COVID-19, players' illnesses hit Bengal T20 Challenge
Cricket | November 23, 2020 7:57 ISTMohun Bagan's Writtick Chatterjee has been forced out after testing Covid positive while Rajkumar Pal has left due to his father's illness.
Mohun Bagan's Writtick Chatterjee has been forced out after testing Covid positive while Rajkumar Pal has left due to his father's illness.
Three cricketers, including Abhishek Raman and Writtick Chatterjee of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, on Friday tested positive for COVID-19.
Cricket will make its return to the hallowed Eden Gardens with the inaugural Bengal T20 Challenge involving six club teams organised by the Cricket Association of Bengal being played from November 24-December 10.
Recollecting his long association with Chatterjee who died on Sunday, former Bengal captain and national selector Sambaran Banerjee said he was a cricket fan who kept a tab on all the developments related to the game.
The second and third ODIs against South Africa in Lucknow and Kolkata on March 15 and 18 respectively were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Five galleries inside the iconic Eden Gardens are turned into quarantine facilities for Kolkata Police's frontline COVID-19 warriors.
In a bid to combat COVID-19, quarantine facilities will be set up at Eden Gardens for police personnel.
The galleries at the Eden Gardens are opened up for quarantine facilities for the Kolkata Police.
The number of new COVID cases in the state has surpassed its daily records on Saturday when it touched 743, while the toll also witnessed its peak at 19.
Legendary West Indies batsman Weekes passed away at the Christ Church home on Wednesday in Barbados. He was 95.
Eden Gardens curator Sujan Mukherjee visits the ground twice every week to oversee the maintenance work.
Veteran Eden Gardens pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee has requested the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to donate his one month's salary to West Bengal Emergency Relief Fund.
March 15, 2020 marks the 19th anniversary of India's historic win over Australia at the Eden Gardens as the hosts surprised the world by beating the Aussies by 171 runs after being asked to follow on.
On a two-day visit in connection with his upcoming book, the Australian great was seen in a shooting spree, taking shots of the Eden Gardens as well as those of the Bengal-Ranji fixture.
Magnus Carlsen has shared his experience of how he felt while ringing the Eden Bell alongside five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand
Over 40,000 people visited the iconic Eden Gardens on each day of the second Test between India and Bangladesh making the format a hit.
Eden Gardens played the perfect host for the historic game with packed crowds on all three days, bringing back memories of the times when Test cricket was more popular.
Virat Kohli thanked the fans and said the Kolkata crowd was amazing and they set the right kind of example for Test cricket.
A total of 5 people were arrested with 3 being from inside the Eden Gardens for betting during the Day-Night Test between India and Bangladesh.
Virat Kohli scored his 27th Test century on Saturday at the Eden Gardens as India dominated Bangladesh in the Day-Night Test in Kolkata.
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