2023-08-03 13:48:55
Manoj Tiwary after his lone ODI 100.
Kolkata: Former India cricketer and now West Bengal Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Manoj Tiwari has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket.
Tiwary, who has played 12 ODIs and two T20 matches for India, contested the West Bengal Assembly elections and became a member of Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet while remaining active in cricket. Tiwari took over from his predecessor Lakshmi Ratan Shukla in Bengal and the Indian team. Currently MLA from Shibpur constituency.
Tiwary returned to the Bengal team at the age of 37 this past domestic season and reached the Ranji Trophy final. This final was his last first-class match, losing to Saurashtra.
Manoj Tiwary has scored 287 runs in 12 ODIs. This includes his century against the West Indies in 2011. After this match, Tiwary did not get a chance in 14 consecutive ODIs. On his return, he scored 65 runs and took two wickets in two matches, but was subsequently dropped.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with Minister of State Manoj Tiwari on the political platform.
Captain M.S. believed in left-right combination. Dhoni was giving more chances to Suresh Raina in the middle order at that time. Constant injuries also affected Tiwary’s international career.
He has now ended his first-class career 92 runs short of 10,000 runs. A first-class career spanning 19 years included 29 centuries. His batting average is 48.56.
Tiwary was also a part of Kolkata Knight Riders’ maiden IPL title in 2012. The winning shot was also from his bat in the match in which he chased 191 runs in the final against Chennai Super Kings.
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