| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Subhranshu Senapati |
| Coach | Rashmi Parida |
| Owner | Odisha Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Home ground | Barabati Stadium (and other stadiums) |
| Capacity | 60,000 |
| History | |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | OCA |
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 Ground in Cuttack, East Coast Railway Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Veer Surendra Sai Stadium in Sambalpur, KIIT Cricket Stadium in Bhubaneswar and other grounds.
The team's recent best performance in the Ranji Trophy came in the 2016-17 season, when they advanced to the quarter-final stage. They lost there to the eventual champions, Gujarat, whose opener Samit Gohel scored a record 359* in the first innings.[1]
The Odisha cricket team is selected by the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA). The OCA organises the Odisha Premier League every year to promote cricket and search for local talent throughout the state.
History
Odisha first competed at first-class level in the 1949-50 Ranji Trophy, when they lost to Bihar by 356 runs.[2] Their first victory came in 1952-53, when they defeated Assam by an innings.[3] They played only against other East Zone teams (Bihar, Assam and Bengal) until 1983-84, when they progressed to the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals for the first time.[4]
At the completion of the 2017-18 season, Odisha had played 296 Ranji Trophy matches. They had won 64, lost 106 and drawn 126.[5]
Past and present players
Players from Odisha who have played Test cricket for India, along with year of Test debut:
- Debashish Mohanty (1997)
- Sanjay Raul(1998 - played only ODI)
- Shiv Sunder Das (2000)
Prominent players at the domestic level:
- Rashmi Parida
- Pravanjan Mullick
- Ranjib Biswal
- Basant Mohanty
- Biplab Samantray
Squad
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Subhranshu Senapati | 30 December 1996 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | First Class and List A Captain |
| Debasish Samantray | 10 September 1996 | Left-hand bat | ||
| Anurag Sarangi | 17 December 1992 | Left-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Sandeep Pattnaik | 17 May 1998 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Abhishek Yadav | 8 June 1995 | Left-hand bat | ||
| Swastik Samal | 27 July 2000 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm leg break | |
| Gourav Choudhury | 21 June 1999 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Govinda Poddar | 9 September 1991 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Shantanu Mishra | 30 May 1994 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Biplab Samantray | 14 December 1988 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | Twenty20 Captain |
| Abhishek Raut | 3 March 1987 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm leg break | |
| Prayash Singh | 2 February 1994 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||
| Sujit Lenka | 14 December 1992 | Right-hand bat | ||
| Rajesh Dhuper | 2 December 1999 | Right-hand bat | ||
| Spin bowlers | ||||
| Pappu Roy | 23 February 1995 | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | Played for India C in 2018-19 Deodhar Trophy |
| Pace bowlers | ||||
| Suryakant Pradhan | 30 September 1993 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Rajesh Mohanty | 20 May 2000 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | Played for India Green in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy |
| Debabrata Pradhan | 10 October 1996 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Basant Mohanty | 24 November 1986 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Deepak Behera | 15 January 1985 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Ankit Yadav | 23 May 1995 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
Coaches
Coaches in Odisha cricket team are listed below:
- Debashish Mohanty
- Shiv Sunder Das
- Sanjay Raul
- Ranjib Biswal
- Sanjay Kumar Satapathy
- Subit Biswal
- Michael Bevan
- Balvinder Sandhu
- Sourajit Mohapatra
- Abakash Khatua
Records
For more details on this topic, see List of Odisha first-class cricket records, List of Odisha List A cricket records, List of Odisha Twenty20 cricket records.
References
- ^ "Samit Gohel's 359* shatters 117-year record". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Bihar v Orissa 1949-50". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Orissa v Assam 1952-53". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Orissa". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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