Ayan Pijush Bhattacharjee (born 17 July 1991) is an Indian

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er who played for

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from 2016/17 to 2019/20. Born in

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, he is a right arm seam bowler of medium pace and a left-handed batter.Ayan Bhattacharjee
/ref> Ayan made his first-class debut in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 20 October 2016. He made his

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debut for Mizoram in the

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on 27 February 2019. He made his

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debut on 7 October 2019, for Bengal in the

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* 1991 births Living people Indian cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Bengal cricketers Cricketers from Kolkata {{India-cricket-bio-1991-stub