Odisha is one of the elite states of Ranji tournaments. They performed best last in the 2016-17 season of Ranji. The captain of the Odisha cricket team is Subhranshu Senapati. Wasim Jaffer looks after the coaching of the team. The only home ground is Barbati stadium. Numerous players represented the Indian team. Here we will discuss their names.
1. Pragyan Ojha
The first player on our list is Pragyan Ojha. He used to represent the Indian Cricket team. He used to play all formats of the game. His primary role is bowling. He is a left-arm orthodox bowler. His career-best ranking is 5th in the ICC rankings list. He even participated in Indian Premier League, where he represented Mumbai Indians. He has an average of 30 comprising all formats.
2. Debashish Mohanty
The next player is Debashish Mohanty on our list. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He represented the Indian Cricket team and played as a bowler. He played 2 one day internationals and 45 test matches. In test, the bowling average was 59, and 29 average in one-day internationals. He joined Colwyn Bay cricket club in wales. He coached the Odisha Ranji team. He was also the coach of the east zone in the Duleep trophy.
3. Shiv Sunder Das
The third player on our list is Shiv Sundar Das. He represented the Indian Cricket team long back. His primary role was batting. He is a right-handed batsman. He participated in 23 test matches and 4 one-day internationals. He averaged 34 in test matches. He had a wonderful first-class career, scoring more than 10000 runs. He replaced the coach position of the Odisha cricket team in Ranji after Debashish Mohanty. He also coached the Barbados Cricket team. In 2021, he became the batting coach of the Indian Women’s team. He also coached the Manipur cricket team.
4. Subhranshu Senapati
The next player is Subhranshu Senapati, on our list. He is the current skipper of the Odisha Cricket team. He debuted in Ranji in the year 2016. He has played 34 matches in first class. He looks to be a promising player and can be a big name in the Indian cricket team. He averaged 37 in a first-class match. The top score is 173. Last year, he was picked up by Chennai Super Kings.
5. Govinda Poddar
The next player is Govind Poddar on our list. He is a new, budding cricketer. He is a right-handed and right-handed off-break bowler. He represents Odisha, the east zone, India red, etc. He has played 70 first-class matches. He has scored 3400 runs at an average of 31. He has a double century in first class. He became famous after one of the best performances in the Vijay Hazare trophy. He was the leading run-scorer for the Odisha cricket team.
6. Biplab Samantray
The next player on our list is Biplab Samantray. He is a right-hand batsman and a right-handed medium-fast bowler. He primarily plays in the middle order. He is a regular player for Odisha in the Ranji tournaments. He has played 46 matches for Odisha in first class till date. He scored 2000 runs at an average of 27. He has 4 hundred too. He also has a bowling average of 33. He was part of the east zone team which won the Duleep Trophy. He is an active player in the Odisha Premier League, where he captains one team. He even played for Sunrises Hyderabad in Indian Premier League.
7. Abhisekh Raut
The next player on our list is Abhisekh Raut. He debuted for Odisha in 2005 in first class. His primary role is batting. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break Googly bowler too. He played for many teams in domestic tournaments. This includes Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, etc. He even played in Indian Premier League, where he represented Rajasthan Royals. He appeared in 3 seasons of the Indian Premier League. He has played 20 first-class matches till date. He averages 28 in it.
8. Sanjay Raul
The next player is Sanjay Raul on our list. He represented the Indian cricket team for a few matches. He played only 2 one day matches for team India. He did not make any impactful performance in those 2 one day internationals. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. He was also the captain of the India under-19 cricket team. He was also the captain of the Odisha cricket team. He is an impressive middle-order batsman and has good records in domestic tournaments. But he could have produced a positive impact on international stages.
9. Ranjib Biswal
The next player is Ranjib Biswal on the list. He is a regular player for the Odisha cricket team in domestic forums. He even played for the under-19 Indian cricket team. He even captained India in a test series against Pakistan. He is more known for his career after cricket. He is a Rajya Sabha MP and is an active member of the Indian National Congress. He had many position holdings in his life. He is the president of the Odisha Cricket Association, Chairman of the Indian Premier League, member of the technical committee of BCCI, national selector, Odisha Ranji trophy captain, and so on.
10. Natraj Behera
The last player on our list is Natraj Behera. He is a new budding player from Odisha. His primary role is batting. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler. He is a good leader too. He has played 54 first-class matches, where he averages 34. He captained the East zone and led to his maiden title. He even plays in Odisha Premier League, where he led one domestic team to the title. Kolkata knight riders in Indian Premier League even picked him up.
