FULL NAME: Alok Mangaraj (also known as Lipu)
BORN: 28th November, 1988 in Bhubaneswar
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-arm medium pace bowler and right-hand lower order batsman
CONTACT ADDRESS: Plot No 1594, Punama Gate, Old Town, Bhubaneswar- 751002. Tel: 0674-2591399 (Res), 9861242827 (Mob).
FAMILY: Son of Ghanashyam and Nishamani Mangaraj, Alok has one elder brother (Deepak) and one elder sister (Bismayeerani).
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Plus Three student of Ekamra College, Bhubaneswar
PROFESSION: Student
COACH: Sourajit Mohapatra, Manoj Mohapatra and brother Deepak Mangaraj
HOME CLUB: Rameswar Sporting
AWARDS/HONOURS: Received the Saroj Mahasuara Memorial Cricketer of the Year Award in 2007.
CAREER HISTORY:
First-class debut: Yet to make
List A debut: Vs Jharkhand at Cuttack, Feb 15, 2007
Last List A match: Vs Bengal at Guwahati, Mar 3, 2008
Twenty20 debut: Vs Jharkhand at Kolkata, Apr 3, 2007
Last Twenty20 match: Vs Bengal at Kolkata, Apr 7, 2007
BATTING & FIELDING FIGURES:
List A: 2 matches, 1 inning, 1 not out, 0 run, highest score 0 not out.
Twenty20: 2 matches, 1 innings, 0 not out, 4 runs, highest score 4, average 4.00, strike rate 133.33, one catch.
BOWLING FIGURES:
List A: 2 matches, 2 innings, 17 overs, 89 runs, 1 wicket, best bowling 1/46, average 89.00
Twenty20: 2 matches, 2 innings, 6 overs, 57 runs, 1 wicket, best bowling 1/18, average 57.00.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY: Played under-17 East Zone tournament for one season (2005-06), securing 26 wickets in five matches.
Represented Orissa in East Zone Cooch Behar Trophy under-19 tournament for two seasons (2006-07 and 2007-08) and was the highest wicket taker of the zone with 32 scalps from 6 matches.
Played four matches for Orissa in East Zone under-22 tournament in 2008-09, bagging 10 wicket. His best performance was 6 wickets for 27 runs against Tripura at Agartala.
In Ranji one-dayers, claimed the prize wicket of former India captain Sourav Ganguly (Bengal).
Received coaching at the National Cricket Academy (Bangalore) twice in 2006 and 2007.