Bengal cricket team is considered Eastern India's strongest cricket team, it is the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy and were runners-up twice consecutively in the 2005-06 and the 2006-07 season. Their ranks are occasionally bolstered by the return of Sourav Ganguly to the domestic competition. Bengal has had two Ranji Trophy victories in its years and has been runners-up a total of 11 times.

Competition History

Bengal's first success came in the third Ranji Trophy season (1936/37), in which it came runners-up to Nawanagar, two years later it beat Southern Punjab in the final of the Ranji Trophy to become the 4th team to hold the title. For the next 51 years it did not manage to hold the Trophy again, until it beat a strong Delhi in the 1990 final. In this time, the Bengal cricket team had come runner-up a total of 11 times, its most recent win being in 1989.

Statistics

Year	Position
2006-07	Runner-up
2005-06	Runner-up
1993-94	Runner-up
1989-90	Winner
1988-89	Runner-up
1971-72	Runner-up
1968-69	Runner-up
1958-59	Runner-up
1955-56	Runner-up
1952-53	Runner-up
1943-44	Runner-up
1938-39	Winner
1936-37	Runner-up

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Ranji Trophy Super League, 2010/11 Squad

Name	Playing Role	Batting	Bowling
Manoj Tiwary(c)	Batsman	Right-hand bat	Legbreak googly
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Saurav Ganguly	Allrounder	Left-hand bat	Right-arm medium
Arindam Das		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium
Ranadeb Bose Ranadeb Bose Ranadeb Ranjit Bose is an Indian first class cricketer who plays for Bengal. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 8 wickets in the Ranji Trophy final of 2006/07 against Mumbai. Bose finished the season with 57 wickets at an average of 14.23...		Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast-medium
Abhishek Chowdhury		Left-hand bat	Legbreak
Ashok Dinda Ashok Dinda Ashok Dinda is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Bengal and Delhi Daredevils. Earlier he use to play for Kolkata Knight Riders He has been one of the most economical bowlers in the Indian Premier League....	Bowler	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Arindam Ghosh	Batsman	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium
Shreevats Goswami Shreevats Goswami Shreevats Goswami is an Indian cricketer. he is a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He was born in Kolkata. His father’s name is Pratyush Goswami. He started playing cricket at the age of 11. He plays domestic cricket for Under-19 Bengal team...	Wicketkeeper	Left-hand bat
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala Abhishek Jhunjhunwala Abhishek Arunkumar Jhunjhunwala is an Indian first-class cricketer. He played for the Royal Bengal Tigers and the Indian World Team in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 competition, before signing for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League...	Batsman	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Saurasish Lahiri		Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Anustup Majumdar		Right-hand bat	Legbreak googly
Iresh Saxena		Right-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
Shami Ahmed Shami Ahmed Eaitisham "Shami" Ahmed is a Pakistani born British founder of the Joe Bloggs clothing brand.Born in Pakistan, his parents emigrated to England in 1964, when he was aged 2. His father Nizam started a profitable retail clothing business Ahmed Hosiery, in Burnley...	Bowler	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium
Laxmi Shukla Laxmi Shukla Laxmi Ratan Shukla is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is also a player in the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders...	Allrounder	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium
Shibsagar Singh		Right-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox

Old Squad (2008/09 )

Batsmen

Name	Batting Style	Bowling Style
Arindam Das	Right Hand	Fast Bowling
Amitava Chakraborty	Right Hand	Leg Spin
Manoj Tiwary	Right Hand	Leg Spin
Sourav Ganguly Sourav Ganguly Sourav Chandidas Ganguly is a former Indian cricketer, and captain of the Indian national team. Born into an affluent family, Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India's most successful captains in modern times. He started his...	Left Hand	Fast Bowling
Subhomoy Das	Right Hand	Off Spin
Rana Chowdhary	Left Hand	Fast Bowling
Arindam Ghosh	Right Hand	Fast Bowling
Anustup Majumdar	Right Hand	Leg Spin

All-Rounders

Name	Batting Style	Bowling Style
Kamal Hasan Mondal	Right Hand	Off Spin
Laxmi Ratan Shukla	Right Hand	Fast Bowling

Wicket-Keepers

Name	Batting Style	Bowling Style
Wriddhiman Saha	Right Hand
Subhojit Paul	Right Hand

Bowlers

Name	Batting Style	Bowling Style
Ashok Dinda	Right Hand	Fast Bowling
Ranadeb Bose	Right Hand	Fast Bowling
Saurasish Lahiri	Right Hand	Off Spin
Sourav Sarkar	Right Hand	Fast Bowling
Shibsagar Singh	Right Hand	Orthodox Spin
Eklak Ahmid	Left Hand	Fast Bowling
Shib Paul	Right Hand	Fast Bowling
Priyankar Mukherjee	Left Hand	Off Spin

External Links

http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/IND/RANJI_WINNERS.html

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indiandomestic2009/engine/records/index.html?id=2009%2F10;team=1623;type=season