Vinoo Mankad Trophy: Odisha U-19 team takes on Uttar Pradesh in opening game

The Odisha U-19 men’s cricket team left for Mohali on September 20 to participate in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy.

Odisha opens its campaign on September 28 against Uttar Pradesh, prior to that the players and support staff members need to quarantine for six days. Before their first game, the team captained by Surya Mohapatra will get two practice sessions on the 26th and 27th of September.

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In the opening game, Odisha faces Uttar Pradesh, followed by outings against Bihar, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Andhra.

The team is also accompanied by Pradeep Sethi (manager), Rashmi Ranjan Parida (head coach), Rashmi Ranjan Das (batting coach), Manoj Kumar Biswal (trainer), Swastik Priyadarshi Mohanty (physiotherapist), Bishnu Prasad Das (team doctor) and Nabin Behera (video analyst).

Squad:

Surya Mohapatra (capt), Aashirwad Swain (wk), Anshuman Sahoo, Dinesh Kumar Majhi (wk), Md. Sohail Khan, Sambit Sourav Baral, Saideep Mohapatra, shresth Singh, Ansuman Bej, Rakesh Kumar Sahoo, Sai Subham, Aditya Kumar Jaisingh, Ritesh Priyaranjan, Sushil Kumar Barik, Saransh Kumar (wk), Niranjan Gouda, Om Tukaram Munde, Rajesh Patra, Shubham Kumar Singh, Ritik Chaudhary, Vimal Kumar, Sahil Prasad.

Schedule:

Odisha vs Uttar Pradesh – Sept 28

Odisha vs Bihar – Sept 29

Odisha vs Delhi – Oct 1

Odisha vs Chhatisgarh – Oct 2

Odisha vs Andhra- Oct 4.