Indian veteran batsman Manoj Tiwary on Tuesday announced that he has decided to come out from retirement to play one more season for Bengal in the red-ball format and hopefully help the team bag the elusive Ranji Trophy crown.
The 37-year-old made his first-class cricket debut in 2004 for Bengal and represented India in 12 ODIs and three T20Is between 2008 to 2015. He also was a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) title-winning team of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
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Saurashtra defeated Bengal by 9 wickets to lift the Ranji Trophy title for the second time here at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. After this loss, Bengal once again failed to capture the title that it had last won in the 1989-90 season. Since then, it has finished as the runners-up five times.
Bengal has won two Ranji Trophy titles, back in 1938-39 and then in 1989-90. Tiwary made his first-class cricket debut in 2004-05 season. He has been a part of Ranji final thrice, in 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2019-20. Manoj Tiwari has represented India in 12 ODIs, in which he has scored 287 runs
A political fracas broke out soon after TMC leader Manoj Tiwary took a jibe, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Umesh Rai lashed out at the former's remarks and said that the whole West Bengal government was like "Pushpa film" and Tiwary's statements show the party's character.
Taking a direct jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party Cricketer-turned-politician Manoj Tiwary challenged the opposition with direct remarks and said "Jhukega nahi sala".
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 19: The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Monday included West Bengal Sports Minister Manoj Tiwary and fast bowler Mohammad Shami in the 39-member probables list for the fitness camp.