Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary received a guard of honour from the Bihar team as he walked out to bat in his last first-class match on Saturday (February 17) at the iconic Eden Gardens.

Earlier this month, Tiwary announced that he will retire from the Ranji Trophy and first-class cricket after the match against Bihar in Kolkata.

In August last year, the 38-year-old had reversed his retirement decision days after the announcement, citing that he wants to give one more shot at clinching the elusive Ranji title.

However, a dismal campaign meant that Bengal failed to make it to the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy this time around.

Taking to social media platform X, Manoj Tiwary posted a video showing the guard of honour from the Bihar team. The Bengal skipper was left overwhelmed by this wonderful gesture from the Bihar side.

"It will remain a special one indeed. Thank you #TeamBihar for the wonderful gesture in the leadership of their captain Ashutosh Aman. I will remember this "Guard Of Honour" for ages," Tiwary captioned the video.

The Bengal team also formed a guard of honour for Manoj Tiwary when he was returning to the pavilion after being dismissed.  

“This will be a lifetime memory for me. Thank you my family #TeamBengal for the incredible gesture. I really wanna thank Head Coach @Lshukla6, all the magnificent support staff and my outstanding colleagues. ????I will never forget this "Guard Of Honour" for sure,” Tiwary tweeted while also sharing the video.

Coming to the match, Bengal registered an innings and 204-run victory over Bihar. In his last first-class match, Manoj Tiwary managed to score 30 runs off 70 balls with four boundaries. The Bengal captain was trapped in front of the wicket by his Bihar counterpart Ashutosh Aman.

Overall, Tiwary played 147 first-class matches, scoring 10,165 runs at an average of 47.94, including 30 hundreds and and 45 half-centuries.