Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional cricket club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It participates in various tournaments of varying age groups conducted by the Cricket Association of Bengal. The date of foundation of the cricket section is debatable but there have been mentions of the club having a cricket team from as far back as 1922. Currently the team participates in the CAB First Division League, CAB Senior Knockout, CAB Super League, Bengal T20 League and JC Mukherjee Trophy. The team plays its home matches mostly at the Eden Gardens. They have won over 100 major state-level trophies so far.[2] In past many big names like Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and even Sri Lankan player Chaminda Vaas had played for the club.[3]
| Nickname(s) | The Mariners | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||||
| Chairman | Swapan Sadhan Bose | |||
| Manager | Srinjoy Bose | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Colours | Green Maroon | |||
| Founded | 1920s[1] | |||
| Home ground | Eden Gardens | |||
| Capacity | 66,349 | |||
| History | ||||
| CAB First Division League wins | 27[2] | |||
| CAB Senior Knockout wins | 32[2] | |||
| Official website | www | |||
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Current squad
editAs of September 2020[update]
Player(s) with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | D.O.B. | Batting style | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||
| Manoj Tiwary | 14 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin |
| Sumanta Gupta | 9 February 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin |
| Sudip Chatterjee | 11 November 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm spin |
| Arindam Ghosh | 30 April 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin |
| Rakesh Krishnan | 23 June 1983 | Left-handed | – |
| Aryasena Lahiri | 15 May 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin |
| Jayojit Basu | 14 September 1989 | Right-handed | – |
| Writtick Chatterjee | 28 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin |
| Wicket-keepers | |||
| Vivek Singh | 1 November 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm pace |
| Debabrata Das | 22 September 1993 | Right-handed | – |
| Bowlers | |||
| Mohammed Shami | 9 March 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm pace |
| Jayanta Das | 24 August 1999 | – | Left-arm spin |
| Turaka Kranthi | 7 November 1999 | – | Right-arm pace |
| Tuhin Banerjee | 11 September 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm spin |
| Kumar Shyam Yadaw | 12 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm pace |
| Sourav Mondal | 5 November 1984 | Left-handed | Left-arm pace |
| Ayan Bhattacharjee | 17 July 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm pace |
| Rajkumar Pal | 12 December 1983 | Left-handed | Left-arm spin |
| Sayan Mondal | 10 November 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm pace |
| Nilkantha Das | 12 April 1987 | – | Right-arm pace |
| Rahul Sethi | 27 August 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm pace |
| Pritam Chakraborty | 10 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm pace |
Honours
edit- CAB First Division League (27): 1953–54, 1959–60, 1960 – 61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2017–18
- CAB Super League (2): 2015–16, 2017–18
- CAB Senior Knockout (32): 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1969–1970, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–1985, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
- P. Sen Trophy (20): 1972–73, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2022–23[4][5]
- J. C. Mukherjee Trophy (24): 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–1997, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2023–24[6]
- A. N. Ghosh Trophy (8): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2009–2010, 2010–11, 2011–12
References
edit- ^ "Countrywide success – 1920 to 1929". mohunbaganclub.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Trophy room–Cricket". themohunbaganac.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "When Virat Kohli appeared for Mohun Bagan in 2009". DNA India. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Sarkar, Sandip (24 June 2023). "ইডেনে দুরন্ত সেঞ্চুরি শাকিরের, ভবানীপুরকে হারিয়ে পি সেন ট্রফি চ্যাম্পিয়ন মোহনবাগান" [Shakir's stunning century at Eden, P Sen Trophy champions Mohun Bagan beat Bhawanipore]. bengali.abplive.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Sen, Debasish (24 June 2023). "টানটান ম্যাচে ভবানীপুর ক্লাবকে হারিয়ে পি সেন ট্রফির চ্যাম্পিয়ন মোহনবাগান" [P Sen Trophy champion Mohun Bagan beat Bhawanipore Club in a tight match]. sangbadpratidin.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Sangbad Pratidin. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Saha, Alapan (1 July 2024). "ত্রিমুকুট জয় ভবানীপুরের, সিএবি লিগ, প্রথম ডিভিশন ওয়ানডে খেতাবের পরে জেসি মুখার্জিতেও চ্যাম্পিয়ন" [JC Mukherjee also champions after Trimukut Jai Bhavanipur, CAB League, First Division ODI title]. sangbadpratidin.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Sangbad Pratidin. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
Further reading
edit- "CALCUTTA — CRICKET CLUBS — Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB)". calcuttayellowpages.com. Calcutta Yellow Pages Calcutta. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- Mukhopadhyay, Atreyo (4 May 2019). "When Swami Vivekananda claimed seven wickets and other Eden Gardens tales". newindianexpress.com. Kolkata: The New Indian Express. Express News Service. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2021.