CUTTACK 30-Oct-2016
Middle-order batsman Abhishek Yadav replaced Anurag Sarangi in the 15-member Odisha state senior team for their Ranji Trophy Group-B League match against Rajasthan to be played at Patiala from Nov 5 to 8, 2016. This was the only change, the senior selection committee of Odisha Cricket Association made today. Govind Poddar will continue to lead the team with Basant Mohanty as his deputy.
Sarangi was dropped from the team for lack of form. He scored a total of 76 runs in last six innings in Ranji Trophy. Sarangi notched a half-century last time in a one-day match against Andhra at Delhi on December 15, 2015.
On the other hand, Yadav was included in the senior team for his impressive performance for the state under-23 team in Col C K Nayudu Trophy this season. He has accumulated a total of 352 runs, including two centuries in three matches so far.
ODISHA SENIOR TEAM: Sandip Pattnaik, Abinash Saha, Ranjit Singh, Govind Poddar (Captain), Biplab Samantray, Saurabh Rawat (WK), Subhranshu Senapati, Basant Mohanty (Vice-captain), Suryakanta Pradhan, Deepak Behera, Alok Mangaraj, Dhiraj Singh, Manoj Nayak, Ansuman Gope, Abhishek Yadav. Manager: Bikash Pradhan, Coach: Debasis Mohanty, Physio: Subhakant Sahoo, Trainer: Manoj Biswal.
