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Debashish Mohanty
  • Birth Name:
    Debasish Sarbeswar Mohanty
  • Date of Birth:
    July 20, 1976
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Cancer
  • Place of Birth:
    Bhubaneswar, Orissa
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Religion:
    Hinduism

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    Debashish Mohanty
    • In 2006, joined Colwyn Bay Cricket Club in Wales as the club professional. He is presently employed by NALCO, Bhubaneswar.
    • Mohanty also represented Orissa and East Zone in the Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy respectively.
    • Mohanty, along with Harvinder Singh was instrumental in winning one of the Sahara Cup series against Pakistan in Toronto in the 1990s.
    • From the beginning of the World Cup until Sachin Tendulkar was appointed captain, Mohanty played 17 ODIs and picked up 29 wickets at an average in the early 20s and climbed into the top 20 of the ICC ODI World Rankings.
    • Beginning at 1999 Cricket World Cup, he was the second highest Indian wicket taker despite playing 4 games less than the leading Indian wicket taker - Javagal Srinath.
    • He found success in the limited overs format, averaging under 30 and taking over 1 wicket per game.
    • He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who coupled pace to his naturally lanky frame.
    • Debashish Mohanty is a former Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 45 ODIs from 1997 to 2001.

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