Writtick Chatterjee (born 28 September 1992) is an Indian

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er who plays for

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as an

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. He made his

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debut for Bengal in the

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on 1 February 2017. In December 2017, he scored his maiden double-century in first-class cricket, batting for Bengal against

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in the quarter-finals of the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy. He made his List A debut for Bengal in the

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on 5 February 2018. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Red for the

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. In February 2022, he was bought by the

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in the

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for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chatterjee, Writtick 1992 births Living people Indian cricketers Bengal cricketers India Red cricketers People from Jamtara district