Debabrata Paul
cricketer
Debabrata Barua Paul (Bengali: দেবব্রত বড়ুয়া পাল; born 28 January 1978 in Kishoreganj District, Dhaka) is a Bangladeshi former first-class cricketer active 2001–2003 who played for Chittagong Division and Barisal Division. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
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