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{{short description|Professional cricket club based in Kolkata, West Bengal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{distinguish|Bengal cricket team}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| image =
| logo_image = [[File:Official East Bengal FC Logo.svg|200px]]
| captain =
| coach =
| city = Kolkata
| colours = Red and Gold
| founded =
| ground = [[Eden Gardens]]
| capacity = 66,349
| title1 = [[Cricket Association of Bengal|CAB First Division League]]
| title1wins = 16<ref name="Trophies">{{cite web|url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/crickethonours.html|title=CRICKET - HONOURS|work=East Bengal Club|access-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018052311/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/crickethonours.html|archive-date=18 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
| title2 = [[Cricket Association of Bengal|CAB Senior Knockout]]
| title2wins = 13<ref name="Trophies" />
| website =
}}
{{East Bengal F.C. departments}}
The '''East Bengal cricket team''' is an Indian professional cricket team based in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/cricket.html|title=CALCUTTA — CRICKET CLUBS — Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB)|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427103907/https://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/cricket.html|website=calcuttayellowpages.com|publisher=Calcutta Yellow Pages Calcutta|access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref> 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]].

The club currently participates in the [[Cricket Association of Bengal|CAB First Division League]], [[Cricket Association of Bengal|CAB Senior Knockout]], [[Cricket Association of Bengal|CAB Super League]] and JC Mukherjee Trophy. They have so far won 60 major state-level trophies in their history.<ref name="Trophies" />

==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 cricket team|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-sachin-tendulkar-captained-east-bengal-in-p-sen-trophy/|title=THROWBACK: When Sachin Tendulkar captained East Bengal in P. Sen Trophy!|work=badgeb.com|access-date=25 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425152307/http://www.badgeb.com/throwback-when-sachin-tendulkar-captained-east-bengal-in-p-sen-trophy/|archive-date=25 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/javagal-turns-nostalgic/cid/187669|title=Javagal turns nostalgic|work=The Telegraph India|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>

East Bengal appointed coach Abdul Monayem in 2023.<ref name=AbdulMonayem>{{cite web|first=Sanjib|last=Halder|date=8 September 2023|url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/cricket/multiple-changes-in-the-team-this-time-the-strong-east-bengal-will-go-down-to-cricket-abdul-monayem-is-new-coach-31694194426860.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001153038/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/cricket/multiple-changes-in-the-team-this-time-the-strong-east-bengal-will-go-down-to-cricket-abdul-monayem-is-new-coach-31694194426860.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2023|title=দলে একাধিক বদল, এবার বাইশ গজে নামবে শক্তিশালী ইস্টবেঙ্গল, কোচের দায়িত্বে আব্দুল মোনায়েম|trans-title=Multiple changes in the team, this time the strong East Bengal will go down to 22 yards, Abdul Monayem is in charge of the coach.|language=bn|work=Hindustan Times Bangla|accessdate=3 September 2024}}</ref> The club also appointed former cricketer Sambaran Banerjee as the mentor of the team.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kaustav|last=Ganguly|date=8 September 2023|url=https://tv9bangla.com/sports/cricket-news/east-bengal-made-strong-cricket-team-for-new-season-coach-abdul-monayem-eyes-on-winning-trophy-899363.html|title=East Bengal: লিগ ট্রফি খরা কাটাতে ক্রিকেটেও শক্তিশালী দল গড়ল ইস্টবেঙ্গল|trans-title=East Bengal: East Bengal formed a strong team in cricket to end the league trophy drought|language=bn|work=TV9 Bangla|accessdate=3 September 2024}}</ref>

==Current squad==
The Cricket squad of East Bengal Club for the season 2024–2025<ref>{{cite web|first=Koushik|last=Biswas|date=3 September 2024|url=https://sportzpoint.com/cricket/kolkata-club-cricket-exclusive-east-bengal-create-a-strong-suad-for-2024-2025-season-writtick-chatterjee-to-lead-6945226|title=Kolkata Club Cricket Exclusive: East Bengal create a strong squad for 2024-2025 season; Writtick Chatterjee to lead|work=Sportzpoint|accessdate=3 September 2024}}</ref>

''{{As of|2024|9|3}}''
 
