Prabir Mukherjee, who was involved with CAB for close to 25 years, was suffering from a liver condition and other age-related problems for some time.
Former chief curator of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), Prabir Mukherjee passed away at the age of 86. Mukherjee, who passed away on Tuesday night, was suffering from a liver condition and other age-related problems for some time. He remained in charge of the pitches and the ground at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata for nearly 25 years. Displeased with the way he was treated by CAB on many occasions, Mukherjee’s last wish was not to take his body to the CAB premises for people to pay their last respect, as it was been a tradition in Kolkata’s cricket community for distinguished personalities. Mukherjee had joined CAB after retiring as an accounts officer with the South Eastern Railway. Read: Eden Gardens to have new drinking water vendor from IPL 2017
According to Wisden, a family member informed that the veteran curator was not happy with the way he was treated by CAB. In October, the washed out T20 match between India and South Africa saw CAB bosses laying the blame on Mukherjee.
Mukherjee was caught in a controversy during the India versus England Test in 2012, which the hosts lost by 7 wickets. The curator went against Indian captain MS Dhoni’s demand of a spin-friendly wicket. Mukherjee went against the protocol; spoke at length with the local and national media following which he left for a sick leave in protest. He returned soon, and prepared a track that had some grass and bounce on the opening day. Read - Eden Gardens controversy: Prabir Mukherjee unfazed by N Srinivasan’s comments
He was involved in cricket since 1952, after his days as a football goalkeeper as well as a fast bowler ended in a road accident. He was introduced to pitch-making by former head coach of CAB, Karthik Bose. Mukherjee remained a part of CAB and the manager of Bengal as well as East Zone teams in 1979.
Mukherjee was in charge of the 1987 World Cup final as well as the infamous 1996 World Cup semi-final between India and Sri Lanka.
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Former chief curator of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), Prabir Mukherjee passed away at the age of 86. Mukherjee, who passed away on Tuesday night, was suffering from a liver condition and other age-related problems for some time. He remained in charge of the pitches and the ground at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata for nearly 25 years. Displeased with the way he was treated by CAB on many occasions, Mukherjee’s last wish was not to take his body to the CAB premises for people to pay their last respect, as it was been a tradition in Kolkata’s cricket community for distinguished personalities. Mukherjee had joined CAB after retiring as an accounts officer with the South Eastern Railway. Read: Eden Gardens to have new drinking water vendor from IPL 2017
According to Wisden, a family member informed that the veteran curator was not happy with the way he was treated by CAB. In October, the washed out T20 match between India and South Africa saw CAB bosses laying the blame on Mukherjee.
Mukherjee was caught in a controversy during the India versus England Test in 2012, which the hosts lost by 7 wickets. The curator went against Indian captain MS Dhoni’s demand of a spin-friendly wicket. Mukherjee went against the protocol; spoke at length with the local and national media following which he left for a sick leave in protest. He returned soon, and prepared a track that had some grass and bounce on the opening day. Read - Eden Gardens controversy: Prabir Mukherjee unfazed by N Srinivasan’s comments
He was involved in cricket since 1952, after his days as a football goalkeeper as well as a fast bowler ended in a road accident. He was introduced to pitch-making by former head coach of CAB, Karthik Bose. Mukherjee remained a part of CAB and the manager of Bengal as well as East Zone teams in 1979.
Mukherjee was in charge of the 1987 World Cup final as well as the infamous 1996 World Cup semi-final between India and Sri Lanka.
For more http://www.maalaimalar.com/
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