FULL NAME: Sovan Kar
GENDER: Male
BORN: 1st September, 1974
PERMANENT ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
PRESENT ADDRESS: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
PARENTS: Sarat Kar (Father), Anima Kar (Mother)
MARITAL STATUS: Married
STUDIED AT: Stewart School, BJB College, Utkal University and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: MA at Jawaharlal Nehru University
PROFESSION: Working as Director, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance at Government of India. Also worked at Indian Revenue Service and Income Tax Department.
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand batsman and right-arm pace bowler
HOME CLUB: Pragati Sporting Club, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Kishore Mania
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Odisha U-15, U-16, U-17, U-19; East Zone U-15

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played 14 miscellaneous matches in a career, spanning from 1987-88 to 1991-92.
*     The 14 miscellaneous matches include four in Vijay Merchat Trophy U-15 Tournament, four in Vijay Merchat Trophy U-16 Tournament, two in Vijay Hazare Trophy U-17 Tournament and four in Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 Tournament.

DETAILS OF PERFORMANCE:
13, 3/28, 4, 2/11:  Vs Bihar, Vijay Merchant Trophy U-15 East Zone match, Keonjhar, Jan 6-8, 1988.
0/21, 6, 0/8:  Vs Bengal, Vijay Merchant Trophy U-15 East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Nov 5-7, 1988.
7/141, 9:  Vs Bengal, Vijay Merchant Trophy U-15 East Zone match, Umakant Ground, Agartala, Jan 5-7, 1990.
1/63, DNB:  Vs Assam, Vijay Hazare Trophy U-17 East Zone match, Armoury Ground, Jamshedpur, Jan 23-25, 1990.
4/41, 11*, 0/20, 8:  Vs Bihar, Vijay Hazare Trophy U-17 East Zone match, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur, Jan 27-29, 1990.
1*, 3/99:  Vs West Zone, Vijay Merchant Trophy U-15 Semifinal match, Police Stadium, Visakhapatnam, Feb 5-7, 1990.
17, 1/20, DNB, 0/25:  Vs Bihar, Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Nov 9-11, 1990.
0/54, 34, 1/39, DNB:  Vs Bengal, Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Nov 20-22, 1990.
3/46, 0, 0/35:  Vs Bengal, Vijay Merchant Trophy U-16 East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Dec 10-12, 1990.
3/17, 50, 0/9:  Vs Tripura, Vijay Merchant Trophy U-16 East Zone match, Polytechnic Ground, Agartala, Dec 16-17, 1990.
0/26, 18, 2/82, 0:  Vs Assam, Vijay Merchant Trophy U-16 East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Dec 21-23, 1990.
3/39, 14, 2/60:  Vs Bihar, Vijay Merchant Trophy U-16 East Zone match, Armoury Ground, Jamshedpur, Dec 28-30, 1990.
0/98, DNB:  Vs Bihar, Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 East Zone match, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur, Nov 7-9, 1991.
0/27, 6, 1/27, DNB:  Vs Karnataka, Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 Quarterfinal match, Modi Stadium, Kanpur, Dec 15-17, 1991.

OTHER NOTABLE INFORMATION:
*     His father is a former minister and mother, a lecturer.
*     Led Odisha U-16 team in one Vijay Merchant Trophy East Zone match against Assam in Dec, 1990.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: December 16, 2016