Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) today announced to have appointed as many 17 former players as coaches for Odisha Cricket Academy. Among the 17 coaches, 11 have been appointed for mens wing and six for the womens wing. The newly appointed coaches will be deputed for various Odisha teams for participation in BCCI domestic tournaments, basing on their experience, expertise and credentials.

OCA earlier appointed for India allrounder Dinesh Mongia as the Head Coach-cum- Director of Odisha Senior Men and all age group teams, and V Venkatram as the Technical Director of Odisha State Cricket Academy as well as District Cricket Academies. Similarly, former woman international Rumeli Dhar was appointed as the Head Coach of Odisha Senior Womens Team.

COACHES FOR OCA ACADEMY MENS WING: Abakash Khatua, Deepak Mangaraj, Suresh Kumar, Natraj Behera, Basant Mohanty, Kuldeep Sharma, Rashmi Ranjan Das, Sovan Deb, Prabhat Nayak, Preetamjit Das, KV Prasad.

COACHES FOR OCA ACADEMY WOMENS WING: Pushpanjali Banerjee, Kadambini Mahakud, Swagatika Rath, Madhusmita Behera, Tikilata Pradhan, Itishree Pattnaik.