Saurasish Sukanta Lahiri (born 9 September 1981) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Bengal.[1] He has played a 100 FC, 76 List A and 22 T20 matches for Bengal and was the captain of the team for 4 matches[1]. He was also one of the first 5 players picked up before the 2008 IPL auction by the Kolkata Knight Riders[2]. His most famous achievement was taking the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar twice in the same match during the 2006-07 Ranji trophy final and also during the 2006-07 NKP Salve Challenger trophy match between India Blue and India Green[3]. He is currently the coach of the Bengal cricket team for all formats[4] and was also the coach of Bengal U23 team which was the runners-up of the 2018 edition of C.K. Nayudu Trophy and won the National U23 One day trophy in 2019[5] . He was also the assistant coach when Bengal was the runner's up for the 2022-23 edition of the Ranji trophy. In June 2016 he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.[6]
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| Full name | Saurasish Sukanta Lahiri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1981 Howrah, West Bengal, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Patsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm Offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999/2000-2014/15 | Bengal Cricket Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 October 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Saurasish Lahiri". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Bhattacharyya, Wriddhaayan (18 February 2022). "Ranji Trophy: From player to coach - the journey of Saurasish Lahiri". Sportstar. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "India Blue beat India Green, India Blue won by 266 runs". ESPNcricinfo. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Laxmi Ratan Shukla appointed head coach of Bengal for 2022-23 season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "সৌরভ ফোন করে বলল তোমরা আমার সুপারস্টার: সৌরাশিস লাহিড়ী". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Bengal offspinner Saurasish Lahiri retires from all cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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