Player(s) with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; width:95%;"
|-
! "text-align:center;"| Name
! "text-align:center;"| {{tooltip|D.O.B.|Date of Birth}}
! "text-align:center;"| Batting style
! "text-align:center;"| Bowling style
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| Ankur Paul || {{birth date and age|1997|12|21|df=y}}|| ||
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| Diganta Neogi || {{birth date and age|2000|12|19|df=y}}|| ||
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| [[Sayan Mondal|Sayan Sekhar Mondal]]|| {{birth date and age|1989|11|10|df=y}}|| Left-handed || Right-arm Medium
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| [[Soham Ghosh]] || {{birth date and age|1986|3|29|df=y}}|| Right-handed || Right-arm spin
|-
| Sougata Dutta || {{birth date and age|1984|12|27|df=yes}}|| Right-handed ||
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| [[Prasanjit Das|Prasenjit Das]]|| {{birth date and age|1987|6|11|df=y}}|| Right-handed || Leg Break
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| Avirup Gupta || {{birth date and age|1990|9|26|df=y}}|| Left-handed || Right-arm offbreak
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| [[Suvankar Bal]]|| {{birth date and age|1995|12|03
|df=y}}|| Right-handed || Wicketkeeper
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| Akash Ghatak || {{birth date and age|1996|10|13|df=y}}|| ||
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| Akash Pandey || || Right-handed || Right-arm fast
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| Sachin Kumar Yadav || || ||
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| [[Ishan Porel]] || {{birth date and age|1998|9|5|df=y}}|| Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium
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|Mohammed Arif Ansari
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|Wicketkeeper
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|Sohaib Latif
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|[[Kohinoor Singh]]
|02 September 2008 (age 16)
|Right-handed
|Right-arm medium
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|Soumyadeep Mondal
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|Susanta Das
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|Roshan Singh
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|Souvik Ghosh
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|Adarsh Singh
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|[[Sunny Patel]]
|10 April 1987 (age 35)
|Right-handed
|Right-arm offbreak
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|Anuj Singh
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|Arka Pratim Das
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|Proloy Banerjee
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|Idris Sardar
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|Anik Banerjee
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|Priyabrata Ghosh Dastidar
|06 September 2007 (age 18)
|Left-handed
|Left-arm legbreak
|}

=== Coaching staff ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|[[Rakesh Krishnan]]
|Batting Coach
|-
|Sushil Sikaria
|Bowling Coach
|-
|Swaran Bandopadhyay
|Mentor
|}

==Honours==
List of all Major Tournaments won by East Bengal Club in Cricket:<ref name="Trophies" />

*'''CAB First Division League'''
::Champions '''(16):''' 1974-75,{{efn-ua|Joint Winners with [[Mohun Bagan cricket team|Mohun Bagan]]|name=JWMB}} 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'''
::Champions '''(13):''' 1975-76,{{efn-ua||name=JWMB}} 1977-78, 1979-80, 1982-83, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1997-98, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2010-11, 2012-13,{{efn-ua||name=JWMB}} 2013-14, 2014-15

*'''J. C. Mukherjee Trophy'''
::Champions '''(12):''' 1977-78, 1983-84, 1986-87, 1987- 88, 1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06,{{efn-ua|Joint winners with Kalighat Club|name=JWKM}} 2009-10, 2016-17<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xtratime.in/j-c-mukherjee-trophy-east-bengal-wins-their-second-title-despite-manoj-tiwarys-half-century/|title=J.C Mukherjee Trophy: East Bengal wins their second title despite Manoj Tiwary's half century|work=Xtra Time|date=3 June 2017|access-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925053545/https://xtratime.in/j-c-mukherjee-trophy-east-bengal-wins-their-second-title-despite-manoj-tiwarys-half-century/|archive-date=25 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

*'''P. Sen Memorial Invitation Trophy'''
::Champions '''(10):''' 1976-77,{{efn-ua||name=JWMB}} 1978-79, 1993-94, 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2011-12,{{efn-ua||name=JWMB}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/CABs-tournament-committee-declared-East-Bengal-and-Mohun-Bagan-joint-winners-of-the-P-Sen-Trophy-tournament-The-final-between-the-two-arch-rivals-on-Tuesday-had-remained-inconclusive-when-they-refused-to-go-into-a-bowl-out-after-a-sharp-shower-forced-an-abandonment-at-the-Eden-Gardens-/articleshow/14325234.cms?from=mdr|title=CAB's tournament committee declared East Bengal and Mohun Bagan joint-winners of the P.Sen Trophy tournament. The final between the two arch-rivals on Tuesday had remained inconclusive when they refused to go into a 'bowl out' after a sharp shower forced an abandonment at the Eden Gardens.|work=The Times of India|date=21 June 2012 |access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> 2013-14, 2016-17

*'''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{{efn-ua||name=JWKM}}
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==References==
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{{East Bengal F.C.}}
{{West Bengal Sports}}
{{Cricket in India}}

[[Category:East Bengal Club]]
[[Category:Cricket in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Indian club cricket teams]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Kolkata]]

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