Legendary Bengal player Manoj Tiwary announced his retirement on Sunday following his team’s overwhelming victory over Bihar at Eden Gardens.
Ranji Trophy (Photo: Twitter/@BCCIdomestic)
Legendary Bengal player Manoj Tiwary announced his retirement on Sunday following his team’s overwhelming victory over Bihar at Eden Gardens.
Last year, Tiwary, who led the Bengal team to the finals of the last Ranji Trophy, had declared his retirement but later, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Snehasish Ganguly had asked him to captain the team for an additional year of red-ball cricket, to which he had agreed.
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A politician from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and former Indian cricket player Tiwary had a great career in first-class cricket, playing 148 matches and scoring 10,195 runs at an average of 47.86. He amassed 30 centuries in his career, including a career-best score of 303 not out. The right-hand batter also scored 3,436 runs in T20 cricket and 5,581 runs in List-A matches.
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The 38-year-old also represented the Indian national team, featuring in 12 one-day internationals (ODIs) and scoring 287 runs, including a century against the West Indies.
Tiwary also had stints with various Indian Premier League (IPL) teams including the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Delhi Daredevils (later Delhi Capitals), and Rising Pune Supergiant.
Tiwary scored 30 runs off 70 balls in his final innings against Bihar yesterday and was honoured with a ‘Guard of Honour’ by his Bengal teammates.
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