Now, Govinda Poddar To Lead Odisha In Mushtaq Ali Meet; Check Squad & Fixtures

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