Anurag Sarangi’s 48-ball 58, and a cameo from Abhishek Yadav, who struck an unbeaten 26 off nine deliveries, helped Odisha chase down a target of 150 with three wickets to spare against Jharkhand in Kolkata. Odisha were in a promising…
A beautiful blog by SportsKeeda : Debasish Mohanty : The man who dared to dream
During the second half of the nineties, Sanath Jayasuriya used to wreck havoc at the mercy of Indian bowlers. On most occasions, his rendition of a stroke used to be so forceful, so compelling that it put a lasting testament…
End of Ranji Season, but Odisha Shows sparks of Revival : 4 of top 6 batsmen made more than 400 this season
Odisha’s exit in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Gujarat marked the end of what has been a bittersweet 2016-17 season. The end was as harrowing as it was heartbreaking; they were outplayed over five days in Jaipur. Their bowlers had…
Bhubaneswar all set to host T20 Worldcup cricket for blind, 2 Odia players selected for Indian Team too
Bhubaneswar will be hosting the match between India and New Zealand on February 7, 2017 for the 2nd T20 World Cup Cricket for Blind in which two players from Odisha are included among the 17 selected for the National Squad. As…
Odisha bowlers initially wreaked havoc against Gujarat to get them to 71/6 before their fightback to 197/6 by EOD
Odisha reduced Gujarat to 71 for six before the lower-order staged a fightback, helping them to 197 on the first day of their quarterfinal match in the Ranji Trophy. With the likes of Priyank Panchal, who has been in red-hot form this season, and…
Young Odisha Cricket Team eyes Renaissance : playing Ranji Trophy Quarterfinal today
Odisha is a state which has often not found itself on the national radar, and when it has, it has been for reasons they cannot be proud about. The last time this resource-rich state hit the national headlines was when…
Interview with Govinda Poddar Captain of Odisha Ranji Tropy Team which went QF after 15 years
To say that the structure of the Odisha Cricket Association is designed to promote mediocrity won’t be a far-fetched assessment. There is merit to the view as Odisha has not produced an international cricketer for more than a decade now,…
Odisha qualifies for Ranji Trophy Quarter Finals 15 years after last one 2000-01
Saurashtra completed a remarkable turnaround as they sent Delhi crashing out of the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy in Vadodara. They won by five runs to record their second win of the season. That meant Odisha will join Karnataka and Jharkhand as…