Bengal Sports Minister Manoj Tiwary performs starring function in Ranji quarters, scores 73 and 136
West Bengal Sports Minister Manoj Tiwary scored 100 within the second innings of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final in opposition to Jharkhand.
West Bengal Sports Minister Manoj Tiwary hits hundred in Ranji quarter-final vs Jharkhand (PTI Photo)
HIGHLIGHTSManoj Tiwary hit his twenty eighth first-class century in Ranji TrophyThe Bengal minister walked again after a powerful 136 runs off 185 ballsThis is his first first-class hundred after turning into the Sports Minister
West Bengal Sports Minister Manoj Tiwary starred within the Ranji Trophy quarter-final match in opposition to Jharkhand, scoring 73 and 136 within the two innings of the continuing match. Tiwary was elated after scoring his twenty eighth first-class century and did a Shikhar Dhawan-like “thigh-five” celebration after reaching the milestone.
Meanwhile, Bengal have stretched their lead over the 750-run mark on the ultimate day of the fourth quarter-final of the Ranji Trophy in opposition to Jharkhand. The Bengal minister walked again after a powerful 136 runs off 185 balls. This is his first first-class hundred after turning into the Sports Minister of Bengal.
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His final triple-digit rating was an unbeaten 303 in opposition to Hyderabad within the 2019-20 season. Manoj has been a central determine for the Bengal group for years when he has been guiding the group’s batting line-up in addition to the children within the group.
The 36-year-old former Bengal captain joined the TMC forward of the Assembly polls and received the Shibpur constituency, beating BJP’s Rathin Chakraborty in 2021. He is at the moment serving because the Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs within the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal authorities.
Earlier in 2021, Manoj Tiwary was named within the 21-man Bengal squad for the Ranji Trophy earlier than the event was rescheduled. He was a part of Bengal’s Ranji Trophy last in opposition to Saurashtra in 2020.
Tiwary returned to aggressive motion in the course of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 and final performed aggressive cricket in January final yr. He performed 12 ODIs and three T20Is for India, along with his final look coming in 2015. Tiwary has performed 125 first-class matches and 163 List A matches, scoring over 14000 runs in home cricket.
