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Odisha Cricket Association

Cricket organization in Odisha state, India

Summary

Cricket organization in Odisha state, India

FieldValue
nameOdisha Cricket Association
abbrevOCA
logoOdishaCricketAssociationLogo.png
sportCricket
captionLogo
jurisdictionOdisha
founded
affBoard of Control for Cricket in India
headquartersBarabati Stadium
locationCuttack
presidentPankaj Lochan Mohanty
secretarySanjay Behera
coachWasim Jaffer
key staff17
urlwww.Balasorecricket.in
countryflagIndia

Odisha Cricket Association (abbreviated OCA) is the governing body for cricket activities in the Odisha state of India and the Odisha cricket team. It was formed in 1949 and was made into an independent registered body in 1961. Its headquarters is located in the Cuttack Barabati Stadium Complex. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The OCA started a state-level Twenty-20 tournament, Odisha Premier League (OPL) in the lines of Indian Premier League in 2011.

OCA manages the famous Barabati Stadium and has got infrastructures and facilities like Odisha cricket academy, newly built Sachin Tendulkar Indoor cricket hall and OCA Club complex and many grounds like DRIEMS cricket stadium, Ravenshaw university ground, SCB medical ground, Nimpur ground, Basundhara (Bidanasi) ground, Sunshine Ground, etc.

Office bearers

Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of OCA:

PresidentsTenure
Harekrushna Mahatab14 July 1949 – 25 July 1976
Bhairab Chandra Mohanty25 July 1976 – July 1980
George Patnaik25 July 1976 – 4 September 1983
B. K. Biswal4 September 1983 – 31 January 1986
R. Behera31 January 1986 – 30 March 1991
Ranendra Pratap Swain30 March 1991 – 30 June 1996
A. N. Pradhan30 June 1996 – 25 June 2000
Prabhat Kumar Misra25 June 2000 – 12 September 2004
Ranjib Biswal12 September 2004 – 2 January 2017
Pankaj Lochan Mohanty27 September 2019 – 27 October 2022
Pranab Prakash Das28 October 2022 – 29 December 2024
Pankaj Lochan Mohanty29 December 2024 – 15 February 2025 (acting)
15 February 2025 – present

Secretaries

The following is a list of secretaries of OCA:

SecretariesTenure
S. K. BiswasJuly 1949 – 25 April 1955
P. V. R. Murty25 April 1955 – 19 March 1961
Bhairab Chandra Mohanty19 March 1961 – 25 May 1976
Bibhuti Bhusan Das25 May 1976 – 25 June 2000
Asirbad Behera25 June 2000 – 2 January 2017
Dhiren Pallai5 February 2017 – 27 September 2019 (OCA Working Committee)
Sanjay Behera27 September 2019 – present

Domestic tournament

Main article: Odisha Pro T20 League

Grounds

The following is a list of cricket grounds of OCA used for national and state tournaments. Grounds hosting international matches in bold.

GroundVenue
Barabati StadiumCuttack
DRIEMS GroundCuttack
Nimpur Sports GroundCuttack
Bidanasi GroundCuttack
Sunshine GroundCuttack
Ravenshaw University GroundCuttack
KIIT Cricket GroundBhubaneswar
Vikash Ground (BBSR)Bhubaneswar
Vikash Ground (BRG)Bargarh
Veer Surendra Sai StadiumSambalpur
Gandhi StadiumBalangir

References

References

  1. [https://www.odishacricket.in/Home/DynamicContent?MenuID=11 History of Odisha Cricket Association]. ''Odisha Cricket Association''
  2. (24 February 2025). "Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Assumes Office As OCA President".
  3. (September 27, 2019). "OCA Election: Ashirbad’s son Sanjay Behera elected Secretary".
  4. (27 September 2019). "Sanjay Behera Elected Odisha Cricket Association Secretary".
  5. Mishra, Samiran. (6 July 2021). "East Zone Vs Marleybone Cricket Club: Story Of Barabati Stadium’s First Ever International Match". Sambad.
  6. Arihant Experts. (4 June 2019). "Know Your State Odisha". Arihant Publications India limited.
  7. "History of Odisha Cricket Association". Odisha Cricket Association.
  8. "Grounds".
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