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[caption id="attachment_8099" align="alignnone" width="580"] Bengal coach Alok Mukherjee has anoounced a 20 member squad for the main round of Santosh Trophy. Image Source: File Pic[/caption] kolkata: Before departing to Nagpur by Azad Hind Express Bengal coach Alok Mukherjee has announced a 20 member squad for the main round of the 70^th Santosh Trophy on Saturday. The main phase will kick off from 29^th February at Nagpur. Bengal has been clubbed in Group B alongside Punjab, Goa, Assam, Tamilnadu. Bengal will start their campaign on 1^st march against Goa. They will face Punjab in their next  match on 3^rd March. On 7^th March Bengal will take on Tamilnadu followed by Assam on 9^th March. Coach Alok Mukherjee sounds confident ahead of their departure to Nagpur. “ I have expectation of doing good in the tournament. Two teams will qualify to the semifinal. We have to play very well. I am pretty confident with my team” said the Ex Indian footballer. Bengal Team: GOALKEEPERS: Priyant Singh, Suvam Sen, Sandip Paul DEFENDERS: Rana Gharami, Tonmoy Ghosh, Babu Mondal, Deepak Kumar, Prosenjit Paul, Hira Mondal MIDFIELDERS: Mumtaz Akhtar, Dipendu Dowari, Imran Khan, Antoni Soren, Manish Maithani, Babun Das, Jagannath Sana, Sheikh Faiz FORWARDS: Ashim Biswas, Jiten Murmu, Narahari Shrestha COACH: Alok Mukherjee, ASST. COACH: Basudeb Mondal, GOALKEEPER CAOCH: Hemonto Dora