BHUBANESWAR 11-Aug-2019
Young pacer Rajesh Mohanty and off-spinner Priyanka Priyadarshini Sahoo were today coferred with the prestigious Saheed Sporting-Maruti Estate (SS-ME) Cricketer of Year Awards for the year 2018-19. Local MLA Anantra Narayan Jena handed over the awards in a special function, held here at Hotel Empires.
Maruti Estate India Managing Director Jitendra Prasad Singh, Saheed Sporting Club secretary Pankaj Patnaik, Odisha`s first Test cricketer Debasis Mohanty and Odisha Sports Journalists Association secretary Sambit Mohapatra were present on the occasion.
Bhubaneswar-based Mohanty became the recipient of the 27th Cricketer of the Year Award, which carried a trophy, blazer and a cheque of Rs 31,000. In the absence of Mohanty, his mentor and former Odisha pacer Deepak Mangaraj received the award on his behalf. Bhubaneswar lass Priyanka received the 6th Woman Cricketer of the Year Award along with trophy, blazer and a cheque of Rs 31,000.
