Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) today informed that it has appointed coaches for State senior men, women and other age-group teams for the season 2021-22. According to a press release from OCA, a total of 15 former cricketers have been appointed as head coach, batting coach and bowling coaches of state teams.

Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer was named as the Chief Coach of the State Senior Men Team 11 days ago. Among the rest, former Odisha off-spinner Sanjay Satapathy has been appointed as new bowling coach of the State Senior Men Team.

Former Senior Men Team coach Rashmi Ranjan Parida has been named as the Head Coach of State Under 19, 16 and 14 men teams. Another new appointee is former Odisha Ranji team captain Natraj Behera, who will function as the Batting Coach of U-23 Men team. State Senior Men Team allrounder Deepak Behera, who announced his retirement earlier this year, has been appointed as the Bowling Coach of the U-16 Men Team.

LIST OF COACHES:

Senior Men (Ranji Trophy) Team: Wasim Jaffer (Chief Coach), Sanjay Satapathy (Bowling Coach), Goutam Gopal (Fielding Coach).
Under-23 Men Team: Natraj Behera (Batting Coach), Rakesh Mohanty (Bowling Coach).
Under-19 Men Team: Rashmi Ranjan Parida (Head Coach), Rashmi Ranjan Das (Batting Coach), Shovan Dev (Bowling Coach).
Under-16 Men Team: Rashmi Ranjan Parida (Head Coach), K V Prasad (Batting Coach), Deepak Behera (Bowling Coach).
Senior Women Team: Suresh Kumar (Coach), Bikash Pati (Batting Coach).
Under-23 Women Team: Itishree Patnaik (Coach).
Under-19 Women Team: Kadambini Mohakud (Coach), Gangotri Behera (Assistant Coach).
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PHOTO: File picture of new bowling coach of Odisha State Senior Men Cricket Team, Sanjay Satapathy.