 Bengal cricket players are renowned around the nation for their skill and talent as West Bengal is one of the states where Cricket is very popular among the people. This credit may go to Saurav Ganguly, the most successful captain of team India, who is also from Bengal.
Apart from him, West Bengal has given many other talented players like Ranadeb Ranjit Bose, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Rohan Sunil Gavaskar, Murtaza Lodhgar, Devang Gandhi and many more other strong cricketers. The Bengal Cricket team has won the Ranji Trophy twice in 1938-39 and 1989-90. While the team became runner up in the matches for 8 times in 1936-37, 1943-44, 1955-56, 1958-59, 1971-72, 1993-94, 2005-06 and in 2006-07. In West Bengal most of the international cricket matches were played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Sudip Dipen Chatterjee Sudip Dipen Chatterjee is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman and occasional leg break googly bowler. Amitava Chakraborty Amitabha Chakraborty is a right-handed batsman of Bengal Cricket team. Amitabha played his debut First-class match in 2001-02. Amitabha has played in 17 First-class matches with an average of 23.84. Amitabha Chakraborty's total score in these matches is 620 runs and his striking rate is 30.55. Aniruddha Roy Aniruddha Roy is the wicketkeeper of Bengal cricket team and also a right-handed batsman of the cricket team. Roy's First-class match debut was in the year 2003 and continued up to 2004. Aniruddha Roy played in 4 First-class matches with an average of 19.00. Roy's total score is 95 runs and his striking rate is 53.67. Deep Dasgupta Deep Dasgupta is the wicketkeeper of Bengal Cricket team who is also a right-handed batsman of the team. Murtaza Lodhgar Murtaza Lodhgar is a right-handed batsman of West Bengal Cricket team. Lodhgar started his First-class Cricket career in the year 1997-98. Murtaza Lodhgar has played in 9 First-class matches with an average of 9.41 and his total score is 113 runs. Ranadeb Ranjit Bose Ranadeb Bose is a right-handed batsman of Bengal Cricket team who has also played for India Blue, East Zone, Rest of India, Elite Group A, India A, India B and India Seniors Cricket teams. Sayan Mondal Sayan Mondal is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal cricket team. He plays in three formats of the game, namely List A cricket, First class cricket and Twenty20. Sabir Ali  Sabir Ali is a right-handed batsman and medium pacer of West Bengal Cricket team, who has also played for the Railways Cricket team and Tripura Cricket team. Sabir Ali entered First-class matches in the year 2000-01. Sabir Ali has played in 11 First-class matches with an average of 4.25and his total score is 51 runs.
Pankaj Shaw Pankaj Shaw is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for West Bengal. Manoj Kumar Tiwary Manoj Kumar Tiwary is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls occasional leg break. He represents Bengal in domestic cricket and Rising Pune Supergiants in the Indian Premier League. Pramod Chandila Pramod Chandila is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal. He made his first-class debut on 30th October in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy. Aamir Abdul Gani Aamir Abdul Gani is a first-class cricketer from India. He mostly plays from Bengal Cricket team. Wriddhiman Saha Wriddhiman Saha is an Indian cricketer, who has played in many international cricket matches for India and represents Bengal in India domestic cricket and the Kings XI Punjab in Indian Premier League. He is also the first and only cricketer to score a century in the Indian Premier League final. Shreevats Goswami Shreevats Goswami is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. Shreevats Goswami has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first three seasons of the Indian Premier League. In 4th edition of IPL, Shreevats Goswami was kept in the uncapped player pool and was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders. In 5th edition of IPL, he moved to the Rajasthan Royals. Ashok Dinda Ashok Dinda is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Bengal in domestic cricket and Rising Pune Supergiants in the Indian Premier League. Earlier he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils, Pune Warriors India and Kolkata Knight Riders. Mohammed Shami Mohammed Shami Ahmed is an Indian international cricketer who represents Bengal in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm fast-medium swing and seam bowler, which makes him a deceptively potent fast bowler. Veer Pratap Singh Veer Pratap Singh is an Indian cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Bengal. He is a right-arm medium seam bowler. He was also a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League. Amit Kuila Amit Kuila is an Indian cricketer. He plays Twenty20 cricket for Bengal. He made his first-class debut for Bengal in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy. Kanishk Seth Kanishk Seth is an Indian cricketer. He plays Twenty20 cricket for Bengal. He made his List A debut for Bengal in the 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 28th February 2017. Pragyan Ojha Pragyan Ojha is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Bengal in domestic cricket. He is a slow left arm orthodox bowler and the only spinner to win the Purple Cap in the Indian Premier League. Anurag Tiwari Anurag Tiwari is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal. He made his first-class debut on 23rd November 2015 in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.  Shib Shankar Paul
Shib Shankar Paul is a right-handed batsman of West Bengal Cricket team, who has also played for the Indian Board President's XI. Anirban Chatterjee Anirban Chatterjee is a left-handed batsman and slow orthodox bowler of Bengal cricket team. Anirban Chatterjee has also played for East Zone Cricket team other than playing for Bengal team. Anirban Chatterjee began his List-A career in 2003-04. He has also played 13 List-A matches with an average of 15.33. Debabrata Das Debabrata Das is a cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Bengal and the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Arindam Das Arindam Das, a right-handed batsman of Bengal Cricket team, made his debut in the First-class matches in 200-02. Arindam Das has played in 64 First-class matches with an average of 35.30. He has scored total 3389 runs. Devang Gandhi Devang Gandhiis a right-handed opening batsman of West Bengal Cricket team and is a very occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Laxmi Ratan Shukla Laxmi Ratan Shukla is a right-handed batsman of Bengal Cricket team, who has also played for the Indian Cricket team. Shukla played his First-class match debut in 199-98 against Maharashtra. Laxmi Ratan Shukla also made the Indian Under-19 team for the MTN Youth World Cup in South Africa in 1998, when he was in his teens. Nikhil Haldipur Nikhil Haldipur is a left-handed batsman of West Bengal Cricket team, who has also played for Goa, East Zone, Rest of India, India A and India B Cricket team. Nikhil Haldipur has played altogether in 67 First-class matches with an average of 32.72. Ritam Kundu Ritam Kundu is a right-handed batsman of Bengal Cricket team, who has also played for the Railways Cricket team. Sanjib Sanyal Sanjib Sanyal is a right-handed batsman of Bengal Cricket team, who has also been a Railway Cricket player. Shibsagar Singh Shibsagar Singh is a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler of Bengal Cricket team. Singh started his First-class Cricket career in the year 1996-97. He has played 24 First-class matches with an average of 14.23. Shibsagar Singh has made a total score of 242 runs. |
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Bengal Cricket Players
| Bengal cricket players have over the years been a part of successful campaigns, as their team has done exceedingly well in the domestic circuits. They enrolled themselves from the different districts of West Bengal. |
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