Royal Bengal Tigers (sports team)

The Royal Bengal Tigers (, formerly the Kolkata Tigers until the 2008 Edelweiss 20s Challenge, was one of the nine teams that played in the defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL). The Royal Bengal Tigers were based in Kolkata, India and their captain was former New Zealand all rounder Craig McMillan.

Players

The squad announced for the inaugural tournament included five international cricketers, including stars such as Darren Maddy, Craig McMillan, and Lance Klusener.

Former squad

Coach - Daryll Cullinan

  • Craig McMillan (New Zealand)
  • Andre Adams (New Zealand)
  • Parviz Aziz (Assam)
  • Darren Maddy (England)
  • Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (Kolkata)
  • Lance Klusener (South Africa)
  • Rohan Gavaskar (Bengal)
  • Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka)
  • Deep Dasgupta (Bengal)
  • Abu Nechim (Assam)
  • Shiv Sagar Singh (Bengal)
  • Boyd Rankin (Ireland)
  • Mihir Diwakar (Jharkhand)
  • Rajiv Kumar (Kolkata)
  • Sayed Akhlakh Ahmed (Kolkata)
  • Subhomoy Das (Kolkata)
  • Sujay Tarafdar (Assam)
  • Pritam Das (Assam)
  • Anshu Jain
  • Ali H. Zaidi

Coach

The coach for the Royal Bengal Tigers was former South African batsman Daryll Cullinan.

Previous performance

Tournament

Placement

2007 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship

4th place

2008 Indian Cricket League 50s

4th place

2008 Indian Cricket League Edelweiss 20s Challenge

4th place

2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Domestic Tournament

3rd place

2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09

4th place