Don't Miss

India's CWG 2026 Medal Tally Lowest In 24 Years, Yet Among The Best

Tactical Self-Destruction: How England Threw Away Their World Cup Final Dream

Bundesliga Blueprint: How Zee Plans To Complete India's Football Jigsaw

Manuel Neuer Doesn't Know Where To Stop: Not On The Pitch, Not In His Career

Advertisement

ENG

Dark / Light mode

Oct 9,2026 09:07 AM IST

Bengal look to end Ranji Trophy jinx

facebook

twitter

WhatsApp

Settings

Select Language

Dark / Light mode

Search

Cricket

arrow-down reddit snapchat twitter facebook comments email printer search bell top-nav reddit-fill snapchat-fill twitter-fill facebook-fill share whatsapp-fill bookmark arrow-rgt arrow-next arrow-up refresh close link cog star book zap cricket football tennis formula-1 badminton hockey golf boxing ndtv-n check left-arrow right-arrow

Live Cricket Matches

India Matches

IPL 2026

Football Matches

ISL

EPL

All Matches

India Matches

EPL

Sports Home Cricket News Bengal look to end Ranji Trophy jinx

Related Articles

Story ProgressBack to home

Bengal look to end Ranji Trophy jinx

Bengal are looking to end their wait for the Ranji Trophy after 22 years as thay face Rajasthan in Kolkata on Friday.

Read Time: 3 min

Kolkata:

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 W V 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 break the Ranji Trophy jinx.

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.

"I would be happy if Bengal raise their game. I want them to be united, play together, be positive and show aggression without any baggage," was coach Raman's mantra for his Bengal wards.

At Ranji level Bengal has not been able to click as a team and in the absence of Ganguly, who decided to quit from all forms of the game before the declaration of the squad, it remains to be seen how they conduct themselves.

"We are confident of our youngsters. We strongly hope that there would not be a situation for us to ask for Ganguly's help," Raman said.

The Ranji Trophy this season will also embrace a re-jigged format where there's no plate or elite division, but the teams are divided into three groups.

Bengal find themselves clubbed with Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, Saurashtra, Hyderabad and Railways in Group A.

"It's a competitive group and we may have to play one or two extra matches. It might be a bit tricky with the presence of different types of teams so we can't afford to drop our guard," Raman said.

The hosts unlike last season have not opted for a green top, but the Eden strip has some patches of grass that might assist the seamers early on.

The presence of some grass patches also indicate that the team might play three seamers in their ranks along side one spinner.

Meanwhile, Tiwary, Saha and Dinda apart from Rajasthan's Robin Bist and Ashok Maneria will join their respective sides on the day of the match as they are currently playing for India 'A' against visiting England side in Mumbai.

Hrishikesh Kanitkar-led Rajasthan will on the other hand will look to play as a unit even as the champions will be without star opener Aakash Chopra, who decided to leave the western state for Himachal Pradesh, and medium-pacer Sumit Mathur in their side.

Of course, Chopra's experience will always be a huge factor. But we hope to start well," Rajasthan's bowling coach Meyrick Pringle said.

Featured Video Of The Day

Neeraj Chopra Wins Silver, Yashvir Singh Bronze As India Seal Double Podium In CWG Javelin

Topics mentioned in this article

Cricket BEN RAJ Vikram Solanki Virat Kohli Wasim Jaffer Irfan Pathan Paul Valthaty

Get the Latest Cricket, Asian Games 2026, Football , Hockey, Badminton Scores, F1 Results at NDTV Sports. Like Us On Facebook Or Follow Us On Twitter For More Sports Updates. You Can Also Download The NDTV Cricket App For Android Or iOS.

Advertisement

Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com

Advertisement

ICC Rankings

Advertisement

Now Trending

Advertisement

Trending Links

Follow us on:

facebook

twitter

Cricket

Football

More Sports

Formula 1 Tennis Hockey Badminton Golf Nba Kabaddi Shooting Swimming Table Tennis

This website follows the DNPA Code of Ethics © Copyright NDTV Convergence Limited 2026. All rights reserved.