Ranji Trophy: Bengal seek victory against struggling Jammu and Kashmir
Boosted by Sourav Ganguly’s pep talk and the return of Wriddhiman Saha, Bengal will look to bounce back by logging six points against a struggling Jammu and Kashmir in their Ranji Trophy cricket Group
Boosted by Sourav Ganguly’s pep talk and the return of Wriddhiman Saha, Bengal will look to bounce back by logging six points against a struggling Jammu and Kashmir in their Ranji Trophy cricket Group A match here on Tuesday.
The former India captain and CAB joint secretary, Ganguly, who has returned from his commentary assignment in Australia, gave a peptalk in the dressing room before a close door meeting with the big four of the team — coach Ashok Malhotra, captain Laxmi Ratan Shukla, batsman Manoj Tiwary and pacer Ashok Dinda — in his cabin.
Wicketkeeper batsman Saha is also back from his Australia Test assignment and his return will lend stability to the batting line-up and Shreevats Goswami will play as a specialist batsman.
After playing three matches on green top which resulted in just four points, Bengal are forced to shave off the grass and prepare a turner against J&K.
Fixtures: Bengal vs J&K, Maharashtra vs Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh vs Karnataka, Raiwlways vs Baroda, Tamil Nadu vs Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat vs Punjab, Vidarbha vs Saurashtra, Delhi vs Odisha, Services vs Goa, Himachal Pradesh vs Jharkhand, Hyderabad vs Assam, Andhra vs Tripura.