Niranjan Behera (born 2 May 1984) is an Indian cricketer who played for Odisha.[1]
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| Full name | Niranjan Jayaram Behera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 1984 Cuttack, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Allrounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002/03-2014/15 | Odisha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 14 December 2002 Odisha v Uttarpradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 17 December 2014 Odisha v Gujarat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 debut | 3 April 2007 Odisha v Jharkhand cricket team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20 | 13 March 2011 Odisha v Madhya Pradesh cricket team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life edit
Behera was born in 1984 in Cuttack of Odisha to Jayaram Behera and Manorama Behera. He has been married to a girl named Swagatika. He took admission to learn basics at a private cricket club based in Cuttack.[2]
Career edit
Behera started his cricketing career as an Allrounder playing List-A cricket in 1999-00 Vijay Hajare Trophy for Odisha cricket team. He made his debut in the 2002–03 Ranji Trophy for Odisha. He last played for Odisha against Gujarat cricket team in the 2013-14 Ranji Trophy Season. Behera was selected to coach the U-19 Odisha cricket team in 2018.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Niranjan Behera". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Orisports.com". orisports.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Former Indian pacer Debasis Mohanty re-appointed Odisha Ranji coach". 27 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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