 30 April 1984 (age 42) RHB LB [23][24]
Sumanta Gupta (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 35) RHB LB [25]
Sudip Chatterjee (1991-11-11) 11 November 1991 (age 34) LHB LB [26]
All-rounders
Shahbaz Ahmed (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 31) LHB SLA Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in Indian Premier League (IPL).[27][28]
Karan Lal (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 25) RHB OB Under-19 international.[29][30]
Rahul Prasad (2004-10-13) 13 October 2004 (age 21) RHB OB [31]
Vishal Bhati (2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 20) LHB SLA [32]
Wicket-keepers
Abishek Porel (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 23) LHB Vice-Captain
Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL.[33][34]
Shakir Habib Gandhi (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 26) RHB [35][36]
Spin bowlers
Writtick Chatterjee (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 33) RHB OB [37]
Pradipta Pramanik (1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 27) RHB SLA [38][39]
Aamir Gani (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 29) RHB OB [40]
Seam bowlers
Mohammed Shami (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 35) RHB RM Plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL[41]
Akash Deep (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 29) RHB RFM Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL.[42]
Mukesh Kumar (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 32) RHB RFM Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL.[43][44]
Suraj Jaiswal (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 26) RHB RM [45]
Ishan Porel (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 27) RHB RFM [46][47]
Rohit Kumar (2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 (age 24) RHB RM [48]
Mohammad Kaif (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 29) RHB RFM [49][50]
Sayan Ghosh (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 33) RHB RM [51]
Saksham Choudhary (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 26) LHB RM [52]

Notable former players[edit | edit source]

Further information: List of Bengal cricketers
Sourav Ganguly captained India for five years.

The following Bengal cricketers hold team records or have made international appearances in Test, ODI or T20I matches.

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of Bengal cricket team records and statistics

Notes[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Eden Gardens, Kolkata". Board of Cricket Control in India. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Bhaumik, Mallika (18 February 2021). "The British hangover of Kolkata's elite clubs". Kolkata: Get Bengal News. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Sujoy (1 January 2002). Seventeen Ninety Two: A History of the Calcutta Cricket & Football Club. Kolkata: Calcutta Cricket & Football Club. p. 180. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chronology of Sports Events. West Bengal Department of Youth Services and Sports, 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Bag, Shamik (January 2000). "In the shadow of Eden". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Eden Gardens". Kolkata City Tours. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Guha, 2001, pp. 33–37.
  8. ↑ Nagpur Provincial Tournament itinerary, 1923. CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2023. (subscription required)
  9. ↑ Early History of Bengal Cricket leading to the formation of the Cricket Association of Bengal in 1928. Bengal Cricket Association. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Bengal v Australians, December 1935. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Bengal v Australians, December 1935. CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2023. (subscription required)
  12. ↑ "Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Kolkata: Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Bengal Governor's XI v Bengal Gymkhana, 1941. CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2023. (subscription required)
  14. ↑ "The Ranji Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  15. ↑ Ranji Trophy Winners (from 1934/35). Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Final: Bengal v Mumbai at Delhi, March 12, 2012. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Bose, 1990, p. 18.
  18. ↑ First-class matches played by Bengal. CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2023. (subscription required)
  19. ↑ Sudip Kumar Gharami, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  20. ↑ Sudip Kumar Gharani, CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. (subscription required)
  21. ↑ Abhimanyu Easwaran, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  22. ↑ Abhimanyu Easwaran, CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. (subscription required)
  23. ↑ Anustup Majumdar, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  24. ↑ Anustup Majumdar, CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. (subscription required)
  25. ↑ [1], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  26. ↑ [2], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  27. ↑ Shahbaz Ahmed. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  28. ↑ Shahbaz Ahmed. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. (subscription required)
  29. ↑ Karan Lal, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  30. ↑ Karan Lal, CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. (subscription required)
  31. ↑ [3], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  32. ↑ Vishal Bhati. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  33. ↑ Abishek Porel, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  34. ↑ Abhishek Porel, CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. (subscription required)
  35. ↑ Habib Gandhi, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  36. ↑ Habib Gandhi, CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. (subscription required)
  37. ↑ [4], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  38. ↑ Pradipta Pramanik. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  39. ↑ Pradipta Pramanik. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. (subscription required)
  40. ↑ Aamir Gani. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2026
  41. ↑ Mohammed Shami. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  42. ↑ Akash Deep. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  43. ↑ Mukesh Kumar. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  44. ↑ Mukesh Kumar. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. (subscription required)
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