The 2016 edition of the Junior Girls National Football Championship kicked-off in Cuttack, Odisha today with four games played in total across the two official venues – Barabati Stadium and Odisha Police Ground. Odisha won the match 10-0. The goal…
RANJI TROPHY 2000-01- A year to remember for the cricket fans of Odisha
It was a kind of atmosphere where commitment and spirit defied all the odds. It was a journey of hard work and belief in each other’s ability. From being tagged as the underdog to the eventual journey to the semifinals…
ଚା ପାନ ବିରତି : A nice blog on watching Cricket in Barabati stadium in 1979 by Sambeet Dash
In 1979, as a 10 year old cricket fan, I was watching a match between the touring Australian team and India at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha. There was no TV those days. The gallery was full of transistor wielding…
Barabati Stadium in Cuttack looks all set to regain Test Status after 21 years
Odisha Cricket Association secretary Asirbad Behera on Monday said that the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is all set to regain its Test status after 21 long years having hosted a five-day game way back in 1995. “We are almost through…
Odisha Cricketer Anurag Sarangi – An Exciting Talent!! Heard about him yet?
“Does the walker choose the path or the path the walker?”- Garth Nix might well have written this to describe his fictional character in his novel “Sabriel” but we all try to find the answer to this simple yet complicated…
Odisha and World Cup Connection- Some facts you should know as an Odia
Hosts, India lost to West Indies in the semifinal of the World T20 despite of a brilliant performance throughout the tournament. It was a wonderful display of cricket by all the teams. India celebrated the grand extravaganza. But our state…
Odisha were at 56 for 6 at one point in first innings, now beat Assam with a day to spare
Govinda Podder smashed an unbeaten, run-a-ball 77 to lift Odisha to an eight-wicket win against Assam in their Group A match in Cuttack. In a low-scoring encounter in which both Assam and Odisha were bowled out for less than…
What was it like to watch a Cricket Match in Barabati Stadium in 80’s – by Sambeet Dash
Barabati Satdium, Cuttack is in the news for wrong reasons, but it brings back nostalgic memories from past. In 1979, as a 10 year old cricket fan, I was watching a match between the touring Australian team and India at…
Kishore Mania: pillar of Cricket Coaching in Odisha
<img src=”http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=18304729&cv=2.0&cj=1″ /> With so many state of the art cricket academies mushrooming across India, it is easy to forget that, not long ago, grassroots coaching was the domain of individuals with unconditional love for the game. Staying true…
Mandela Series : India vs South Africa a synopsis by Sidhanta Patnaik of Wisden India
Considering the background against which the cricketing relationship between India and South Africa were forged, it took a long time to formalize the rivalry. The first edition of the Gandhi-Mandela series, which gets underway with a Twenty20 International in Dharamsala…