Odisha cricket team

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Odisha Cricket Team
Captain: Natraj Behera
Coach: India Debashish Mohanty
Owner: Odisha Cricket Association
Founded: 1930
Home ground: Barabati Stadium
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 (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 32) Middle-order Batsmen (vice captain)
Anurag Sarangi (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31)
Natraj Behera (1988-05-28) 28 May 1988 (age 35) High scores 255*(453) for Ranji Trophy, 2015/16
Abhilash Mallick (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 32) Captain
Alok Mangaraj (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 35)
Niranjan Behera (1984-05-02) 2 May 1984 (age 39)
Biplab Samantray (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 35)
Halhadar Das (1986-12-10) 10 December 1986 (age 37) WK
Subhrajit Sahoo (1988-11-12) 12 November 1988 (age 35) WK
Tukuna Sahoo (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 37)
Deepak Behera (1985-01-15) 15 January 1985 (age 39)
Pacer
Basant Mohanty (1986-11-24) 24 November 1986 (age 37)
Suryakant Pradhan (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 30)
Spinner
Dhiraj Singh (1987-11-21) 21 November 1987 (age 36)

Coaching Staff

References

See also



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