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)
Attabira, Odisha, India
NationalityIndian Flag of India.svg
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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References

  1. ↑ Narayanan, Jayashree (20 July 2016). "'Every game has its challenges'". Deccan Herald.
  2. ↑ Biswas, Sudipta (12 June 2016). "Leg Cricketer Chandan urges Government for sponsorship". Sportzwiki.
  3. ↑ "Odisha's Chandan Ray is India U-19 Leg Cricket team captain". Incredibleorissa. 12 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chandan to lead State leg Cricket team". Daily Pioneer. 18 May 2016.
  5. 1 2 Panda, Namita (12 May 2016). "Bargarh boy strives to promote new sport". Telegraph India.
  6. ↑ Engineer, Rayomand (6 January 2018). "Is It Cricket? Is It Football? Well, It Is Both! Try Your Hand at This Unusual Sport". Thebetterindia.com.
  7. ↑ Mather, Nazrin (24 January 2018). "'Is it football or cricket?': Captain of India's Leg Cricket team decodes the sport". Thebridge.in.
  8. ↑ "Leg cricket needs encouragement from various sports bodies and recognition from Sports Ministry: Chandan Ray". IndianSportsNews.com. 23 September 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 harpreet, Lamba Kaur (6 January 2018). "Football or cricket? Leg cricket tries to find its feet in India". Asian Age.
  10. ↑ "Odisha finish 3rd in National Leg Cricket". SportsLogon. 24 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Odisha win National Leg Cricket Tri- Series". Sportslogon. 21 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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