Bengal look to end Ranji jinx
2 Nov 2012 7:26 AM IST
A determined Bengal will look to end a 22-year-long title draught when they begin their Ranji Trophy campaign against two-time defending champions Rajasthan at home on Friday. In the post Sourav Ganguly-era, Bengal cricket has made progress, but the premier domestic title has remained elusive to them.
Bengal won the last Ranji Trophy title in the 1989-90 season, which also marked former India captain Ganguly's debut. Under WV Raman, who joined the side in 2010-11, the state has won the domestic Twenty20 (Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) and one-dayers (Vijay Hazare Trophy) last season, but their ultimate goal certainly would be to win Ranji Trophy. The side boasts of some big names in skipper Manoj Tiwary, Wriddhiman Saha, Ashok Dinda, Anustup Majumdar and Mohammad Shami, all of whom are in the reckoning at national level, and the run to the title doesn't seem to be an improbable preposition for them.
Bengal won the last Ranji Trophy title in the 1989-90 season, which also marked former India captain Ganguly's debut. Under WV Raman, who joined the side in 2010-11, the state has won the domestic Twenty20 (Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) and one-dayers (Vijay Hazare Trophy) last season, but their ultimate goal certainly would be to win Ranji Trophy. The side boasts of some big names in skipper Manoj Tiwary, Wriddhiman Saha, Ashok Dinda, Anustup Majumdar and Mohammad Shami, all of whom are in the reckoning at national level, and the run to the title doesn't seem to be an improbable preposition for them.
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