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Full name Shib Sankar Paul
Born November 4, 1981, Tufanganj, Bengal
Current age 26 years 339 days
Major teams Bengal,Indian Board President's XI
Also known as Buro
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
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
Bowling averages
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
Career statistics
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
Bengal v Mumbai at Ahmedabad, Apr 19, 2007 scorecard
Profile
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)
