FULL NAME: Natraj Behera
BORN: May 28, 1988 in Rourkela, Odisha
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand batsman and right-arm off-break bowler.
CONTACT ADDRESS: B/15, Sector-14, Rourkela, Odisha.
TELEPHONE: 9861045262 (Mobile)
E-MAIL ID: natraj_behera@ymail.com
FAMILY: Late Bhuban Behera (Father), Chitra Behera (Mother), Bajrang Behera (Elder brother).
EDUCATION: Plus Two Arts
PROFESSION: Not known
FIRST COACH: Harmohan Praharaj
HOME CLUB: Rourkela Gymkhana
HOBBY: Listening music
AWARDS/HONOURS:
*     Received the the 22nd Saheed Sporting-Maruti Estate Cricketer of the Year Award and a cheque of Rs 25,000 for the 2013-14 at Bhubaneswar on July 6, 2014.
*     Received the Saroj Mahasuara Memorial Award as the Young Cricketer of the Year in Bhubaneswar on Sept 6, 2010.
*     Receive the M A Chidambaram Trophy and a cheque of Rs 50,000 from BCCI as the best under-22 cricketer for the season 2009-10, accumulating 583 runs, including of two hundreds and three fifties (average 64.77) from six matches.
*     Received a cash award of Rs 1 lakh from Orissa Cricket Association for hitting a double century against Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy match at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on November 7, 2011.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played a total of 54 First-Class, 37 List-A, 16 Twenty20 and 57 miscellaneous matches in a career that continues since 2004-05.
*     The 57 miscellaneous matches include five in Vijay Merchant Trophy U-17 Tournament, five in Vinoo Mankad Trophy U-19 Tournament, six in Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 Tournament, 17 in C K Nayudu Trophy U-22 Tournament, three in KSCA MRF Trophy Tournament, two in KSCA All-India Invitation Tournament, three in Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament, 11 in Orissa Premier League and five in Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament.

CAREER STATISTICS:
First-class debut: Vs Gujarat at East Coast Railway ground, Bhubaneswar, Dec 18-21, 2008.
Last First-class match: Vs Madhya Pradesh, Ranji Tropy, Indore, 25-28 Nov, 2017.
List-A debut: Vs Tripura at Jadavpur University Complex, Kolkata on February 17, 2009.
Last List A match: Vs Tripura at Delhi, 16 December, 2015.
Twenty20 debut: Vs Punjab at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on April 19, 2007.
Last Twenty20: Vs Bengal at Kolkata, 5 April, 2014.

OVERALL CAREER PERFORMANCE:

BATTING & FIELDING:
First-class: 54 matches, 93 innings, 5 not outs, total 3031 runs, highest 255*, average 34.44, hundreds 8, fifties 11, catches 20.
List-A: 37 matches, 36 innings, 1 not out, total 967 runs, highest 81, average 27.62, fifties 7, catches 14.
Twenty20: 16 matches, 16 innings, 1 not out, 261 runs, 73 highest, average 17.40, fifties 1, catches 4.

BOWLING:
First-class: 54 match, 8 innings, 262 balls, 137 runs, 0 wicket, economy 3.13.
List-A: 37 matches, 5 innings, 125 balls, 103 runs, 3 wickets, best bowling 2/12, average 34.33, economy 4.94.
Twenty20: 16 matches, did not bowl.

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
2, 28, 0/4:  Vs Madhya Pradesh, Ranji Trophy Group-C match, Holkar Stadium, Indore, Nov 25-28, 2017.
24:  Vs Baroda, Ranji Trophy Group-C match, Reliance Cricket Stadium, Vadodara, Nov 17-20, 2017.
91: Vs Tamil Nadu, Ranji Trophy Group-C match, DRIEMS Cricket Ground, Tangi, Cuttack, Nov 9-12, 2017.
0, 21:  Vs Mumbai, Ranji Trophy Group-C match, KIIT Cricket Ground, Bhubaneswar, Nov 1-4, 2017.
4, 0:  Vs Andhra, Ranji Trophy Group-C match, ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram, Oct 24-27, 2017.
6*:  Vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy Group-C match, Vikash Cricket Ground, Bhubaneswar, Oct 6-9, 2017.

DETAILS OF MISCELLANEOUS PERFORMANCE:
21:  Vs Haryana, Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament, Group-A match, TI Cycles Ground, Chennai, Aug 19-20, 2015.
66:  Vs TNCA President’s XI, Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament, Group-A match, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, Aug 16-17, 2015.
7:  Vs Mumbai, Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament, QF match, SR Medical College Ground, Chennai, Aug 27-28, 2012.
32:  Vs Maharashtra, Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament, Group-A match, Pachaiyappa College Ground, Chennai, Aug 24, 2012.
14:  Vs Hyderabad, Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament, Group-A match, TI Cycles Ground, Chennai, Aug 21-22, 2012.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Led Odisha in two matches of the C K Nayudu Trophy U-22 Tournament in 1980.
*    Scored his maiden first class century (113) in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group-B match against UP at Lucknow on November 12, 2010.
*    Signed to play IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009.
*    Played five matches in Vijay Merchant Trophy U-17 Tournament (2004-05).
*    Played three matches in KSCA MRF Trophy (2006-07).
*    Played five matches in Vinoo Mankad Trophy U-19 Tournament (2006-07).
*    Played six matches in Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 Tournament (2006-08).
*    Played six matches in CK Nayudu Trophy U-22 Tournament (2007-08).
*    Scored a century (137) in Orissa`s drawn C K Nayudu Trophy (u-22) knock-out match against Railway at Ravenshaw University ground in Cuttack on Dec 1, 2009.
*     Became the second costliest player of the Orissa Premier League (OPL) T20 Tournament when he was bought by Western Samurai Rourkela for Rs 2.9 lakhs on May 13, 2011.
*     OCA on May 14, 2011 announced a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh for Natraj for being selected by the BCCI as the best under-22 cricketer for the season 2009-10.
*     Led East Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal, semifinal and final match against West, North and Central zones respectively in the year 2012.
*     Adjudged player of the match, hitting a century (130) against West Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal match at Valsad (Jan 27 to 30, 2012).

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 10 June, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 25 April, 2020