Debjit Lahiri
| Debjit Lahiri | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Debjit Lahiri in Milwaukee (2025).jpg Lahiri in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2025) | |
| Born | May 19, 1992 Kolkata, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🏫 Education | Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad West Bengal University of Technology |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2020–present |
| Known for | Founder of Forgotten Cricket Memories |
| 🌐 Website | Forgotten Cricket Memories |
Debjit Lahiri (born 19 May 1992) is an Indian cricket historian and writer based in the United States. He is the founder of the digital project Forgotten Cricket Memories (FCM), an online archive of cricket history. In 2025, his work was profiled by The Telegraph (India)[1] and Shepherd Express.[2]
Career
Lahiri grew up in Kolkata and attended matches at Eden Gardens as a child. In 2020 he launched Forgotten Cricket Memories during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Telegraph India described the project as non-monetized,[1] and Shepherd Express also reported that it focused on recovering lesser-known episodes from cricket’s past.[2] The Telegraph highlighted his feature on American cricketer Sushant Modani and Roy Park's brief Test career in the 1920s.[1]
In 2024, Lahiri moved to the United States. By 2025 the platform had expanded to include work on early U.S. cricket, such as 19th-century Milwaukee clubs. That August, the Radio Shepherd Express podcast on Riverwest Radio (WXRW 104.1 FM) carried a discussion of his research.[2][3]
His research has also been cited in other outlets. ThePrint used his insights on Roshanara Club's early Ranji Trophy history and a 2009 domestic innings by Virat Kohli at the venue.[4] A Bengali editorial in Ei Samay on Afghan cricketer Firooza Amiri credited him by name.[5] The Dallas Asian American Historical Society recorded his contribution to reconstructing a 1986 exhibition match in Texas involving India’s 1983 World Cup squad,[6] and Los Angeles Cricket used his research in a feature on grassroots coaches Reginald Benjamin and Mumtaz Yusuf.[7]
Appearances
In 2025, Lahiri was a panelist on the official Delhi Capitals YouTube channel during its mid-season IPL review.[8] He also gave a live-streamed interview to journalist Debayan Sen about the origins of his project.[9]
He is briefly acknowledged in the cricket-themed novel The Vow (2021) by I.S. Lahiri.[10]
Early life and education
Lahiri completed an MBA at the Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad[11][12] and earned his bachelor's degree from the West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chaudhuri, Debrup (6 May 2025). "How a Kolkata boy is building a nostalgia-driven cricket community from the US". The Telegraph India.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Slowey, Ben (13 August 2025). "Debjit Lahiri Celebrates the Global Legacy of Cricket". Shepherd Express.
- ↑ "Radio Shepherd Express - Episode 28: Aug. 20, 2025". Shepherd Express. 20 August 2025.
- ↑ Mondal, Manisha (1 August 2025). "Delhi's Roshanara Club—where Jack Hobbs scored big, Kohli faced a member's grandson". ThePrint.
- ↑ মাঝি, সুমন (2 May 2025). "সেই মেয়ে, তালিবানি শাসন এবং বাইশ গজের একটি গল্প". Ei Samay (in Bengali).
- ↑ "When India's Reigning World Champions Played Dallas County Cricket Club". Dallas Asian American Historical Society. August 2025.
- ↑ "The Silent Architects of USA Cricket". Los Angeles Cricket. June 2025.
- ↑ "DC Universe Live – Mid Season Review" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Forgotten Cricket Memories with Debjit Lahiri – Interview with Debayan Sen". YouTube. 19 July 2025.
- ↑ "The Vow – A Cricket Novel". Amazon.
- ↑ "Debjit Lahiri – IMT Ghaziabad Alumnus Recognition". Twitter.
- ↑ "IMT Ghaziabad Alumni Network – Debjit Lahiri profile". IMT Ghaziabad Alumni Network. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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