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[caption id="attachment_23889" align="alignnone" width="580"] Wriddhiman likely to Play Ranji opener for Bengal. Image : Xtra Time[/caption] Kolkata : Praising Bengal team mate  Wriddhiman Saha for his man-of-the match performance in the second  Test against New Zealand, Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary today said it was just a matter of time for the wicket-keeper batsman to come up with such a great show for India. "To play such a beautiful innings and stand out from such a star-studded dressing room speaks volumes of Saha's performance," Tiwary today said of Saha's performance to guide India to a 178-run win over New Zealand and reclaim the top spot in ICC Test rankings from arch rival Pakistan. Saha scored halfcenturies in both the innings as his 54 not out and 58 not out under pressure earned him man of the match award, his first in International cricket. "Having played together for so many years, I always had confidence on him. It was just a matter of time that he played a quality knock. To have brought this at his home ground made this doubly special," he said of Saha's halfcenturies, his fourth in 17 Tests. Tiwary further said Saha has expressed his willingness to play the Ranji Trophy opener for Bengal who will face Uttar Pradesh to begin their campaign in Jaipur from October 13-16. "Should the Indore Test (October 8-12) finish early, he will join the team in Jaipur," Tiwary said. Bengal today announced a 16-member squad for their first two matches against UP and Punjab in Bilaspur (October 20-23). Squad Manoj Tiwary (c), Shreevats Goswami (wk), Agniv Pan, Pankaj Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sayan Sekhar Mondal, Sudip Chatterjee, Ashok Dinda, Mukesh Kumar, Veer Pratap Singh, Amir Gani, Writtick Chatterjee, Ayan Bhattacharya, Prosenjit Das, Pragyan Ojha, Ishan Porel.