Bengal announce squad for Mushtaq Ali T20 Selection Matches - Key Names miss out!

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The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) announced the 25-men provisional Bengal squad for the upcoming Inter State Sr. Men T20 Warm-Up matches.

The eight-team tournament will start in Puducheery from August 19 and the Bengal squad for the upcoming Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be decided on the basis of performances in this tournament.

Bengal won the T20 domestic trophy back in 2011, but since then, they have never won it. In an attempt to overturn their dismal record in Mushtaq Ali Trophy, CAB is leaving no stones unturned and the players will play the upcoming tournament in Puducherry as a part of their preparation.

Bengal Squad: Manoj Tiwary, Mukesh Kumar missing

And as Bengal announced the squad on Wednesday (August 9), there are some key names missing from the team. India pacer Mukesh Kumar hasn't been included in the team, and it is the same for Shahbaz Ahmed. Former Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary is also absent after he wished to play only in the Ranji Trophy.

Both Mukesh and Shahbaz will be representing India for the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. The pair will also be on national duty during the tournament as they are part of the India squad for the Ireland T20I series.

Abhimanyu Easwaran is likely to captain the Bengal side for the upcoming season and a few new names have been included as well.

Bengal Squad for T20 Selection Matches

Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Ankur Paul, Aditya Purohit, Shakir Habib Gandhi, Ritwik Roy Chowdhury, Ompal Boken, Suvankan Bal, Agniv Pan, Ranjot Singh Khaira, Sandipan Das, Subham Sarkar, Saksham Chaudhary, Kanishk Seth, Ishan Porel, Md. Kaif, Debopratim Halder, Ravi Kumar, Akashdeep, Pradipta Pramanik, Vikash Singh, Prayas Ray Barman, Kaushik Maity, Karan Lal, Anurag Tiwari