Draft:Judhajit Mukherjee

Judhajit Mukherjee (born 8th May 1971 in Calcutta) is an Indian cricketer and BCCI Level 2 qualified coach. He represented club and state teams in asia pacific region during his work-related stay in those countries like Brunei, Malaysia etc. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pacer who played for the Bengal in Vijay Hazare Trophy.[1][2][3]. He also represented Bengal and East Zone in Vijay Merchant Trophy.

Mukherjee played with Sourav Ganguly, Saradindu Mukherjee, Utpal Chatterjee, Pranab Roy, Snehasis Ganguly and other eminent cricketers across various levels within and outside the state. He received national scholarships for being a top ranker in his school leaving exams and was awarded the Best All-Round Graduate from Jadavpur University[4]. He also captained the university's cricket team and various other teams during his cricket career. Amongst many other awards, he won the prestigious gold medal for the highest scorer in the Cricket Association of Bengal-organized N.C. Chatterjee Tournament[5]

Mukherjee played for various club and state teams in the Asia-Pacific region while on professional assignments and represented India in UK team at the Eden Gardens at the HSBC Indo British heritage Cup[6][7][8]. He is currently the cricket coach[9] of Ballygunge Government High School. In an effort to give back to society[10] and the great game he mentors young talents and is a regular and popular speaker at various events[11] and talk shows on television and other media platforms[12]. He is also well known for his various activities and initiatives[2] spreading awareness in the society.

References

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  1. ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by J Mukherjee". ACS Cricket Stats.
  2. ^ a b Basu, Arindam (29 April 2020). "Ex Bengal cricketer donates 25 k to corona aid in memory of his late father". The Cricket Association of Bengal.
  3. ^ "player profile J Mukherjee". www.cricketarchive.co.uk.
  4. ^ Marik, Priyam (21 July 2023). "JU felicitates its former cricket and football players at Kolkata Port Trust Club". The Telegraph India.
  5. ^ Staff Reporter (23 July 2005). "This one is special: Chatterjee". The Telegraph India.
  6. ^ Banerjee, Sudeshna (21 January 2020). "Slice of action from the Bengal British Heritage Cup". The Telegraph India. pp. 1–2.
  7. ^ Marik, Priyam (1 January 2023). "In pictures: Third edition of Indo-British Heritage Cup at Eden Gardens was a cliffhanger". The Telegraph India. pp. 5, 10.
  8. ^ Jawed, Sundas (27 December 2023). "Team 'UK in India' emerge victorious at the fourth edition of Indo- British Heritage Cup". The Times of India. p. 1.
  9. ^ Chaudhuri, Debrup (23 December 2023). "Students and alumni star in Ballygunge Government High School's annual cricket matches". The Telegraph India.
  10. ^ Marik, Priyam (30 December 2021). "How Bengal Heritage Foundation sustains the 'living bridge' between India and the UK". The Telegraph India. pp. 10–11.
  11. ^ Sen, Subhadrika (22 May 2022). "University of Engineering and Management organized first on-campus MUN post pandemic". The Telegraph India.
  12. ^ Marik, Priyam (24 April 2023). "Sachin Tendulkar at 50: Untold stories that reveal the man behind the legend". The Telegraph India. pp. 2–4.