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'''Shiv Sunder Das''' {{audio|Shiv Sunder Das.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 5 November 1977) is an Indian [[cricket]]er and 3rd player from [[Odisha cricket team|Odisha]] to represent [[India national cricket team|India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/crickets-lost-talents-shiv-sunder-das-3rd-player-from-orissa-to-play-for-india/1324077|title=Cricket's Lost Talents! Shiv Sunder Das: 3rd player from Orissa to play for India|date=2018-07-29|website=Freepressjournal : Latest Indian news,Live updates|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> He is a right-handed opening batsman. In [[first-class cricket]] he played for [[Odisha cricket team|Odisha]]. Das was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the [[National Cricket Academy]] in [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite news|first = Partab| last = Ramchand| title= First list of NCA trainees|url = http://feedsuk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2000/APR/029816_CI_15APR2000.html| publisher = [[Cricinfo]]| date = 2000-04-15| accessdate = 2007-02-08}}</ref> He proceeded to make his Test debut later that year.

Considered the answer to India's search for a genuine [[Test cricket|Test]] opener, Das was selected for the 2002 tour of [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] but after failing to score a fifty during the tour, he was dropped from the Test XI in the subsequent tour of [[England cricket team|England]], and has not played for India since.<ref name="OTD">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149204.html |title=India's golden boy |accessdate=7 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

Das represented India in 23 Test matches and scored 1,326 runs at an average of 34.89, hitting two centuries – both of them against [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]].<ref name="OTD"/> He was awarded the Man of the Series award during this tour to Zimbabwe, in 2001. Das then hit 250 in a first-class match against [[Essex CCC|Essex]] during India's tour to England in 2002. In [[first class cricket]], Das now plays for [[Vidarbha cricket team]] in domestic competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/shiv-sunder-das-story-of-a-promising-test-opener-1-786366.html|title=शिव सुंदर दासः एक होनहार सलामी बल्लेबाज की कहानी|website=aajtak.intoday.in|language=hi|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/shiv-sunder-das-happy-with-my-career-and-have-no-regrets/article22763073.ece|title=Shiv Sunder Das: 'Happy with my career and have no regrets'|last=Chidananda|first=Shreedutta|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref>

Back in 2016, he was training the boys in the U-16 & U-19 camp in Dimapur and Shillong Before taking coach role for a senior side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2016/domestic-interview/13496/happy-to-be-part-of-coaching-camp-for-ne-boys-shiv-sunder-das|title=Happy to be part of coaching camp for NE boys: Shiv Sunder Das - News - BCCI.tv|website=www.bcci.tv|language=en|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref>

Shiv sunder Das was appointed as the coach of the [[Barbados cricket team]] by the [[West Indies Cricket Association]] in 2017.He replaced the former India cricketer [[Debashish Mohanty|Debasish Mohanty]] as the head coached Barbados cricket team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/shiv-sundar-das-appointed-as-the-coach-of-barbados-team/|title=Shiv Sundar Das appointed as the coach of Barbados Team|date=2017-08-24|website=CricTracker|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref>  

In August 2018, he was appointed as the coach of [[Manipur cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24532976/bcci-eases-entry-new-domestic-teams-logistical-challenges-emerge |title=BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket/shiv-sunder-das-to-coach-manipur-during-ranji-trophy-2018/|title=Shiv Sunder Das to Coach Manipur During Ranji Trophy 2018|date=2018-08-29|website=cricketaddictor|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> He was ruled out as National Selector due to the 'Retirement date' criteria because his retirement from all formats was not completed 5 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ss-das-selector-india-retirement-date-criteria-ruled-out-bcci-3047112/|title=SS Das was to be India selector, but ‘retirement date’ criteria ruled him out|date=2016-09-24|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/retirement-criteria-ruled-shiv-sunder-das-out-reckoning-national-selector/|title=Retirement criteria ruled Shiv Sunder Das out of reckoning as national selector|date=2016-09-24|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/shiv-sundar-das-this-is-a-challenge-for-me/article19567088.ece|title=Shiv Sundar Das: This is a challenge for me|last=Acharya|first=Shayan|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> In 2021, he has been named as the batting coach of the [[India women's national cricket team|Indian women's team]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Test opener Shiv Sunder Das named India Women batting coach|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-test-opener-shiv-sunder-das-named-india-women-batting-coach-1263330|access-date=2021-05-17|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

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