FULL NAME: Abakash Khatua
NICK NAME: Tutu
BORN: December 15, 1967 at Puri
FAMILY: Father (Madan Mohan Khatua), Mother (Jhotsnamayee Khatua), 4 brothers (Amarendra, Abinash, Arabinda) and 4 sisters (Anita, Amita, Ajita and Aliva)
CONTACT ADRESS: Plot No 237, Kanan Vihar, Phase-II, MIG, Patia, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar-21, Orissa, Tel: 0674-2725058 (Res)
E-MAIL: abakash_ag@yahoo.com
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: MA in Labour Welfare and Personal Management (Utkal University, Vanivihar).
PROFESSION: Working as Senior Audit Officer in the Office of Principal Accountant General (Civil Audit), Bhubaneswar. Joined as auditor in 1989.
TYPE OF CRICKETER: Right-hand batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler
FIRST CLUB: Kishore Club, Bhubaneswar
FIRST COACH: Late Kamal Ganguly
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Orissa Schools and Orissa Seniors

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played 24 First-Class, 14 List-A and 1 Miscellaneous matches in a career, spanning from seasons 1986-87 to 1996-97.
*     Played all 24 First-Class matches in Ranji Trophy.
*     Played all 14 List-A matches in Ranji Trophy One-Day Tournament.
*     Played the lone Miscellaneous match in Cooch Behar Trophy Schools Tournament.

OVERALL FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANE:
Batting and fielding: 24 matches, 34 innings, 6 not-outs, 956 runs, 93 highest, 34.14 average, 4 half-centuries, 12 catches.
Bowling: 24 matches, 134 overs, 432 runs, 5 wickets, 2/31 best bowling in an innings, 86.40 average

OVERALL LIST-A PERFORMANCE:
Batting & Fielding: 14 matches, 13 innings, 1 not-out, 181 runs, 68 highest, 15.08 average, 1 half-century, 6 catches
Bowling: 14 matches, 31 overs, 135 runs, 3 wickets, 2/21 best bowling in an innings, 2/21 best bowling in a match, 45 average.

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
0/18, 21, 5: Odisha vs Madhya Pradesh, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-A match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 29-31 Jan, 1997.
24, 79: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Polytechnic Institute Ground, Agartala, 20-23 December, 1996.
0, DNB: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, NEF Railway Stadium, Guwahati, 11-14 December, 1996.
23, 3: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 3-6 November, 1996.
6, 0: Odisha vs Railways, Ranji Trophy, Pre-Quarterfinal, Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi, 12-14 February, 1996.
21, DNB: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Permit Ground, Balasore, 22-24 January, 1996.
0: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 14-16 January, 1996.
89*, DNB: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 11-14 December, 1995.
48, 19*: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 5-8 January, 1995.
36, DNB: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, NEF Railway Stadium, Guwahati, 27-30 December, 1994.
15: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Polytechnic Institute Ground, Agartala, 19-21 Dec, 1994.
44, 19: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur, 11-14 December, 1994.
0/32, 40, 0/5, 0*: Odisha vs Maharashtra, Ranji Trophy, Quarterfinal, Pune Club Ground, Pune, 26 Feb-2 March, 1994.
1, 2/37, 0, 2/31: Odisha vs Madhya Pradesh, Ranji Trophy, Pre-Quarterfinal, Nehru Stadium, Indore, 12-16 Feb, 1994.
32, 0/46, 40: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Permit Ground, Balasore, 4-6 January, 1994.
48: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Berhampur Stadium, Berhampur, 27-29 December, 1993.
0/64, 30: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 19-22 December, 1993.
0/8, 26, 0/4, DNB: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Berhampur Stadium, Berhampur, 10-12 December, 1993.
93*, 0/10, DNB: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Tata Digwadi Stadium, Jamadoba, 31 Dec 1992-3 Jan 1993.
0/63, 9, 29: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 25-27 December, 1992.
35*, 0/13, DNB: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Nehru Stadium, Guwahati, 4-7 December, 1992.
71, 1/8: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 27-30 November, 1992.
0/67, 15, 0/26, DNB: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 19-22 Dec, 1991.
35*: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, BOSE Ground, Cuttack, 12-14 December, 1991.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     At the junior level, helped Orissa u-19 team win the East Zone Cooch Behar Trophy at Kolkata in 1986.
*     Worked as the coach of Orissa Ranji team from seasons 2007-08 to 2009-10.
*     Under his guidance Orissa retained their place in the Elite group.
*     Played CAB League from 1997 to 2005, representing Mohammedan Sporting, Tollygunge Agragami, Anand Bazar Patrika and Sporting Union.
*     Aggregated over 500 runs per season for four years.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 12 March, 2008
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 16 September, 2020