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 is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The OCA started a local Twenty-20 tournament, Odisha Premier League (OPL) in the lines of Indian Premier League in 2011.

Mr. Ranjib Biswal is the President of the OCA, Mr. Ashirwad Behera is the Secretary of OCA and Mr. Satya Mohanty is the Treasurer of Odisha Cricket Association. 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.

Last year the Barabati Stadium and the Secretary Mr. Ashirbad Behera got heavy criticism from all over the world for the water bottle throw during the friendly match between India and South Africa.In which India lost to South Africa and the frustrated and angry crowd throw bottles from the pavilion towards the players in the ground. The match was stopped for a while but resumed after the situation and crowd were controlled the match again resumed. But due to the incident the Barabati Stadium lost the venue of T20 World Cup and might will lose the venue for the IPL 2016 and upcoming matches in futures by BCCI

Odisha Cricnewzz is the social networking page and a website that publishes various news and updates about Odisha cricket and cricketers.

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