Chandan Ray

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Chandan Ray
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Ray In May 2016
Born (1998-08-29) August 29, 1998 (age 26)
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Known for Leg Cricket

Chandan Ray (born August 29, 1998) is an Indian leg cricketer, [1] [2] [3] who is the former captain of the Indian leg cricket team. [4] [5] He made his international debut in July 2013 against Nepal. Ray captained the Indian team which lifted the 1st Indo-Nepal T-10 Leg Cricket Series in 2013 and the South Asian Championship, held in Nepal in 2016. [6] He was awarded the Khel Gaurav Award in 2016 by LCFI, SSCAF and IROA. [7] [8]

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Early life

Ray belongs to the Bargarh district of Odisha. [9] He is pursuing a bachelor's degree in commerce at Raipur.

Career

He made his debut in the 2nd Senior National T10 championship, held in Ambala, Haryana in May 2013. [9] He was made captain for the Indo-Nepal Leg Cricket Series held at Kathmandu in 2013. [5] Under his captaincy, India won the 1st Indo-Nepal T-10 Leg Cricket Series in July 2013 and was runners-up at the 1st South Asian Championship at Kathmandu, Nepal in 2016. [9] In January 2017, he played for Odisha Leg Cricket team , which secured 3rd position in the 5th National T10 Leg Cricket Championship, held in New Delhi. [10] In November 2018, under his captaincy, Odisha won the 8th National Leg Cricket Tri- Series Championship, defeating Telangana by 140 runs. [11]

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