Orissa cricket team
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The Orissa cricket team is a domestic cricket
team based in the India
n state of Orissa
. It is in the elite group of the Ranji Trophy
.Its Home ground is Barabati stadium at Cuttack, Orissa
, India
.The Orissa Cricket team is selected by the Orissa Cricket Association
(OCA).
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team based in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
. It is in the elite group of the Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
.Its Home ground is Barabati stadium at Cuttack, Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.The Orissa Cricket team is selected by the Orissa Cricket Association
Orissa Cricket Association
Orissa Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Orissa state of India and the Orissa cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India....
(OCA).