Laxmi Ratan Shukla appointed Bengal coach

Announcing
the
appointment,
CAB
President
Avishek
Dalmiya
said,
“I
am
extremely
happy
to
announce
our
very
own
Laxmi
Ratan
Shukla
as
the
new
senior
Bengal
team
coach.
The
decision
is
taken
by
all
the
office
bearers
unanimously
as
we
selected
the
veteran
as
the
most
deserving
among
the
other
reputed
contenders
who
were
up
for
the
slot.

“I
am
very
hopeful
that
under
him
Bengal
cricket
would
reach
greater
heights
as
we
all
know
his
commitment
for
Bengal
cricket.
He
can
connect
with
the
players
very
smoothly,”
said
Dalmiya.

He
further
added,
“Sourashis
Lahiri
would
be
continuing
his
position
as
the
assistant
coach
of
the
Senior
Bengal
team
considering
his
performance
in
the
recent
past.
Veteran
cricketer
and
former
Bengal
coach
W
V
Raman
has
been
appointed
as
the
batting
consultant.”

He
also
added
that
the
practice
for
the
senior
Bengal
team
would
start
at
the
earliest.

Meanwhile,
Shukla
said,
“First
of
all
thanks
to
CAB
President
Avishek
Dalmiya,
Secretary
Snehasish
Ganguly,
Vice
President
Naresh
Ojha,
Jt
Secretary
Debabrata
Das
and
Treasurer
Debasish
Ganguly
for
considering
me
for
this
opportunity.
It’s
a
new
responsibility
and
I
will
give
my
best
like
I
did
when
I
used
to
play
for
Bengal.

“I
like
taking
new
challenges.
All
the
past
coaches
for
Bengal
did
a
superb
job
for
the
team.
We
have
come
close
to
winning
trophies
in
the
past
but
we’ll
have
to
climb
all
the
way
again
to
reach
the
top
in
the
new
season,”
said
Shukla.

“My
motto
is
everyone
can
and
everything
is
possible.
I
want
everyone
to
believe
in
themselves,
will
have
to
develop
the
art
of
holding
onto
our
nerves
when
the
situation
is
tough.
All
players
who
have
reached
to
this
level
they
are
alll
capable.
It’s
a
new
year,
new
season
and
we
are
hoping
for
the
best,”
he
added.

“I
have
learnt
from
Sourav
Ganguly
a
lot
during
my
playing
days,
he
used
to
tell
us
to
keep
it
short
and
simple
and
I
have
always
tried
to
follow
that.
I
think
our
players
are
honest
like
our
association
and
everyone
can.
We
all
will
give
our
best
to
move
Bengal
cricket
forward.

“All
coaches
involved
in
all
the
age-group
teams
are
important,
a
chain
system.
Everyone
is
equally
important,”
he
signed
off.

Source:
CAB