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Watch: Bhuvneshwar Kumar rattles Bengal with 5-wicket haul in Ranji Trophy

[ad_1] Bhuvneshwar Kumar marked his return to first class cricket after almost 6 years with a blistering 5-wicket haul for Uttar Pradesh against Bengal in the Ranji Trophy 2nd round match. At Stumps on Day 1, Bengal were wobbling at 95/5 after wiping out their opponents for a mere 60 in the first innings. However, Bhuvneshwar handed the reins of the match right to UP at the end of the day when he took the wickets of Sourav Paul, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Anustup Majumdar, Manoj Tiwary and Abishek Porel. In the match, Bengal captain Tiwary had won the toss and opted to bowl first on Kanpur with Uttar Pradesh’s Samarth Singh, Aryan Juyal and captain Nitish Rana the only ones to get to double figures. .@BhuviOfficial on fire 🔥 A five-wicket haul and he's taken all 5⃣ Bengal wickets to fall so f...
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Manoj Tiwary comes out retirement in a week’s time, says he wants to give ‘one more try’ to win Ranji Trophy

[ad_1] Kolkata: Less than a week after he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, former India batter Manoj Tiwary on Tuesday said he has decided to reverse his decision and wants to give “one more try” to win the elusive Ranji Trophy title with Bengal. Two-time champions Bengal have reached the Ranji final twice in the last three seasons, but they are yet to replicate the success of 1989-90. The Tiwary-led Bengal were overwhelming favourites to win the title at home last season, but Saurashtra defeated them by nine wickets in a repeat of the outcome of the 2019-20 season’s final. “It was a proud moment for me to captain Bengal to the final last season. I want to give it one more try before leaving,” Tiwary told a media conference at the Eden Gardens. “I’m coming out of retir...