FULL NAME: Pankaj Patnaik
BORN: Date not known
HOME ADDRESS: Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, Odisha, India.
FAMILY: Father (Narayan Patnaik), mother (Sumati Patnaik), elder brothers (Jagamohan Patnaik, Akshaya Patnaik).
PROFESSION: Curator (Working for Odisha Cricket Association).

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT AS PLAYER:
*     Represented Kalahandi in Kalahandi Cup Senior Inter-District Cricket Tournament from 1982 to 1992.
*     Represented Sambalpur University from 1985 to 1987.
*     Represented Odisha in the All-India Civil Service Cricket Tournament in 1988-89.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMNT CURATOR:
*     The BCCI appointed him as a member of its Ground & Pitches Committee for one year from August 1, 2015.
*     Prepared a turf pitch for the first time in 2001 at Bhawanipatna, where Odisha beat Tripura in a Ranji Trophy match.
*     Prepared the pitch for the India-England ODI at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack in November, 2008.
*     Prepared pitch for two matches of the 5th Indian Premier League at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack in 2012.

OTHER IMPORTNAT INFORMATION:
*     Became a member of Pitch & Ground Committee of Odisha Cricket Association in 2003.
*     Given a reward of Rs 50,000 by OCA for preparing good pitches for the IPL in 2012.
*     Functioned as a State Senior Selection Committee from 2000 to 2004.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: February 21, 2011
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: August 11, 2015