The development came to the fore after the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) announced the squad on Tuesday. Wicketkeeper-batter Abhishek Porel, who was recently granted bail in an alleged rape case, has been named in the Bengal senior men’s squad. He is part of the team for the upcoming practice matches against Assam in Guwahati.
If Abhishek manages to make his way into the playing XI, it will be the first match he will be playing since his arrest in the case on August 11. The player was granted bail by a court on September 18.
Abhishek Porel is part of the Bengal team for the upcoming practice matches against Assam in Guwahati.
The Bengal squad will be led by Sudip Chatterjee, with Abhishek and Shakir Habib Gandhi being the wicketkeeping options. Bengal squad: Sudip Chatterjee (Captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ankur Paul, Ankit Shukla, Sumanta Gupta, Subham Chatterjee, Abhishek Porel (Wicketkeeper), Shakir Habib Gandhi (Wicketkeeper), Pradipta Pramanik, Karan Lal, Aamir Gani, Soummyadip Mandal, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Md. Kaif, Geet Puri, and Ishan Porel.
The Times of India reported that the Bengal team will leave Kolkata on September 30 and return on October 6 While sharing the news of Abhishek’s inclusion.
The two had a dispute around a year and a half ago, which led to police intervention, but no complaint was filed at that time, according to the complaint.
