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Niranjan Behera

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Niranjan Behera
Personal information
Full name
Niranjan Jayaram Behera
Born (1984-05-02) 2 May 1984 (age 41)
Cuttack, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleAllrounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002/03-2014/15Odisha
FC debut14 December 2002 Odisha v Uttarpradesh
Last FC17 December 2014 Odisha v Gujarat
T20 debut3 April 2007 Odisha v Jharkhand cricket team
Last T2013 March 2011 Odisha v Madhya Pradesh cricket team
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
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: ESPNcricinfo, 23 January 2019

Niranjan Jayaram Behera, also known professionally as Niranjan Behera, (born 2 May 1984), is an Indian cricketer who played for Odisha.[1]

Early life

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Behera was born in 1984 in Cuttack to Jayaram Behera and Manorama Behera. He has been married to a girl named Swagatika. He learned the basics of cricket at a private cricket club in Cuttack.[2]

Career

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Behera started his cricketing career as an allrounder, playing List-A cricket in 1999-00 Vijay Hajare Trophy for the 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

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  1. ^ "Niranjan Behera". ESPNcricinfo. 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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