Debu Mitra

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 90s and currently works as the head coach of Saurashtra cricket team.

Debu Mitra
Personal information
Born (1948-08-07) 7 August 1948
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968/69–1973/74Bengal
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 14
Runs scored 530
Batting average 27.89
100s/50s 0/3
Top score 90
Balls bowled 27
Wickets 1
Bowling average 0.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/0
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 November 2015

Career

Mitra 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.[1]

After having coached Bengal as well as India under-19s,[2] 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.[3][4]

Mitra is the childhood coach of Indian cricketers like Sourav Ganguly[5] and Ravindra Jadeja.[6]

References
  1. "Debu Mitra". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. "Ganguly better batsman than Tendulkar: Debu Mitra". Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. "Debu Mitra, the man behind Saurashtra's cricketing resurgence". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. "The guide behind Saurashtra's rise". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. "Bengal players rise to Ganguly's defence". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. "'Rockstar' Jadeja almost quit spin bowling, reveals coach Debu Mitra". NDTV. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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