Kolkata : Bengal were dealt with a huge blow ahead of their Ranji Trophy quarter final tie against Madhya Pradesh as captain Manoj Tiwary is doubtful for the match . Bengal are scheduled to be played at the Brabourne Stadium from February 3 . Tiwary is yet to recover from the hamstring injury he sustained during the Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy match against Hyderabad .
“Manoj is doubtful for the Ranji quarter final in Mumbai. His chances of playing are 40-60,” said Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly .
Sourav had a meeting with the Bengal captain at Eden Gardens on Friday . It was decided that Manoj will go to NCA for a rehab programme .
Meanwhile , VVS Laxman and Muralitharan will not be coming for the proposed Vision 20-20 camp this month because of their prior commitments . Laxman is now busy in Australia doing commentary for the India-Australia series , while the Sri Lankan offie will be taking part in the forthcoming Masters Champions League later this month .