* In the year 1960 Pragati Sportings was unofficially formed by couple of young Odia people with the motto to provide free coaching and nurture budding talents in the State of Orissa.
* One of the most famous of them all was Kishore Mania, whose perseverance and industrious attitude paid rich dividend.
* In the year 1970, Pragati Sportings got a legal status as it was incorporated under the Society Registration Act, 1860.
* Pragati Sportings clims that it is the first institution in the State of Odisha which was legally incorporated with the objective of promoting cricket in the State.
* Overs the years Pragagi Sportings has the credit of producing one Test player, threejunior internationals, and around a dozen first class players.
* In the year 2003, the State Government allotted the club permissive possession of a plot bearing Hal Plot No.393 (Pt) vide GA Department Order No LD-IV-42/01/2373 dated 19.02.2003. The said plot was utilised for cricket since the inception of the club.
* The final mission of the club is to to built a mini cricket stadium with the support of the Government to encourage budding cricketers to achieve their goals.
LIST OF MEMBERS WHO REPRESENTED THE STATE IN VARIOUS FORUMS:
REPRESENTED THE NATIONAL SIDE
Shiv Sundar Das (Test and ODI)
REPRESENTED THE NATIONAL JUNIOR SIDE
Sanjay Ranjan Sathpathy
Ranjib Biswal
Sritam Das
REPRENTED IN RANJI TROPHY, DULEEP TROPHY AND DEODHAR TROPHY
Akhaya Panda
Amiya Ray
Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra
Ranjib Biswal
Sritam Das
Satya Ranjan Sathpathy
Sanjay Satpathy
Deepak Sahoo
Amaresh Mohanty
Jagannath Das
REPRESENTED IN JUNIOR AND SUB-JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS
Achutananda Das
Sobhan Kar
Siddharth Das
Trilochan Sarangi
