Kataka: Swastik Samal has been named captain of Odisha for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) competition.
The 26-year-old Samal made a crucial 80 two days ago to help Odisha draw their Ranji Trophy match against Jharkhand.
Selection committee chairman Kulamani Parida and Odisha coach Pravanjan Mullick announced a 20-member squad that will travel to Kolkata, which will host Elite Group D matches from November 14.
Odisha, who have been placed in Elite Group D, will begin their campaign against Gujarat at Eden Gardens on November 14.
Odisha will also face Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Mumbai and Hyderabad in the group league stage.
ODISHA SQUAD
Swastik Samal (Captain), Subhranshu Senapati, Om T Munde, Gaurav Choudhury, Adhitya Rout, Kartik Biswal, Abhishek Yadav, Soumya Ranjan Biswal, Aashirwad Swain (WK), Sourav Gouda (WK), Sarbeswar Mohanty, Soumya Ranjan Lenka, Ninad Rathva, Lalit Yadav, Debabrata Pradhan, Badal Biswal, Vageesh Sharma, Pradeep Pradhan, Vimal Kumar, Omkar Mohanty.
ODISHA’S FIXTURES
Nov. 14: Odisha vs Gujarat (Eden Gardens)
Nov 16: Odisha vs Vidarbha (JU 2nd campus, Salt Lake)
Nov. 18: Odisha vs Chhattisgarh (JU 2nd campus)
Nov. 20: Odisha vs Uttarakhand (Eden Gardens)
Nov. 22: Odisha vs Goa (Eden Gardens)
Nov. 24: Odisha vs Mumbai (Eden Gardens)
Nov. 26: Odisha vs Hyderabad (JU 2nd campus).
