West Bengal

Sourav Ganguly to be conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award by Bengal Government

IST 19 September 2013 •9:52 PM IST

Manoj Tiwary gets married

19 July 2013 •6:29 PM IST

Manoj Tiwary marries long-time girlfriend Sushmita Roy

19 July 2013 •11:33 AM IST

Manoj Tiwary adjudged ‘Cricket of the Year’ by CAB

04 July 2013 •9:51 PM IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013: Bengal eke out a 11-run victory over Orissa

14 February 2013 •8:29 PM IST

West Bengal News

Sourav Ganguly to receive two acre land for school in Kolkata

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been allotted a two-acre plot on leasehold by the West Bengal state cabinet to set up a Plus II school in the Rajarhat New Town in Kolkata.

06 February 2013 •1:32 PM IST

Ravi Shastri wants to start a sports academy in West Midnapore, according to Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that former Indian cricket captain Ravi Shastri has proposed to set up a sports academy in Jangal Mahal.

05 January 2013 •10:24 PM IST

Ranji Trophy 2012: Wriddhiman Saha, Rohan Banerjee help Bengal register maiden outright win against Hyderabad

Patient half-centuries by Wriddhiman Saha and Rohan Banerjee after an impressive morning spell by Shami Ahmed helped Bengal record their maiden outright win in this edition of Ranji Trophy beating Hyderabad by four wickets on the third day at Eden Gardens.

17 December 2012 •8:19 PM IST

Ranji Trophy 2012: Hyderabad in driver’s seat after Bengal take first-innings lead

Bengal opener Arindam Das scored a fighting 73 to give his team a slender one-run first innings lead against Hyderabad but the visiting team batsmen showed a lot of gumption to take an overall lead of 171 on a Eden Gardens green top at Kolkata on Sunday.

16 December 2012 •8:52 PM IST

Ranji Trophy 2012: Bengal struggle against Hyderabad as 18 wickets fall in the day

Bengal batsmen surrendered the intiative given by their seamers on a greentop Eden wicket to find themselves at sea in their own backyard as 18 wickets fell in the group A league match against Hyderabad on Saturday.

15 December 2012 •8:24 PM IST

Manoj Tiwary being termed a vital contributor for India

Bengal and India cricketer Manoj Tiwary has stepped up and performed everytime he is expected to so even if it means playing in a game hours after landing at a foreign venue or when crisis beckons. With a stupendous record behind him Manoj has made sure that he has grown from strength to strength....

15 August 2012 •3:44 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee appeals MCA president to reconsider decision on Shahrukh

By CricketCountry Staff

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appealed to the Union Minister and Maharashtra Cricket Association president Vilasrao Deshmukh for reconsideration of their five-year ban on the entry of IPL franchisee Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shahrukh Khan to the Wankhede Stadium.

02 June 2012 •10:20 PM IST