Full name Shib Sankar Paul
Born November 4, 1981, Tufanganj, Bengal
Current age 28 years 18 days
Major teams Bengal, Indian Board President's XI
Also known as Buro
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 51 | 65 | 28 | 158 | 18* | 4.27 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 61 | 18 | 6 | 42 | 12 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3.00 | 6 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 51 | 10191 | 4750 | 196 | 7/44 | 24.23 | 2.79 | 51.9 | 15 | 2 | |||
| List A | 61 | 2912 | 2123 | 86 | 4/36 | 4/36 | 24.68 | 4.37 | 33.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 8 | 8 | 187 | 184 | 12 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 15.33 | 5.90 | 15.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 2000/01 |
| Last First-class | East Zone v North Zone at Rajkot, Feb 11-14, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2000/01 |
| Last List A | Bengal v Saurashtra at Visakhapatnam, Apr 10, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Assam v Bengal at Kolkata, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Bengal v Mumbai at Ahmedabad, Apr 19, 2007 scorecard |
Strongly built and possessing a bustling action, Shib Sankar Paul first caught the eye with consistent performances for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy. When the selectors gave him a chance on the tour of East Africa in August 2004, he impressed many observers with his composure, ability to hit the deck hard and prise out the best of the opposition batsmen. He offers a workhorse option that the Indian team lacks, and was rewarded with a call-up into India's Test squad for the fourth Test against Australia at Mumbai, in 2004-05.
Dileep Premachandran (October 2004)
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