Avilash to lead Orissa in Vinoo Mankad Trophy knock-out round

Avilash Mallick was today named captain of a 16-member Orissa cricket team for the All-India Vinoo Mankad Trophy (U-19) Knock-out Tournament to be held at Udaipur in Rajasthan from November 8. Orissa qualified for the knock-out phase after finishing runners-up, behind Jharkhand in the East Zone League at Cuttack earlier last week. The team, which is scheduled to leave for Udaipur on November 7, would play its opening match against Vidarbha on November 9. The team: Avilash Mallick (capt), Sumitosh Praharaj (vice-capt), Gobinda Poddar, Syed Moinuddin, Sujit Lenka (wk), Aravind Singh, Sanjib Barik, Asmit Rout, Niranjan Behera (Jr), Amit Das, Soumendra Das, Sailendra Ram (wk), Seshdeep Patra, Aditya Basa, Pallabindu Mishra, Sandeep Dash. Coach: Dhirendra Kumar Rout: Manager: Manas Ray: Physio: Subhakanta Sahoo.