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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Pulin Das
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Pulin C Das
| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|11|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Guwahati]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|7|16|1918|11|1|df=yes}}
| death_place = Guwahati, India
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role = Batsman

| club1 = [[Assam cricket team]]
| year1 = 1949/50 - 1951/52
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 =
| year2 =
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = FA
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 26
| bat avg1 = 26.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 16
| deliveries1 = -
| wickets1 = -
| bowl avg1 = -
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = -
| catches/stumpings1 = -
| date = 13 April 2016
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28413.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Pulin Das''' (1 November 1918 – 16 July 2014) was an Indian [[first-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]]er.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28413.html |title=Pulin Das |accessdate=13 April 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He played two matches for [[Assam cricket team|Assam]] between 1949 and 1952. He was a right-handed batsman. He was a pioneer organizer of sport events and a veteran sport journalist in [[India]]. He was also the founding secretary of [[Assam cricket team|Assam Cricket Association]]. He was the last living member of Assam's first Ranji Cricket Team in 1948.<ref>{{cite news |title=At 96, sports veteran Pulin Das breathes his last - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/At-96-sports-veteran-Pulin-Das-breathes-his-last/articleshow/38595805.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Career==
He was a regular tennis player until his death with fellow members of the [[India Club]] and commonly known as a strong man because of his physical well-being.<ref>{{cite news |title=At 96, sports veteran Pulin Das breathes his last - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/At-96-sports-veteran-Pulin-Das-breathes-his-last/articleshow/38595805.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Apart from being a cricketer, he was a table tennis, hockey and tennis player. He was part of founding new sport organizations. Das was closely associated regarding construction of the [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati|Nehru Stadium]] in India.

In 1949, Das joined the first class [[Assam cricket team]]. He was later resigned from team in 1952 and continued his works in the Assam Cricket Association.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pulin Das Birth Centenary to Kick off in Nov 1 - The Sentinel |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/pulin-das-birth-centenary-to-kick-off-in-nov-1/ |work=The Sentinel |date=30 October 2018}}</ref>

==Awards==
* ACA Lifetime Achievement Award: 2013 <ref>{{cite news |title=Assam sport fraternity loses a spirited soul - Pioneer of journalism and organisation Pulin Das passes away at the age of 96 |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/assam-sport-fraternity-loses-a-spirited-soul-pioneer-of-journalism-and-organisation-pulin-das-passes-away-at-the-age-of-96/cid/162304 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=28413}}

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[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Assam cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Guwahati]]
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