Kolkata, Jan 20 (Reporter) Young and talented wicketkeeper-batsman Abishek Porel hit his maiden first-class century, smashing a superb 114 as Bengal posted a comfortable 381/8 at stumps on Day 2 against Chhattisgarh in their third Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the Eden Gardens. on Saturday. In his 219-ball innings, the 21-year-old struck 14 boundaries and one six. Veteran Anustup Majumdar also stepped up once again with a fighting 71 off 118 balls to put the Laxmi Ratan Shukla-coached side in a strong position. At the end, bowler Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal played a counter-attacking 33 not out off 51 balls along with Karan Lal (24 batting) as the duo added a crucial unbeaten 50-run partnership for the ninth wicket to take the team closer to the 400-run mark. Speaking of his memorable innings, a thrilled Abishek said, "The head coach (Shukla) told me to come 30 to 40 minutes before the reporting time today in the morning to practice short balls. At the end of the day, it did help me immensely. The guidance and backing coach and captain Manoj Tiwary gave me till date is unbelievable." "I would like to dedicate this century to my parents for their support, especially during the start of my career. I will rate this century as the highest point of my career, as scoring big in red ball is special and playing Test cricket for my country is a dream for me," Abishek added. Earlier, after play started post-lunch session due to bad light, overnight batters Anustup and Abishek began on a cautious approach. The duo added 41 runs after the start before the 39-year-old fell, thus ending a much-needed 120-run partnership for the fifth wicket and reducing Bengal to 247/5. Subham Chatterjee, coming in at No 7, played a promising knock of 21 off 61 balls in his debut inning. After his dismissal, Abishek, running out of partners, played some attacking shots to make sure Bengal crossed the 300-run mark before his brilliant innings came to an end. For Chhattisgarh, Sourabh Majumdar, Vasudev Bareth, and Shashank Singh bagged two wickets each...////...