Anustup replaces Easwaran as Bengal captain for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The HinduAhead of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the Cricket Association of Bengal removed Abhimanyu Easwaran as the captain of the Bengal team and handed over the responsibility to seasoned Anustup Majumdar. Under Easwaran’s captaincy, Bengal reached the final of the Ranji Trophy in March, but went down to Saurashtra in the summit clash. Bengal conducted a long camp under the watchful eyes of former India international, VVS Laxman recently, and after the camp, Laxman had even stated that the pressure of captaincy won’t affect his batting. The squad: Anustup Majumdar, Shreevats Goswami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Manoj Tiwary, Sudip Chatterjee, Ishan Porel, Ritwik Roy Chowdhury, Vivek Singh, Shahbaz Ahamad, Arnab Nandi, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Abhisek Das, Mohammad Kaif, Aritra Chatterjee, Suvankar Bal, Writtick Chatterjee, Prayas Ray Barman, Kaif Ahmed, Ravi Kant Singh.