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[caption id="attachment_50513" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Pragyan Ojha might leave Bengal cricket team to play for his home side Hyderabad again. File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: Left arm spinner Pragyan Ojha today said he want to head back his home team Hyderabad after playing two seasons for Bengal for the forthcoming domestic season. Ojha further added that, it is totally his personal choice and he has written a letter to the Cricket Association of Bengal. The HCA has sent Pragyan's NOC to CAB and as per rules the CAB has to send the certificate to the BCCI for approval. On being asked about the matter, CAB president Sourav Ganguly said," We haven't decided anything on this matter and a player cannot join or leave a side whenever he wants." A meeting of the finance committee will be held at CAB on July 25. And another meeting of the Working Committee will take place on July 27, on this meeting a selector of senior Bengal team will be picked. There are three selectors in the selection committee right now and the fourth would be selected on July 27. On being asked about his future goal the 30-year-old spinner said, "I'm excited to return to my home side, we are back in Elite group and looking forward to do well by giving that extra bit as an experienced cricketer. "The target will definitely come into mind but at the moment I want to do well and even contribute with the bat and be one of the main members of the team. We have a few youngsters who have been doing well," he said. After Hyderabad’s relegation to group C, he came to Bengal in 2015-16 to get better chances of making a comeback in the Indian team and claimed 36 wickets from nine matches, their joint highest with pacer Ashok Dinda. But he had a poor run in last season with 10 wickets from six matches as there were reports of discontent with him in the team. Ojha, however, praised Bengal ahead of leaving the side. "It's nothing to do with anything with CAB. I had a cordial relation with everyone. CAB always allowed me to play the kind of cricket I wanted. It's important to have that space," he said. "They never doubted my decision as far as cricket was concerned. I am especially thankful to Dada (Ganguly) and captain Manoj (Tiwary) who were backbone of me doing well for Bengal. (Coach) Sairaj Bahutule and Manoj always had the confidence in me and backed me," said Pragyan. On being asked about his best match that he played for Bengal, the left-arm spinner said,"We defeated Vidarbha in Ranji Trophy at Jadavpur University ground and the win against Jharkhand in the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy were my best two matches for Bengal."