Joydeep Mukherjee (born 5 February 1967) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Bengal. He took up various coaching roles after his playing career.
Career
Mukherjee was a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler. He appeared in 13 first-class and 6 List A matches, playing for Bengal and East Zone. He played for Bengal between 1987/88 and 1994/95 seasons.
Mukherjee became the cricket manager of the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008[1] and remains with the franchise as a coaching staff as of 2015.[2] As of February 2016, Mukherjee was the fielding coach of Bengal, head coach of the Bengal u-25 team, has also served as the Asst Coach of the senior Bengal Team. Since, 2018 he has been the Director - Cricket Operations at The Cricket Association Of Bengal.[3] having previously worked as head coach of Bengal age-group teams.[4][5] He also works as a television commentator. He is the son of the renowned Bengali film actor and director Dilip Mukherjee. [6]
References
- ↑ Joydeep, Arindam set to be selectors. The Indian Express(6 October 2009).
- ↑ Indian Premier League: Sweating under the arclights. The Indian Express(15 April 2014).
- ↑ Consistent Bengal brace for hungry Madhya Pradesh. ESPNcricinfo(2 February 2016).
- ↑ Sourav’s proposals approved by CAB. ABP Live(11 March 2014).
- ↑ Quiet, Dravid Aspirant Ankit's Journey Cut Short. The New Indian Express(21 April 2015).
- ↑ This Is Not A Final Judgement. Outlook India(6 April 2015).