Sambaran Banerjee

{{short description|Indian cricketer, coach, columnist, analyst, and administrator}}

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Sambaran Banerjee (born 1 November 1953){{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/24/24579/24579.html|title=Sambaran Banerjee|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=10 May 2015}} is a cricket coach, a columnist, TV analyst and was an administrator in the Cricket Association of Bengal. In addition to it he was also the chief selector of Bengal Cricket Team. He resigned from the title of chief selector after the selection of Debang Gandhi as the chief selector on 3 December 2015. He was a former cricketer and led Bengal to the prolific Ranji Trophy win in 1990.{{cite web|url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|title=Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal|website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports|date=2017|access-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013092944/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|archive-date=13 October 2022|location=Kolkata}}

He was also a cricket selector for the Indian cricket team, selecting Sourav Ganguly as the captain of Indian Cricket Team.{{cite web|title=Sambaran Banerjee talks about Sourav Ganguly in an exclusive Interview|url=http://scganguly.com/2012/03/sambaran-banerjee-talks-sourav-ganguly-exclusive-interview/|author=Rudrajyoti Kar Chowdhury|date=23 March 2012}}