Manoj Tiwary has retired from first-class cricket after his remaining match in opposition to Bihar. (Image: X/@tiwarymanoj)
The Bengal skipper, Manoj Tiwary was felicitated by the Cricket Association of Bengal after his first-class retirement match in opposition to Bihar within the Ranji Trophy.
Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary, who has introduced his retirement from all types of cricket, was on Sunday felicitated by his state affiliation CAB for scoring 10,000-plus first-class runs.
The 38-year-old cricketer, who had guided Bengal to the Ranji remaining final season earlier than his staff misplaced to Saurashtra, had introduced his retirement final 12 months however was persuaded to guide the facet for yet one more 12 months.
This season, Bengal did not make the Ranji knock-out stage.
The cricketer-turned-politician was offered with a golden bat-and-ball memento by CAB president Snehasish Ganguly because the Eden Gardens.
An emotional Tiwary stated through the felicitation that his mom and his spouse have been the best motivating elements in his skilled profession.
“I miss my father today who passed away in 2017. My mother and my wife have been my motivation. They complete me.”
Tiwary additionally added that former India skipper Sourav Ganguly impressed him to chase the India dream. The cricketer performed 12 ODIs and three T20Is for India.
“Dada (Sourav) was this young fair left-hander when I first came to Eden Gardens. I thought this is really the Prince of Kolkata and I need to play like him,” stated Tiwary.
He additionally thanked teammates, seniors and CAB officers, together with the late Jagmohan Dalmiya, Avishek Dalmiya and Snehasish Ganguly, through the ceremony.
