Mohun Bagan AC (cricket) explained
| Mohun Bagan Athletic Club |
| Nickname: | The Mariners |
| Chairman: | Swapan Sadhan Bose |
| Manager: | Srinjoy Bose |
| Colours: | Green
Maroon |
| Founded: | 1920s[1] |
| Ground: | Eden Gardens |
| Capacity: | 66,349 |
| Title1: | CAB First Division League |
| Title1wins: | 27[2] |
| Title2: | CAB Senior Knockout |
| Title2wins: | 32 |
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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. 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]
Current squad
Player(s) with international caps are listed in bold.
| text-align:center;" | Name | text-align:center;" | | text-align:center;" | Batting style | text-align:center;" | Bowling style |
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| Batsmen |
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| Manoj Tiwary | 14 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin |
| 9 February 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin |
| 11 November 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm spin |
| 30 April 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin |
| 23 June 1983 | Left-handed | – |
| Aryasena Lahiri | 15 May 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin |
| 14 September 1989 | Right-handed | – |
| 28 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm spin |
| Wicket-keepers |
|---|
| 1 November 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm pace |
| 22 September 1993 | Right-handed | – |
| Bowlers |
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| 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 |
| 17 July 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm pace |
| Rajkumar Pal | 12 December 1983 | Left-handed | Left-arm spin |
| 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 |
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Honours
- 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
Further reading
- Web site: CALCUTTA — CRICKET CLUBS — Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) . 27 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210427103907/https://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/cricket.html . calcuttayellowpages.com . Calcutta Yellow Pages Calcutta . 31 January 2023 .
- Web site: When Swami Vivekananda claimed seven wickets and other Eden Gardens tales. 17 November 2021. newindianexpress.com. Express News Service. 4 May 2019. Kolkata. Atreyo. Mukhopadhyay. The New Indian Express. https://web.archive.org/web/20230416020605/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/may/04/when-swami-vivekananda-claimed-seven-wickets-and-other-eden-gardens-tales-1972482.html. 16 April 2023.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Countrywide success – 1920 to 1929. mohunbaganclub.com. 16 September 2019. 5 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220505224747/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1920-1929/. live.
- Web site: Trophy room–Cricket. themohunbaganac.com. 16 September 2019. 26 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221026183228/https://www.themohunbaganac.com/tropy-room/. live.
- News: When Virat Kohli appeared for Mohun Bagan in 2009. DNA India. 20 November 2020. 24 June 2018. 28 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128152640/https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-flashback-when-virat-kohli-appeared-for-mohun-bagan-9-years-ago-2628628/amp. live.
- Web site: 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. bn. 24 June 2023. 25 June 2023. bengali.abplive.com. Anandabazar Patrika. Kolkata. Sandip. Sarkar. 25 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230625181155/https://bengali.abplive.com/sports/cricket-news-shakir-slams-157-as-mohun-bagan-stun-bhowanipore-to-clinch-p-sen-trophy-987915.
- Web site: টানটান ম্যাচে ভবানীপুর ক্লাবকে হারিয়ে পি সেন ট্রফির চ্যাম্পিয়ন মোহনবাগান. P Sen Trophy champion Mohun Bagan beat Bhawanipore Club in a tight match. bn. 24 June 2023. 25 June 2023. sangbadpratidin.in. Sangbad Pratidin. Kolkata. Debasish. Sen. 25 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230625181910/https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/sports/cricket/p-sen-trophy-mohun-bagan-beats-bhawanipore-club-to-become-champion-in-historical-cricket-match/.
- Web site: ত্রিমুকুট জয় ভবানীপুরের, সিএবি লিগ, প্রথম ডিভিশন ওয়ানডে খেতাবের পরে জেসি মুখার্জিতেও চ্যাম্পিয়ন. Alapan. Saha. sangbadpratidin.in. Sangbad Pratidin. Kolkata. 1 July 2024. 2 July 2024. JC Mukherjee also champions after Trimukut Jai Bhavanipur, CAB League, First Division ODI title. bn. https://web.archive.org/web/20240702101845/https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/sports/cricket/after-cab-league-cab-one-day-bhawanipore-club-wins-jc-mukherjee-trophy-and-crown-treble/. 2 July 2024.
