FULL NAME: Kulamani Parida (also known as Kulia)
GENDER: Male
BORN: March 9, 1977 at Cuttack, Odisha
FAMILY: Father (Shankar Parida), mother (Bina Parida), wife (Padmini), one younger brother (Nilamani), four sisters (Bharati Behera, Jayanti Behera, Sukanti Behera, Binodini Behera).
HOME ADDRESS: Machhua Bazar, Cuttack-753001
TELEPHONE: 9437411474 (Mobile).
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Matriculate
PROFESSION: Employee of East Coast Railway since 1994
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand batsman and right-arm off-break bowler
FIRST CLUB: Jagannath Pathagar. Now playing for Union Sporting.
FIRST COACH: Sumit Bose

CAREER STATISTICS:

FIRST-CLASS DEBUT: Vs Delhi at Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi on January 29, 1997.
LAST FIRST CLASS MATCH: Vs Tamil Nadu at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai on December 18, 2008.
LIST-A DEBUT: Vs Uttar Pradesh at Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi on October 18, 1997.
LAST LIST-A MATCH: Vs Rajasthan at Modi Stadium, Kanpur on March 2, 2008.
TWENTY20 DEBUT: Vs Madhya Pradesh at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on April 4, 2007.
LAST TWENTY20 MATCH: Vs Karnataka at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on April 19, 2007.

CAREER PERFORMANCE:

BATTING & FIELDING:
FIRST CLASS: 106 matches, 128 innings, 34 not outs, 1017 runs, 84 highest, 10.81 average, no century, 1 half-century and 45 catches.
LIST A: 39 matches, 21 innings, 10 not outs, 84 runs, 20 highest, 7.63 average, 19 catches.
TWENTY20: 5 matches, 1 inning, 1 not-out, 0 run, no catch.

BOWLING:
FIRST CLASS: 106 matches, 3618.5 overs, 9132 runs, 320 wickets, 8/65 best bowling in an innings, 5 wkts in an innings 13 times, 10 wkts in a match four times, 28.53 average, 4.12 economy.
LIST A: 39 matches, 312.5 overs, 1288 runs, 39 wickets, 5/23 best bowling in an innings, 5 wkts in an innings once, average 33.02, economy 4.12.
TWENTY20: 5 matches, 5 innings, 15 overs, 97 runs, 5 wickets, 2/12 best bowling in an innings, 2/12 best bowling in a match, average 19.40, economy 6.46.

IMPORTANT TOURNAMENTS/MATCHES PLAYED:
*     Played Under-16 tournaments from 1991 to 1993.
*     Played U-19 tournaments from 1992 to 1996.
*     Played for Central Zone, 1992-93.
*     Played Ranji Trophy, 1996-99.
*     Played for India A against Australia in 1998.
*     Played for Board President XI against South Africa 1995-96.
*     Played for Board President XI against Sri Lanka at Bangalore.
*     Helped Railway win Irani Trophy twice in 2002-03 and 2004-05.
*     Played Duleep Trophy for Central Zone from 1997 to 2007.
*     Played Deodhar Trophy for Central Zone 1997-98.
*     Played for Ranji champions Railway against West Indies at Pune in 2003-04.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Appointed as member of OCA Senior Selection Committee in place of Rashmi Ranjan Parida on August 24, 2018.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: August 9, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: August 25, 2018