Bengali Test players in Indian Team

[tejkuni]

We all know Shourav Ganguli. We also know Wridiman Saha. How many other Bengali players played Tests for India?

I heard about Ambor Roy, Gopal Basu. Delip Doshi, M. Sami, etc. are from West Bengal, but probably not Bengali? How about Arun Lal?

Is there any other Bengali players played for India? Raquibul Hasan is the only Bengali played for Pakistan ( he was the 12th man against NZ). Only erstwhile East Pakistani played Test for Pakistan is Mohammad Niaz, but he was non- Bengali. Nasimul Gani is probably another Pakistani Test player used to live in Dhaka.

[Rinathq]

Who cares?

[koushik]

pankaj roy. played 43 tests for india
he is best known for establishing the world record opening
partnership of 413 runs , together with Vinoo Mankad, against New Zealand at Chennai . The record stood until 2008.

[Roy_1]

Originally Posted by koushik
pankaj roy. played 43 tests for india
he is best known for establishing the world record opening
partnership of 413 runs , together with Vinoo Mankad, against New Zealand at Chennai . The record stood until 2008.

His father Pranab and nephew Amabar too played for India, they never made it big though,although Ambar was a much feared name in the domestic circuit

[Yameen]

Deep Dasgupta?

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by Rinathq
Who cares?

Bangladesh First, Bangladesh Last, Bangladesh only?

Donald T had so much affect on you?

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by tejkuni
We all know Shourav Ganguli. We also know Wridiman Saha. How many other Bengali players played Tests for India?

I heard about Ambor Roy, Gopal Basu. Delip Doshi, M. Sami, etc. are from West Bengal, but probably not Bengali? How about Arun Lal?

Yes, he is from Bengal. So is Chetan Sharma.

[Mas_UK25]

Ashok Dinda West Bengal express

[roman]

Saba Karim is also from WB i think

[Mas_UK25]

^Patna, Bihar.

[Austin 3:!6]

Bengalis cant play cricket...let it be Indian or other side of the border.

Saurav was the exception. He was lion hearted like me.

You need Punjabi power #Kohli #Yuvi #Ishant

[Roy_1]

Originally Posted by Austin 3:!6
Bengalis cant play cricket...let it be Indian or other side of the border.

Saurav was the exception. He was lion hearted like me.

You need Punjabi power #Kohli #Yuvi #Ishant

You are being sarcastic, right?

West Bengal may not be the prime supplier of players for the Indian cricket team, but it is doing a more than decent job considering the infra and prospect there is not half as good as say Karnataka and Mumbai. Two of the regular members of the current Indian team represent Bengal in the domestics, I hope you know that, regardless of their ethnicity they are the products of WB cricketing culture.

[Mas_UK25]

Originally Posted by Austin 3:!6
Bengalis cant play cricket...let it be Indian or other side of the border.

Saurav was the exception. He was lion hearted like me.

You need Punjabi power #Kohli #Yuvi #Ishant

Ai hai.. Another Punjabi power snobby comment. So you admit you lied about being a Kolkatan Bengali yourself?.

Do remind us all here. If any Punjabis from Indo or Pak taken two 5fers? in his first two ODI matches?

[Austin 3:!6]

@Roy_1 - Obviously I was just joking. Me and Mas_UK pull each others leg with Bengali and Punjabi power joke

[Neel Here]

Originally Posted by Austin 3:!6
@Roy_1 - Obviously I was just joking. Me and Mas_UK pull each others leg with Bengali and Punjabi power joke

btw, punjab state team itself doesnt manage to do much on the national scene. any idea why ?

#NOTaPi$$singContest

[IndYeah]

Bengali mithai and wimmen are too sweet and too much of a distraction, so the focus required for sustained excellence in sports is hard to achieve!

[Roy_1]

Haryanvis dwarf the rest of the subcontinent when it comes to medals per capita be it athletics or any other sports. They are truly a league above other ethnicities in this regard, Punjabis and bengalis both underachieved in sports, in my humble opinion

[Roy_1]

Originally Posted by IndYeah
Bengali mithai and wimmen are too sweet and too much of a distraction, so the focus required for sustained excellence in sports is hard to achieve!

Can't disagree with this

[Neel Here]

Originally Posted by Roy_1
Haryanvis dwarf the rest of the subcontinent when it comes to medals per capita be it athletics or any other sports. They are truly a league above other ethnicities in this regard, Punjabis and bengalis both underachieved in sports, in my humble opinion

AND manipuris. AND they do it with far worse infra and financial support than anyone else.
just look at the fiery lady in my DP. absolute legend, multi-time world champ, olympic medalist while at the same time being a mother of 3 in a state suffering from creaky infrastructure and political unrest.

[Neel Here]

Originally Posted by Roy_1
Haryanvis dwarf the rest of the subcontinent when it comes to medals per capita be it athletics or any other sports. They are truly a league above other ethnicities in this regard, Punjabis and bengalis both underachieved in sports, in my humble opinion

butter chicken & patiala peg for the punjabi sportsmen ?

[Roy_1]

Originally Posted by Neel Here
AND manipuris. AND they do it with far worse infra and financial support than anyone else.
just look at the fiery lady in my DP. absolute legend, multi-time world champ, olympic medalist while at the same time being a mother of 3 in a state suffering from creaky infrastructure and political unrest.

True that, I refuse to believe we don't have world class sportsmen among a billion Indians,it is just that our mindset is too traditional (Study is good, sports are bad) and priorities are misplaced

[Roy_1]

Originally Posted by Neel Here
butter chicken & patiala peg for the punjabi sportsmen ?

That is indeed a devastating combo

[mufi_02]

Originally Posted by IndYeah
Bengali mithai and wimmen are too sweet and too much of a distraction, so the focus required for sustained excellence in sports is hard to achieve!

heard the same from many Indians. my boss (who is hyderabadi) always says "[my name] is Bengali and they have beautiful women" to others. I don't know how to react but wonder what is so beautiful about Bengali women. they just have distinctively wide eyes and a soft look.

[Anik SH]

West Bengal can't compete against bd A squads and age level matches

[Shingara]

Kapil Dev