Kolkata : The Bengal selectors have kept Manoj Tiwari in the 16 member squad that will play against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy quarter finals . The selectors are hopeful that Manoj will be fit before the match . The match will be played at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai from February 3 to February 7.
Tiwari , who sustained a calf-muscle strain while batting against Hyderabad in Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament is still to recover fully . The southpaw is showing positive signs on his road to recovery . He underwent some rigorous net practice today and is hopeful to get fit for the quarter final match . “I still have 3 more days for training in the nets. Dr. Dean Shaw has reviewed my MRI report. According to him my injury has improved significantly.” Tiwari said. “However, I will finalize the decision to play in the Ranji quarters only on the day before the match.” added the right-handed batsman.
“All of us earnestly want Bengal to emerge victorious. Manoj is an able captain and possess a strong mindset towards his game. I am sure he will be able to bring the Ranji trophy home.” said Debang Gandhi, chairman of the selection committee .
Bengal have made two new inclusions in the squad . Batsman Prasenjit Das of East Bengal who scored seven centuries in local club tournament have been included along with right arm medium fast bowler Ishan Porel .
Bengal Squad : Manoj Tiwary (C), Ashoke Dinda, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Sudip Chatterjee, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sayan Sekhar Mondal, Pankaj Shaw, Aamir Gani, Pragyan Ojha, Veer Pratap Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Rohan Banerjee, Pritam Chakraborty, Prasenjit Das, Ishan Porel.