Bengal cricket team

Bengal cricket team
Personnel
CaptainAnustup Majumdar (FC)
Sudip Kumar Gharami (List A & T20)
CoachLaxmi Ratan Shukla
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 team representing the state of West Bengal. It is administered by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and participate in tournaments organized by the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI).

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.

  1. ^ "Eden Gardens, Kolkata". Board of Cricket Control in India. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.