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.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Govinda Poddar (FC & T20) Biplab Samantray (LA) |
| Coach | Dinesh Mongia[1] |
| Owner | Odisha Cricket Association |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Home ground | Barabati Stadium |
| Capacity | 48,000 |
| Secondary home ground(s) | DRIEMS Ground |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Bihar in 1949 at Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur |
| Ranji Trophy wins | 0 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | OCA |
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 Odisha cricket team is selected by the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA).
History
editOdisha 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]
Odisha's best performance in the Ranji Trophy came in the 2000–01 season, when they made their only semi-final appearance till date. The match was drawn but Baroda won on first innings.[5]
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 in 2016-17 and Subhranshu Senapati 2019–20.[6]
Competitive record
editAt the completion of the 2022–23 season, Odisha had played 325 Ranji Trophy matches. They had won 74, lost 115 and drawn 136 matches with 1 match abandoned.[7]
Past and present players
editPlayers capped for Odisha who have played International Cricket, along with year of debut:
- Debashish Mohanty (1997)
- Sanjay Raul (1998)
- Shiv Sunder Das (2000)
- Anshuman Rath (2014) (International caps for Hong Kong)
Prominent players at the domestic level:
Squad
editPlayers with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
| Shantanu Mishra | 30 May 1994 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Sandeep Pattnaik | 17 May 1998 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Anurag Sarangi | 17 December 1992 | Left-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Kartik Biswal | 30 June 1997 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Rakesh Pattnaik | 30 June 1992 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Swastik Samal | 27 July 2000 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm leg break | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Govinda Poddar | 9 September 1991 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | First Class and Twenty20 Captain |
| Prayash Singh | 2 December 1994 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Biplab Samantray | 14 December 1988 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | List A Captain |
| Abhishek Yadav | 8 June 1995 | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||
| Rajesh Dhuper | 2 December 1999 | Right-hand bat | ||
| Aasirwad Swain | 3 March 2005 | Right-hand bat | ||
| Spin bowlers | ||||
| Harshit Rathod | 3 August 1998 | Right-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Sumit Sharma | 8 September 1995 | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||
| Debabrata Pradhan | 10 October 1996 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Rajesh Mohanty | 20 May 2000 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Sunil Roul | 14 October 1998 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Tarani Sa | 14 September 1996 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Suryakant Pradhan | 30 September 1993 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as on 18 October 2024
Coaches
editCoaches in Odisha cricket team are listed below:
Records
editFor 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
edit- ^ "Mongia, Dhar appointed head coaches of Odisha cricket teams". Orisports. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Bihar v Orissa 1949–50". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Orissa v Assam 1952–53". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Orissa". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Baroda v Orissa". CricketArchive. 5 April 2001. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Samit Gohel's 359* shatters 117-year record". ESPNcricinfo. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
External links
edit- Odisha Cricket Association website
- Odisha at CricketArchive
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