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Born | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | 7 August 1948||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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 works as the head coach of Saurashtra cricket team.[ citation needed ]
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]
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