Shib Sankar Paul (born 4 November 1981,
Tufanganj
Tufanganj is a town and a municipality of Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Tufanganj subdivision.
Geography
The river Raidak flows beside the town to the east.
According to the ''Distri ...
) is an Indian
first-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...
er.
A member of the
Bengal cricket team
The Bengal cricket team represents the Indian state of West Bengal in domestic first-class cricket. It is considered Eastern India's strongest cricket team. The team plays its home matches at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Bengal has wo ...
, Paul is a right arm fast bowler of a tall and bulky frame and debuted in the 2000/01 season. A regular in the Indian A side, he was part of India's Test squad for the 4th Test
against Australia in 2004/05.Paul was an integral part of the Bengal line up during his long and illustrious career. He was also a regular feature in the India A line up and occasionally in the Board President's XI sides who played against touring overseas teams.
In June 2016 he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He also has his Own cricket academy named "Shib Shankar Paul Cricket Academy" in Baghajatin, Kolkata.
Since then he has actively taken up the coaching role and coached Mizoram U-23 side for the 2018–19 season and now has been appointed as the head coach of Bengal Women's cricket team for the 2019–20 season.
References
External links
Cricinfo Profile
1981 births
Living people
Bengal cricketers
Indian cricketers
East Zone cricketers
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