Kabirul islam
Sourav Ganguly & Jhulan Goswami unveils Champions Trophy of Bengal Pro T20
League.
The elegant Champions Trophy of the Bengal Pro T20 League, symbolizing power, grace and agility of
the Royal Bengal Tiger was unveiled today by Bengal’s very own Legends Sourav Ganguly and Jhulan
Goswami with Snehasish Ganguly, the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal in presence of the
office bearers, apex council, members of the CAB and other distinguished guests.
Former India Captain, Former President of the BCCI & CAB, Sourav Ganguly expressed his happiness
and extended best wishes to the CAB for the League. He said, “I wish the CAB Officials and the players
great success. This will be a massive game changer for Bengal Cricket. It is long due actually. The
players will now not only get an excellent platform to showcase their talent but also to live through the
whole experience as they do in an IPL, preparing them for bigger platforms. They must make the most of
it and give out their best.”
“The entire team of the CAB have been working very hard for this day and we are extremely happy to
have all the Franchise Owners on board with us. This is bound to help Bengal cricket grow at a much
faster pace and in the right direction. It is not only about the Cricketers but about the entire eco system.
Bengal Pro T20 League will present itself as an excellent opportunity to all stakeholders to become part of
this growth story. I really feel happy and proud seeing what we have achieved,” said Snehasish Ganguly, President of the Cricket Association of Bengal.
All the eight Franchise owners of the League were formally inducted and their team names and
catchment areas were also revealed. Kolkata Royal Tigers representing Kolkata & Hooghly has gone to
the consortium of Lux Industries and Jalan Builders, GD Sports got Harbour Diamonds which represents
both North & South 24 Parganas. Rashmi Group named their team as Rashmi Medinipur Wizards which
will cover the districts of Medinipur and Jhargram while ServoTech Power systems representing the
districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Kalimpong named their team Servotec Siliguri
Strikers. Shrachi Sports who got the districts of Bardhaman and Birbhum went with the name of Rarh
Tigers for their team. Rice Adamas Group went with their team’s name as Adamas Howrah Warriors and
as the name suggests will cover the catchment areas of Howrah, Purulia and Bankura. Sona Biscuits of
the Sobisco fame got the catchment areas of Dinajpur and Malda and went with the name of Malda
Sobisco Smashers while the districts of Murshidabad and Nadia will be represented by Murshidabad King
as named by the consortium of Pritam Industries and Jalan Builders.
