Odisha Cricket Association

Odisha Cricket Association (abbreviated OCA) is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Odisha state of India and the Odisha cricket team. It was formed in 1949[1] and was made into an independent registered body in 1961.[4] Its headquarters is located in the Cuttack Barabati Stadium Complex.[5] It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The OCA started a state-level Twenty-20 tournament, Odisha Premier League (OPL) in the lines of Indian Premier League in 2011.

Odisha Cricket Association
Logo
SportCricket
JurisdictionOdisha
AbbreviationOCA
Founded1949 (1949)[1]
AffiliationBoard of Control for Cricket in India
HeadquartersBarabati Stadium
LocationCuttack
PresidentPranab Prakash Das
SecretarySanjay Behera[2][3]
CoachWasim Jaffer
Other key staff17
Official website
www.odishacricket.in
India

OCA manages the famous Barabati Stadium and has got infrastructures and facilities like Odisha cricket academy, newly built Sachin Tendulkar Indoor cricket hall and OCA Club complex and many grounds like DRIEMS cricket stadium, Ravenshaw university ground, SCB medical ground, Nimpur ground, Basundhara (Bidanasi) ground, Sunshine Ground, etc.

Office bearers

Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of OCA:[6]

PresidentsTenure
Harekrushna Mahatab14 July 1949 – 25 July 1976
Bhairab Chandra Mohanty25 July 1976 – July 1980
George Patnaik25 July 1976 – 4 September 1983
B. K. Biswal4 September 1983 – 31 January 1986
R. Behera31 January 1986 – 30 March 1991
Ranendra Pratap Swain30 March 1991 – 30 June 1996
A. N. Pradhan30 June 1996 – 25 June 2000
Pramod Kumar Mishra25 June 2000 – 12 September 2004
Ranjib Biswal12 September 2004 – 2 January 2017
Pankaj Lochan Mohanty27 September 2019 – August 2022
Pranab Prakash Das25 October 2022 – present

Secretaries

The following is a list of secretaries of OCA:[6]

SecretariesTenure
S. K. BiswasJuly 1949 – 25 April 1955
P. V. R. Murty25 April 1955 – 19 March 1961
Bhairab Chandra Mohanty19 March 1961 – 25 May 1976
Bibhuti Bhusan Das25 May 1976 – 25 June 2000
Asirbad Behera25 June 2000 – 2 January 2017
Dhiren Pallai (OCA Working Committee Chairman)5 February 2017 – 27 September 2019
Sanjay Behera27 September 2019 – present

References
  1. History of Odisha Cricket Association. Odisha Cricket Association
  2. "OCA Election: Ashirbad's son Sanjay Behera elected Secretary". Reporters Today. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. "Sanjay Behera Elected Odisha Cricket Association Secretary". Odisha Television Ltd. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. Mishra, Samiran (6 July 2021). "East Zone Vs Marleybone Cricket Club: Story Of Barabati Stadium's First Ever International Match". Sambad.
  5. Arihant Experts (4 June 2019). Know Your State Odisha. Arihant Publications India limited. pp. 310–. ISBN 978-93-131-9327-2.
  6. "History of Odisha Cricket Association". Odisha Cricket Association. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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