Sandeep Sarkar, Kolkata: After the political change in the state, the first shock in the field! Bengal Pro T20 League (Bengal Pro T20) reduced team!
Cricketer auction for Bengal Pro T20 League on Sunday, May 10. CAB announced in a grand ceremony at the beginning of April that this tournament will have 9 teams. The first ever franchise-based Bengal Pro T20 League was played with eight teams. This time the official debut of Purulia Novas Royals as a new team was announced. Kolkata Knight RidersCaptain Ajinkya Rahane, co-captain Rinku Singh, Mohammed Shami playing in IPL 2026 for Lucknow Supergiants, CAB president Sourav Ganguly announced that this tournament will be on a bigger scale.
Incidentally, Harbor Diamonds pulled out of the tournament just 2 days before the auction of cricketers. The team that was advancing Manoj Tiwari. Manoj also led the team. This team has played in the tournament twice before. Why did you suddenly step aside?
After searching in CAB, it was found that there is a big reason behind it. It was learned that CAB took Tk 3 crore per team for the transfer of franchise ownership. But Harbor Diamonds could not deposit that amount. According to reliable sources, they informed CAB President Sourav on Friday that they will not be able to play the tournament.
It is known that there is a political equation in the background. The company that owns Harbor Diamonds, one of the leaders of ‘GD Sports’, is in legal trouble. It is heard that there is a problem with the bank account of the owner. CAB has been informed that they cannot invest in cricket now. CAB does not have the time and opportunity to include any new team as it was announced at the last minute before the cricket auction.
This Bengal Pro T20 League is going to be held with eight teams, not necessarily nine teams.
