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As part of Ranji Trophy preparations, the two-day practice match between Odisha and Baroda being played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack ended in a draw. Opting to bat, Baroda in the first innings were bowled out for 100, with Rajesh Mohanty leading the attack with four wickets and Basanta Mohanty taking three. Also read: Odisha to…
Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) will be hosting Elite-B group matches of Ranji Trophy 2021-22 from 10 February to 6 March at two different venues. The matches will be played at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack and Vikash Cricket Ground in Bhubaneswar. For the successful organisation of the tournament, OCA have made all necessary arrangements as per…
An exhibition match between Bhubaneswar Media XI and Cuttack Media XI was held on 6 February at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Bhubaneswar Media XI were the winners in the match. Sanjay Behera (secretary, OCA) and Subrat Kumar Behera (CEO, OCA) graced the occasion as the chief-guest and the guest of honour respectively.
Led by Subhranshu Senapati Odisha have announced a 20-member squad for the upcoming Ranji Trophy, with the league matches to be held in Ahmedabad from 10 February. The final schedule for the tournament is yet to be declared by the BCCI as the Odisha team is scheduled to leave for Ahmedabad on 10 February. Before…
Arun Nayak, a former cricketer who played for Odisha at junior level passed away on Friday at the age of 43 after prolonged illness. He was being treated at Sum Hospital in Bhubaneswar. Nayak had represented Odisha in various age groups at the junior level (U-16 & U-19) and played in the State U-22 team….
Two players from Odisha have featured in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 players’ auction list Abhishek Raut and Subhransu Senapati will be among the 590 players that will go under the hammer in a two-day mega auction to be held on February 12-13 in Bengaluru. Both the players will feature in the ‘Uncapped Players’…
Five players from Odisha have made it to the 2022 IPL auction list, which will be held in Bengaluru on Feb 12-13. All the players who had played Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy were nominated for the registration for the mega auction, Odisha Cricket Association has said. But after scrutiny, Subhransu Senapati,…
In order to reduce “biosecurity risks”, India’s upcoming limited-overs series against West Indies next month will be played in two cities, BCCI has announced on Saturday. The ODI and T20I series was earlier scheduled to be played across cities including Jaipur, Visakhapatnam, Cuttack and Thiruvananthapuram. But now the ODI series will be played in Ahmedabad…
A senior umpire in the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) panel passed away on Jan 17 in Bargarh, aged 52. Wilson Singh represented Bargarh district from 1994 till 2005 in Kalahandi Cup. He also played for Sambalpur University in 1998. OCA office bearers and members of the association extended condolences to Singh’s family members.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday. It was received by chairman, Odisha Hockey Promotion Council, Dilip Tirkey along with officials from DSYS and Odisha Olympic Association. Eminent sportspersons Anuradha Biswal and Shradhanjali Samantaray were also present while welcoming the baton. The relay baton after a stay in the capital city…
