Niranjan Behera

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Niranjan Behera
Personal information
Full nameNiranjan Jayaram Behera
Born (1984-05-02) 2 May 1984 (age 37)
Cuttack, India
NicknameNiru
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleAllrounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002/03-PresentOdisha
FC debut14 December 2002 Odisha v Uttarpradesh
Last FC17 December 2014 Odisha v Gujarat
T20s debut3 April 2007 Odisha v Jharkhand cricket team
Last T20s13 March 2011 Odisha v Madhya Pradesh cricket team
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20s
Matches 71 34 16
Runs scored 3269 699 383
Batting average 31.43 25.88 27.35
100s/50s 3/27 0/4 0/3
Top score 131 90 57
Balls bowled 4044 1243 316
Wickets 34 28 20
Bowling average 39.14 32.10 16.45
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/16 4/13 3/11
Catches/stumpings
Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2019

Niranjan Behera (born 2 May 1984) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Odisha.[1]

Early life[]

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 cicket club based in Cuttack.[2]

Career[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Niranjan Behera". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Orisports.com". orisports.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Indian pacer Debasis Mohanty re-appointed Odisha Ranji coach". 27 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

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