Odisha cricket team

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.

Odisha Cricket Team
Personnel
CaptainSubhranshu Senapati
CoachWasim Jaffer[1]
OwnerOdisha Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1930
Home groundBarabati Stadium (and other stadiums)
Capacity60,000
History
Ranji Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websiteOCA

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 and 2019-20 season, when they advanced to the quarter-final stage. They lost there to the eventual champions Gujarat and Bengal respectively.Under the captaincy of Govinda Poddar 2016-17 and Subhranshu Senapati 2019-20.[2]

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.[3] Their first victory came in 1952–53, when they defeated Assam by an innings.[4] 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.[5]

At the completion of the 2017–18 season, Odisha had played 296 Ranji Trophy matches. They had won 64, lost 106 and drawn 126.[6]

Past and present players
Main article: List of Odisha cricketers

Players from Odisha who have played for India, along with year of debut:

Prominent players at the domestic level:

Squad
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Subhranshu Senapati (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996Right-hand batRight-arm mediumFirst Class and List A Captain
Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL
Anurag Sarangi (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992Left-hand batRight-arm medium
Sandeep Pattnaik (1998-05-17) 17 May 1998Right-hand batRight-arm off break
Debasish Samantray (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996Left-hand bat
Anshy Rath (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997Left-hand batSlow left-arm orthodoxPlayed International cricket for Hong Kong
Abhishek Yadav (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995Left-hand bat
All-rounders
Abhishek Raut (1987-03-03) 3 March 1987Right-hand batRight-arm leg break
Govinda Poddar (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991Right-hand batRight-arm off break
Shantanu Mishra (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994Right-hand batRight-arm off break
Biplab Samantray (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988Right-hand batRight-arm medium
Sarbeswar Mohanty (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995Right-hand batRight-arm medium
Prayash Singh (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994Right-hand batRight-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
Rajesh Dhuper (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999Right-hand batTwenty20 Captain
Sujit Lenka (1992-12-14) 14 December 1992Right-hand bat
Spin bowlers
Jayanta Behera (1986-12-25) 25 December 1986Left-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Bikash Rout (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993Right-hand batRight-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
Debabrata Pradhan (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996Right-hand batRight-arm medium
Rajesh Mohanty (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000Right-hand batRight-arm medium
Ashish Rai (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997Right-hand batRight-arm medium
Basant Mohanty (1986-11-24) 24 November 1986Right-hand batRight-arm medium
Sunil Roul (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998Right-hand batRight-arm medium-fast

Coaches

Coaches in Odisha cricket team are listed below:

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
  1. "Wasim Jaffer appointed Odisha head coach". CricBuzz. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. "Samit Gohel's 359* shatters 117-year record". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. "Bihar v Orissa 1949–50". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. "Orissa v Assam 1952–53". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by Orissa". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. "Ranji Trophy Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2017.


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