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Full name | Saurasish Sukanta Lahiri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Howrah, West Bengal, India | 9 September 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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 U19 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. He has also been appointed as the bowling coach of India B in the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2024 season.[6] In June 2016 he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.[7]