Pragyan Ojha

Pragyan Ojha
Personal information
Full name Pragyan Prayash Ojha
Born (1986-09-05) 5 September 1986
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Nickname Ojhee
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Slow left arm orthodox
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 261) 24 November 2009 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 18 November 2013 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 174) 28 June 2008 v Bangladesh
Last ODI 24 July 2012 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 23) 6 June 2009 v Bangladesh
Last T20I 13 June 2010 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–2015 Hyderabad
2008–2011 Deccan Chargers
2012–2015 Mumbai Indians[1]
2011 Surrey
2015- Bengal
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC List A
Matches 24 18 76 76
Runs scored 89 46 525 203
Batting average 8.90 23.00 9.21 8.45
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 18* 16* 35 20
Balls bowled 7,633 876 19,257 3,939
Wickets 113 21 332 93
Bowling average 30.27 31.05 27.20 32.44
5 wickets in innings 7 0 21 2
10 wickets in match 1 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/47 4/38 7/114 5/19
Catches/stumpings 10/– 7/– 27/– 25/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2013

Pragyan Ojha (born 5 September 1986) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Indian national cricket team. He is a slow left arm orthodox bowler. He plays for Bengal cricket team in domestic cricket.

Career

Pragyan Ojha made his debut in first class cricket in 2004/05 and represented India at the under-19 level as well. He finished the 2006–07 Ranji Trophy season with 29 wickets with an impressive average of 19.89 in just 6 games. The left arm spinner is known for his ability to flight the ball. He is the only Hyderabadi to have played in all three formats of the game for India.

His earliest pursuit in cricket was at the age of 10, when he went to Sahid Sporting Club for a summer camp in Bhubaneswar under Sasang S Das, while studying at D.A.V Public School in Chandrasekharpur. Three years later, he moved to Bhavan's Sri RamaKrishna Vidyalaya (BSRKV) in Sainikpuri and carried on his cricket coaching under the guidance of T Vijay Paul.

Pragyan Ojha represented Hyderabad Cricket Association in domestic cricket from 2004 till 2015, now plays for Cricket Association of Bengal. He has previously played for Deccan Chargers and currently plays for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. His high success in the first couple of seasons in domestic cricket and the IPL ensured his selection in the 15-man Indian squad for the Bangladesh tour and Asia Cup in 2008.

He played his first One Day International match against Bangladesh on 28 June 2008 in Karachi and ended up with figures of 2/43.

On 24 November 2009, Ojha made his Test debut in the Second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur, replacing Amit Mishra and gaining figures of 2/37 off 23 overs and 2/36 off of 15.3 overs in India's 100th Test win. He then took five wickets in the Third Test in another innings win for India, taking nine wickets at 28.66 in two Tests. Ojha became the 800th and final Test victim of Muttiah Muralitharan, the highest wicket-taker in Test history.

In his T20 debut against Bangladesh on 6 June 2009, he took 4/21 in four overs. He was awarded Man of the Match for his outstanding and match-winning performance.

He has performed exceedingly well in the six editions of IPL, earning him the praise of his captain Adam Gilchrist and Sachin Tendulkar. He was all the more successful in the second season, which ensured his selection in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England. IPL 3 he was awarded the Purple Cap for picking up the most number of wickets in the tournament. He has been part of 3 IPL winning teams (1 for Deccan Chargers & 2 for Mumbai Indians) & 1 champions League for Mumbai Indians.

In August, 2011 he signed to play for Surrey for the final few weeks of the 2011 season.[2] His 24 wickets in 4 games helped Surrey to promotion to Division One of the LV County Championship.

In November, during the First Test of the West Indies Tour of India he staged a marvelous comeback taking 6 wickets for 72 runs in the first innings.

In December,2014 Ojha was barred from bowling in competitive cricket after his action was found to be illegal. Later on 30 January 2015 ojha cleared the test and was allowed to resume his bowling.

Inspiration

In an interview, Pragyan Ojha said that Venkatapathy Raju, who was also a left-arm spinner, inspired him to play for India.[2] He credits VVS Laxman for his success.

Personal life

Pragyan Ojha tied the nuptial knot with Karabee Kailash on 16 May 2010. The marriage was held with complete Oriya traditions, customs and rituals. The two of them reside in Hyderabad.

Injuries

On 26 July 2012, during a practice session in Premadasa Stadium, Colombo he was hit by the ball on his neck. He was discharged from the hospital after check up.[3]

Awards

Performances

Test 10 wicket hauls

#Figures Match Opponent Venue City Country Year
1 10/89 24  West Indies Wankhede Stadium Mumbai India 2013

Test 5 wicket hauls

#Figures Match Opponent Venue City Country Year
1 6/72 12  West Indies Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi India 2011
2 6/47 14  West Indies Wankhede Stadium Mumbai India 2011
3 5/99 16  New Zealand M. Chinnaswamy Bangalore India 2012
4 5/45 17  England Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad India 2012
5 5/143 18  England Wankhede Stadium Mumbai India 2012
6 5/40 24  West Indies Wankhede Stadium Mumbai India 2013
7 5/49 24  West Indies Wankhede Stadium Mumbai India 2013

External links

References

  1. ↑ Pragyan Ojha transfers to Mumbai Indians from Deccan Chargers
  2. ↑ Raju inspires Pragyan Ojha
  3. ↑ "Ojha rushed to hospital after being hit on the neck". 26 July 2012.

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