Joydeep Mukherjee


Joydeep Mukherjee 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 and remains with the franchise as a coaching staff as of 2015. As of February 2016, Mukherjee is the fielding coach of Bengal, having previously worked as head coach of Bengal age-group teams. He has also worked as a television commentator.