Ranji Trophy: Skipper Manoj Tiwary fumes amid Bengal’s extremely sloppy display

Skipper Manoj Tiwary has plenty of grievances about umpires and the Ranji Trophy in general. but what cannot be ignored is Bengal’s extremely sloppy show in their Ranji clash against Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram.

In response to the home team’s 363, which by no means is an intimidating total, Bengal were reeling at 172/8 at stumps on Day II. Still 191 behind, a huge task awaits Bengal as only a win in this game will help their knockout hopes to stay afloat.

After the day’s play, Tiwary took to social media to express his displeasure about Ranji, claiming “so many things going wrong in the tournament”.

“Ranji trophy should be scrapped off from the calendar from the next season onwards. So many things going wrong in the tournament. So many things need to looked into in order to save this prestigious tournament which has a rich history. It’s losing its charm and importance. Absolutely frustrated,” Tiwary wrote on X.

It was learnt that spinner Jalaj Saxena, who scalped seven of the eight Bengal wickets that fell so far, was constantly uttering “No” as he was about to release the ball. That “induced” Tiwary into playing a loose stroke, while he was also upset with the umpires letting Saxena go scott free.