East Bengal cricket team
Professional cricket club based in Kolkata, West Bengal
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The East Bengal cricket team is an Indian professional cricket team based in Kolkata, West Bengal.[2] It participates in various tournaments of varying age groups conducted by the Cricket Association of Bengal. The team plays its home matches mostly at the Eden Gardens and Jadavpur University Campus Ground.
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| City | Kolkata |
| Colours | Red and Gold |
| Home ground | Eden Gardens |
| Capacity | 66,349 |
| History | |
| CAB First Division League wins | 16[1] |
| CAB Senior Knockout wins | 13[1] |
The club currently participates in the CAB First Division League, CAB Senior Knockout, CAB Super League and JC Mukherjee Trophy. They have so far won 60 major state-level trophies in their history.[1]
History
The East Bengal Club Cricket team has been operative since the formation of the club in 1920 and has been actively participating in the Cricket Association of Bengal first Division league since the 50s and won their first Cricket Association of Bengal First Division League title in 1974–75 season jointly with Mohun Bagan. The team has won the CAB First Division League sixteen times, with the latest league title in the 2016–17 season. The team has also won the CAB Senior Knockout tournament thirteen times, the J. C. Mukherjee Trophy twelve times, the P. Sen Memorial Invitation Trophy ten times, the A. N. Ghosh Memorial Trophy eight times.
Many famous names have come and played for the East Bengal Cricket team, including the "Master Blaster" Sachin Tendulkar. He, along with Indian cricket icons Kapil Dev, Ajay Jadeja, Pravin Amre, played for the East Bengal cricket team in the 1994 P. Sen Trophy led by himself which they won defeating Mohun Bagan in the final.[3][4]
East Bengal appointed coach Abdul Monayem in 2023.[5] The club also appointed former cricketer Sambaran Banerjee as the mentor of the team.[6]
Current squad
The Cricket squad of East Bengal Club for the season 2024–2025[7]
As of 3 September 2024[update]
Player(s) with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | D.O.B. | Batting style | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankur Paul | 21 December 1997 | ||
| Diganta Neogi | 19 December 2000 | ||
| Sayan Sekhar Mondal | 10 November 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm Medium |
| Soham Ghosh | 29 March 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin |
| Sougata Dutta | 27 December 1984 | Right-handed | |
| Prasenjit Das | 11 June 1987 | Right-handed | Leg Break |
| Avirup Gupta | 26 September 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak |
| Suvankar Bal | 3 December 1995 | Right-handed | Wicketkeeper |
| Akash Ghatak | 13 October 1996 | ||
| Akash Pandey | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Sachin Kumar Yadav | |||
| Ishan Porel | 5 September 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Mohammed Arif Ansari | Wicketkeeper | ||
| Sohaib Latif | |||
| Kohinoor Singh | 02 September 2008 (age 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| Soumyadeep Mondal | |||
| Susanta Das | |||
| Roshan Singh | |||
| Souvik Ghosh | |||
| Adarsh Singh | |||
| Sunny Patel | 10 April 1987 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak |
| Anuj Singh | |||
| Arka Pratim Das | |||
| Proloy Banerjee | |||
| Idris Sardar | |||
| Anik Banerjee | |||
| Priyabrata Ghosh Dastidar | 06 September 2007 (age 18) | Left-handed | Left-arm legbreak |
Coaching staff
| Rakesh Krishnan | Batting Coach |
| Sushil Sikaria | Bowling Coach |
| Swaran Bandopadhyay | Mentor |
Honours
List of all Major Tournaments won by East Bengal Club in Cricket:[1]
- CAB First Division League
- Champions (16): 1974-75,[A] 1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1983-84, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2016-17
- CAB Senior Knockout
- J. C. Mukherjee Trophy
- P. Sen Memorial Invitation Trophy
- A. N. Ghosh Memorial Trophy
- Champions (8): 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
- CAB Super League
- Champions (1): 2016-17[B]
- Joint Winners with Mohun Bagan
- Joint winners with Kalighat Club
