Kolkata: Bengal will start their Ranji Trophy 2026 campaign hosting Delhi at Kalyani Stadium, West Bengal as they announce squad for the game.
Abhimanyu Easwaran will continue to lead the Bengal side that reached Semi Final last season only to lose against Jammu and Kashmir. Sudip Gharami will act as his deputy. Veteran left handed Batter Sudip Chatterjee is also included.
Abhishek Porel who has been in form in Domestic circuit and IPL, returns to the squad and will play a key role in strengthening top order along with Division Cricket star Ankur Paul who had an emphatic 2025-26 season scoring highest number of runs in First Division. Shakir Habib Gandhi who leads Mohun Bagan AC also adds strength to Batting lineup.
Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami who has been out of National selection but did proved himself for Bengal forms a leadership figure in Bowling lineup. Akash Deep has also made his return in Bengal squad. The pacer has been out of competitive Cricket since last year Ranji Trophy semi final due to injury but came back in style during Irani Cup picking 6 wickets across 2 innings and helped Rest of India to defeat Jammu and Kashmir. Along with them, another star bowler Mukesh Kumar is also included as he finds pillar of Bowling.
Suraj Jaiswal who has been performing well with Ball for Bengal and in Bengal T20 League was an obvious choice. Mohun Bagan left arm allrounder Pradipta Pramanik who adds value with Bat, Bowl, field further strengthens the lineup.
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With such a well balanced squad, Bengal are all set to give tough battle to Delhi. They almost retained last few years core team after Anustup Majumdar’s retirement.
Bengal Squad for Ranji Trophy 2026 Delhi clash:
Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Sudip Gharami (vc), Sudip Chatterjee, Abhishek Porel (wk), Shakir Habib Gandhi (wk), Ankur Paul, Sumanta Gupta, Ankit Shukla, Subham Chatterjee, Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, Suraj Jaiswal, Pradipta Pramanik, Aamir Gani, Md Kaif, Soumyadip Mandal
Stand by :
Karan Lal, Akhilesh Yadav, Geet Puri, Abhishek Kr Raman, Subham Sarkar, Sumit Mohanta, Aditya Purohit.
