Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) today appointed former Bihar first-class cricketer V Venkatram as the Technical Director (TD) of Odisha Cricket Academy as per the recommendation of its Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC).

Venkatram, who was an off-spinner and a useful lower-order batter, played 71 first-class matches and bagged 222 wickets including 13 five-wicket innings hauls and one 10-wicket match return.

After retirement, Venkatram took up coaching. A BCCI Level 3 coach, he worked as head coach Jharkhand, Tripura and Assam senior men teams as well as Uttarakhand U-23 boys.

Venkatram also served coach and educator at the National Cricket Academy for five years, and as Director of Assam Cricket Academy.

OCA has placed trust on the experienced Venkatram to further develop its ambitious programme Vision@2024 in various district cricket academies and nurture talents throughout Odisha.