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I think this is called ‘got up’ cricket: Shreevats Goswami alleges match fixing in CAB’s first division league match

Former cricketer Shreevats Goswami on Thursday alleged that a match in the Cricket Association of Bengal’s (CAB) first division league looked like it was fixed due to the manner of some batters’ dismissals. In a video shared on Facebook by Goswami which showed two video footages of a match between Mohammedan Sporting and Town Club, the former Under-19 World Cup winner alleged that the Mohammedan Sporting batters were seemingly throwing away their wicket intentionally. “This is a Super Division match in Kolkata Club Cricket, two big teams doing this, any idea what’s going on here? “I am ashamed to see this having played the game which is so close to my heart. I love cricket and I love playing in Bengal but looking at this breaks my heart. Club cricket is heart and soul of Bengal cricket...
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Virat’s 35th Birthday: CAB plans to distribute 70,000 ‘Kohli Masks’ for Eden spectators during SA game | Cricket News – Times of India

KOLKATA: Around 70,000 supporters will be provided with free 'Virat Kohli masks' to cheer the ace batter on his 35th birthday, which coincides with India's World Cup game against South Africa at the Eden Gardens on November 5.To mark 'King Kohli's' birthday, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has made the grand plan to distribute Kohli masks among the spectators.The match is set to be a full house with all the tickets sold out much in advance.Apart from distributing masks, the CAB has plans to have a cake-cutting ceremony before the start of the match and felicitate Kohli with a memento."We hope to get an approval from the ICC on this. We want to make the day special for Virat," CAB president Snehasish Ganguly told reporters."We want every fan in the stadium wearing Kohli masks as ...
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Eden fire wont affect deadlines, says CAB president Snehasish Ganguly

A fire, which broke out at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday night, has not caused any major damages to the stadium which is being renovated for the upcoming ODI World Cup.“A fire broke out last night at 11.50 pm. People who were working here saw smoke and then the fire. Immediately, two fire tenders were pressed into action and flames were doused in no time. There was no damage to the dressing room as such. Only some cables were burnt,” Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Snehasish Ganguly told reporters on Thursday.The cause of the fire was the heating of the sauna heater from which sparks spread to the stacks of towels kept close by, he informed.Ganguly said the damaged cables would be changed in a couple of days and the incident would not affect the deadlines for finishing th...
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India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: CAB show at Eden Gardens a damp squib | Cricket News – Times of India

KOLKATA: The laser show planned by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) during the innings break of the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens turned out to be a damp squib on Thursday.The show could not be carried on during the innings break as the Sri Lankan innings folded up almost 10 overs before their allotted 50 overs when complete darkness had still not set in. Hence the show was pushed back to the end of the match, but by the time it began most of the spectators had already left.There was little to appreciate as the stands were filled with mobile phone torchlights even before the real show began. The six-minute show without any theme and loud background music failed to set the stands on fire.Most of those who filled up the Eden stands on Thursday were not ...