FULL NAME: Abinash Khatua
NICK NAME: Tukuna
GENDER: Male
BORN: March 13, 1959 at Cuttack
FAMILY: Father (Madan Mohan Khatua), mother (Jhotsnamayee Khatua), wife (), two sons (Amrit), four brothers (Amarendra, Abakash, Arabinda), four sisters (Anita, Amita, Ajita and Aliva).
PERMANENT ADDRESS: Plot No 237, Kanan Vihar, Phase-II, MIG, Patia, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar-21, Orissa, India.
PRESENT ADDRESS: Rourkela, Orissa, India.
TELEPHONE: 0674-2725058 (Res), 9437203087 (Mobile).
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: B.A, LL.B.
PROFESSION: Worked at Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and retired as Deputy Manager (Sports), Rourkela Steel Plant in March, 2020.
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand batsman and right-arm off-break bowler FIRST CLUB: Kishore Club, Bhubaneswar
FIRST COACH: Not known
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Orissa U-22 and Orissa Seniors

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played 17 First-Class, 1 List-A and 1 Miscellaneous matches in a career, spanning from seasons 1979-80 to 1990-91.
*     Played all 17 First-Class matches in Ranji Trophy.
*     Played the lone List-A match in Wills Trophy.
*     Played the lone Miscellaneous match in CK Nayudu Trophy U-22 Tournament.

OVERALL FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
Batting and Fielding: 17 matches, 22 innings, 2 not outs, 470 runs, 84 highest, 23.50 average, no century, 3 half-centuries, 10 catches.
Bowling: 17 matches, 67 overs, 209 runs, 1 wickets, 1/8 best bowling in an innings, 209.00 average, 3.11 economy.

OVERALL LIST-A PERFORMANCE:
Batting and Fielding: 1 match, 1 innings, 0 not out, 10 runs, 10 highest, 10.00 average, 1 catch.
Bowling: 1 match, 1 over, 12 runs, 0 wicket, 12.00 economy.

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
4, 0/16, 0: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 6-9 December, 1990.
32, 7: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, NEF Railway Stadium, Guwahati, 30 Nov-3 Dec, 1990.
0/7, 26, 0/19: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Polytechnic Institute Ground, Agartala, 23-25 Nov, 1990.
45: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 17-19 December, 1989.
32, DNB: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 12-14 December, 1989.
0/5, 51, 0/5, DNB: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 5-7 December, 1989.
0, DNB: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Hazaribagh Stadium, Hazaribagh, 9-12 December, 1988.
0/13, 1, 0/6, 16*: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 16-18 February, 1988.
0/8, 22, 3: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, 22-24 January, 1988.
8, 0/7, 56, 1/8: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, 15-17 January, 1988.
84, 0/17, 0/0: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 11-13 January, 1988.
0/5, 4: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, NEF Railway Ground, Guwahati, 12-14 Dec, 1986.
14, 0/0: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 5-7 December, 1986.
0/54, 34, 18: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 29-31 January, 1986.
0/15, 8*: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 15-17 January, 1986.
5, DNB,0/0: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 8-10 December, 1984.
0/24, DNB, DNB: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, SAIL Stadium, Ranchi, 24-26 November, 1984.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     His younger brother Abakash Khatua represented Orissa Ranji Trophy team both as player and coach.
*     His son Amrit Khatua is currently representing Orissa U-22 cricket team.
*     Played Kalahandi Cup Senior Inter-District Tournament for Dhenkanal and Bhubaneswar.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 9 July, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 23 August, 2020