Debu Mitra (born 7 August 1948) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Bengal cricket team from 1968/69 to 1973/74. He became a cricket coach in the 1990s and worked as the head coach of Saurashtra cricket team from 2004 to 2014.[1]
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| Born | 7 August 1948 Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1968/69–1973/74 | Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 November 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editMitra played as a right-hand batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler, representing Bengal cricket team. He appeared in 14 first-class matches between the 1968/69 and 1973/74 seasons.[2]
After having coached Bengal as well as India under-19s,[3] Mitra became the coach of Saurashtra cricket team in the 2004/05 season when the team was in the Plate division of the Ranji Trophy. Being regarded as minnows, Saurashtra became the Plate division champions in 2005/06 and were promoted to the Elite division of the Ranji Trophy. Saurashtra reached the Ranji semifinals for the first time in 2007/08 and also became the champions of the 2007–08 Vijay Hazare Trophy (Ranji One-day Trophy). Saurashtra reached the Ranji semifinals for a second consecutive time in the following season, and became runners-up of 2012–13 Ranji Trophy, under Mitra's mentorship.[4][5]
Mitra is the childhood coach of Indian cricketers like Sourav Ganguly[6] and Ravindra Jadeja.[7]
References
edit- ^ Gupta, Gaurav (4 August 2020). "BCCI's 60-plus SOP leaves domestic coaches in the lurch". Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Debu Mitra". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Ganguly better batsman than Tendulkar: Debu Mitra". Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Debu Mitra, the man behind Saurashtra's cricketing resurgence". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "The guide behind Saurashtra's rise". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Bengal players rise to Ganguly's defence". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "'Rockstar' Jadeja almost quit spin bowling, reveals coach Debu Mitra". NDTV. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
External links
edit- Debu Mitra at ESPNcricinfo
- Debu Mitra at CricketArchive (subscription required)