Cricket Association of Bengal News

Snehasish Ganguly and his wife, Arptia were rescued by local divers and life-savers after their boat capsized on Saturday. They are back in Kolkata now and safe after their narrowly escape.  

The CAB announced that it will share the revised schedule, including updated venues and fixtures, after a detailed review of the situation in coordination with relevant authorities and stakeholders and any advisory as issued by the BCCI.  

Sourav Ganguly escaped unhurt after a minor accident on the Durgapur Expressway while heading to Burdwan. Despite the incident, he continued his journey and attended an event. Scroll down for the complete details. 

Wriddhiman Saha has played 49 matches for India across formats -- 40 Tests and nine ODIs. He also represented Bengal and Tripura in domestic cricket, featuring in 142 First-Class and 116 List A matches.  

Jhulan Goswami has the record for most wickets in women's ODIs with a whopping tally of 255 scalps at an average of 22.04.   

At the beginning of the month, the Kolkata Police had requested the CAB to make use of the under galleries as makeshift quarantine facility for police personnel on an urgent basis.  

A day after the Cricket Association for Bengal (CAB) donated Rs 25 lakh to the deadly coronavirus relief fund, the Suarashtra Cricket Association (SCA)

The BCCI elections is scheduled to take place on October 23. Currently, CK Khanna is the acting board President.

The prestigious Cricket Club of India (CCI) had recently decided to cover a portrait of the Pakistan PM in the aftermath of Pulwama terror attack in which 40 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed. 

The CAB has also incorporated a Differently Abled Cricket Committee while amending its constitution.

The Cricket Association of Bengal has been awarded the 'Best Overall Performance Award' of the BCCI for the 2017-18 domestic season for the consistency of its senior and junior men and women's teams.

At the same function Jhulan Goswami was felicitated for her incredible run during the recently-concluded 2017 ICC Women's World Cup. 

Jhulan and Co, who lost the World Cup final to England by nine runs, were today felicitated in New Delhi and the Bengal pacer will be touching base in the evening tomorrow.

In a stadium that stands on land owned by the Ministry of Defence, the formality was due after the Eden had named four stands after former India captain Sourav Ganguly, former BCCI Presidents B N Dutt and Jagmohan Dalmiya, and ex-India player Pankaj Roy.

The Ranchi man is arguably India`s finest captain, leading India to two World Cup triumphs -- T20I title in 2007 and ODI World Cup in 2011.

CAB is discussing the idea of naming a stand after former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly.

Former India captain and CAB president Sourav Ganguly said they had to take the call now as only a handful of days were left before the last date of filing nominations for the AGM. He also added they have not decided on the next step yet.

Ganguly's tenure has witnessed CAB hosting two marquee matches in World T20 -- India versus Pakistan and the final. The association also made huge profits for the first time.

A brainchild of former Sourav Ganguly, the four-day final will be a historic affair as it will provide a glimpse of what can be expected of a pink kookaburra under lights in sub-continental conditions.

Unveiling a five-star sponsors' line-up for Cricket Association of Bengal, former India captain Sourav Ganguly today said supporting first-class cricketers was tougher than sponsoring the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli.