Bhubaneswar: It’s the turn of Govinda Poddar to lead Odisha in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
The experienced middle-order batsman was named captain of a 16-man squad which travelled to Mumbai on Friday for the BCCI’s season-opening T20 tournament.
Last year, Abhishek Raut had captained Odisha in the Syed Mushtaq Ali meet, while the season before that, Rajesh Dhupar led the side. During 2020-21, Subhranshu Senapati stepped down as skipper midway through the tournament and was replaced by Biplab Samantray.
Odisha will be looking to improve their performance compared to the past few seasons as they face Assam in their opener on October 16.
The other teams in their group are – Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Services, Bihar, Kerala and Chandigarh.
ODISHA SQUAD
Swastik Samal, Sandeep Pattanaik, Shantanu Mishra, Govinda Poddar (Captain), Subhranshu Senapati, Kartik Biswal, Abhishek Yadav, Rakesh Pattanaik, Prabin Luha (WK), Rajesh Dhupar (WK), Dababrata Pradhan, Tarani Sa, Prayash Singh, Sunil Roul, Harshit Rathod, Soubhagya Rout.
ODISHA’S FIXTURES
Vs Assam – Oct. 16 (1.30 pm) at DY Patil Stadium
Vs Himachal Pradesh – Oct. 17 (11 am) at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy
Vs Sikkim – Oct. 19 (1.30 pm) at DY Patil Stadium
Vs Services – Oct. 21 (9 am) at DY Patil Stadium
Vs Bihar – Oct. 23 (4.30 pm) at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy
Vs Kerala – Oct. 25 (9 am) at DY Patil Stadium
Vs Chandigarh – Oct. 27 (4.30 pm) at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy
