the Jadavpur University Sports Complex, after being bowled out to only 198 in 49 overs, he took 4/37 (and Sanjib Sanyal took 4/33 from his 8 overs) to bowl out Tripura for just 168 in 37.4 overs. In the quarter final, he took 2/37 against Madhya Pradesh. He took the wicket of Punjab's highest scorer Mandeep Singh (66) in the semifinal. In the final against Mumbai led by Ajit Agarkar, he took 4/38 (including openers Wasim Jaffer and Ajinkya Rahane) to bowl out Mumbai for only 248, and then chased it down with a 107* off 83 ball-partnership with Anustup Majumdar. He scored 106* from 90 balls, and Anustup Majumdar scored 50* from 45 balls to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy with 23 balls to spare. Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013 Following his success as an all rounder in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2012, he was made the captain of Bengal in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013. He started the tournament brilliantly, taking 5/34 and thus restricting Odisha to only 175, and winning the match by 11 runs. Political career He joined All India Trinamool Congress before 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and became candidate from Howrah Uttar constituency. He won the seat by defeating Santosh Kumar Pathak of Indian National Congress. He became the minister of State Sports and Youth Services in Mamata Banerjee's second government. On 5 January 2021, he resigned as the Minister of State for Youth Services and Sports. References 1981 births Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal Bengal cricketers Cricketers from West Bengal Don Bosco schools alumni East Zone cricketers Indian cricketers India Green cricketers India One Day International cricketers Indian sportsperson-politicians Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers Living people People from Howrah State cabinet ministers of West Bengal Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021