Odisha cricket team

Odia Cricket Team
Captain: Natraj Behera
Coach: India Debashish Mohanty
Owner: Odisha Cricket Association
Founded: 1930
Home ground: Barabati Stadium (and other stadiums)
Capacity: 45,000
Official website: OCA
Odisha playing against Indian Railways at Brabourne Stadium

The Odisha cricket team (known as Orissa until 2011) is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Odisha. It is in the elite group of the Ranji Trophy.

Its main home ground is Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Home matches are also played at DRIEMS Cricket Stadium in Cuttack, East Coast Railway Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Veer Surendra Sai Stadium in Sambalpur, KIIT Cricket Stadium in Bhubaneswar and other grounds.

The Odisha cricket team is selected by the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA). The Odisha Cricket Association organises the Odisha Premier League every year to promote cricket and to search for local talent throughout the state.

Famous Players

Squad

No. Name Date of Birth Notes
Batsmen
Govind Podder 9 September 1991 Middle-order Batsmen (vice captain)
Anurag Sarangi 17 December 1992
Natraj Behera 28 May 1988 High scores 255*(453) for Ranji Trophy, 2015/16
Abhilash Mallick 21 November 1991 Captain
Alok Mangaraj 28 November 1988
Niranjan Behera 2 May 1984
Biplab Samantray 14 December 1988
Halhadar Das 10 December 1986 WK
Subhrajit Sahoo 12 November 1988 WK
Tukuna Sahoo 7 January 1987
Deepak Behera 15 January 1985
Pacer
Basant Mohanty 24 November 1986
Suryakant Pradhan 30 September 1993
Spinner
Dhiraj Singh 21 November 1987

Coaching Staff

References

See also

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