OCA Appoints Dinesh Mongia & Rumeli Dhar As Coaches Of Odisha Cricket Teams

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has appointed Dinesh Mongia as the head coach of Odisha Senior Men team and Rumeli Dhar as the head coach of Senior Women team for 2023-24 season.

OCA secretary Sanjay Behera, in a release on Monday, said the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting was held at the association office on the appointment of support staff for Odisha team for the BCCI Domestic Season 2023-24.

Earlier, the OCA had received CVs of various candidates for the posts of Head Coach of Senior Men Team, Head Coach of Senior Women Team and member of Selection Committees for Senior Men, Junior Men & Women in response to the employment advertisement placed in the OCA’s website.

All the candidates went through the interview process conducted by CAC. The CAC has selected Mongia and Dhar on the basis of their coaching experience, expertise and credentials.

The following candidates have been appointed as the Members of Selection Committee by the CAC:

Senior Men Selection Committee
1. Amiya Ray- Chairman
2. Sourajit Mohapatra-Member
3. Subit Biswal- Member

Junior Men Selection Committee
1. Pravanjan Mullick- Chairman
2. Niranjan Behera- Member
3. Subhrajit Sahoo- Member

Women’s Selection Committee
1. Rashmita Mohapatra- Chairperson
2. Sasmita Pattnaik-Member

3. Madhusmita Mohapatra- Member
4. Gangotri Behera- Member
5. Sudhansubala Sahoo- Member

President of OCA Pranab Prakash Das, secretary Behera and office-bearers have congratulated the new appointees, the release stated.