Royal Bengal Tigers (sports team)

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Royal Bengal Tigers
Personnel
Owner Mithun Chakraborty
Team information
Founded2007
Dissolved2009

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 team was based in Kolkata, India and was captained by New Zealander all-rounder Craig McMillan. [1] [2] The coach was former South African batsman Daryll Cullinan.

Performance

TournamentPlacement
ICL 20-20 Indian Championship 2007–08 4th place
2008 Indian Cricket League 50s4th place
ICL 20s Grand Championship 2007–08 4th place
2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Domestic Tournament3rd place
2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/094th place

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References

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