FULL NAME: Rabi Narayan Panda
GENDER: Male
BORN: 4th October, 1958 in Puri
DIED: 7th May, 2021 in Bhubaneswar
FAMILY: Father (Kanhu Charan Panda), Mother (Meenakshi Panda), Brothers (Sribatsa, Panchhan and Birupaskhya), Sisters (Bishnupriya and Padmalaya), Wife (Susmita), Son (Sourav) and Daughter (Soumyashree).
PRESENT HOME ADDRESS: 205, Sai Sivam Appartments, Rajiv Nagar, Kalarahanga, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
PAST ADDRESS: C-12, Sector 19, Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela, Odisha, India.
TELEPHONE: 7067963414 (Mobile)
E-MAIL: m.panda57@gmail.com
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Post Graduate in Personnel Management and Labour Welfare (Utkal University) and LL. B (Sambalpur University).
PROFESSION: Worked at Rourkela Steel Plant as Deputy General Manager (Sports and Horticulture). Retired as General Manager (Personnel), Bhilai Steel Plant in October, 2018. He was transferred from Rourkela Steel Plant in 2017 as General Manager (Personnel). Before getting transferred to Bhilai Steel Plant, worked at Rourkela Steel Plant as Deputy General Manager Personnel (Works). Promoted to the post of General Manager on 30 June, 2016.
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand batsman and part-time bowler
FIRST CLUB: Madan Mohan Cricket Club, Cuttack
FIRST COACH: N N Swamy
AWARDS/HONOURS: Received Jawahar Award from Rourkela Steel Plant as one of the best executives in 2005.

MAJOR ACHIVEMENTS:
*     Played 30 First-Class, 1 List-A and 3 Miscellaneous matches in a career, spanning from seasons 1974-75 to 1984-85.
*     The 30 First-Class matches featured 28 in Ranji Tropy and 1 each against West Indies and Australia.
*     Played the lone List-A match in Wills Trophy.
*     Played all 3 Miscellaneous matches in CK Nayudu Trophy U-22 Tournament.
*     Also played played in Rohinton Baria Trophy for East Zone University in the season 1977-78.
*     Worked as BCCI match referee in Ranji Trophy Championship for one year (2004-05).

OVERALL FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
Batting and Fielding: 30 matches, 53 innings, 6 not-outs, 971 runs, 77 highest, 20.65 average, 0 century, 5 half-centuries and 13 catches.
Bowling: 42 balls, 3 maidens, 6 runs, 2 wkts, best bowling 1/2, average 3.00.

OVERALL LIST-A PERFORMANCE:
Batting and Fielding: 1 match, 1 inning, 0 run, 1 catch.

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
21, 0/0, 22: Odisha vs Karnataka, Ranji Trophy, Quarterfinal match, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, 7-10 March, 1985.
39, 0: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 8-10 December, 1984.
7: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Nowgong SC Ground, Nowgong, 1-3 December, 1984.
5, 1/4, 1*: Orissa vs Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy, Pre-Quarterfinal, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 22-25 February, 1984.
17, 19*: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 27-29 November, 1983.
67, 22: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, 22-24 November, 1983.
9: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 17-19 November, 1983.
4, 11: Odisha vs Bombay, Ranji Trophy, Quarterfinal match, Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, 11-13 February, 1983.
27, 32: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, ERD Stadium, Asansol, 23-25 December, 1982.
18: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna, 17-19 December, 1982.
10, DNB: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, DAS Outdoor Stadium, Dibrugarh, 10-12 December, 1982.
4, 1: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Khalikote College Ground, Berhampur, 18-19 December, 1981.
9, DNB: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, 11-13 December, 1981.
57, 3*: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 5-7 December, 1981.
0, 13, 0/0: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 11-13 December, 1980.
24, 0: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 5-7 December, 1980.
29, 26, 1/2: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna, 21-23 November, 1980.
0, 13: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 27-29 November, 1979.
44, 1*: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 22-24 November, 1979.
1, 1: East Zone vs Australia, Three-day match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 21-23 October, 1979.
18, 6: East Zone vs West Indians, Three-day match, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur, 23-25 December, 1978.
66, 4: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur, 9-11 December, 1978.
77, 40: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 2-4 December, 1978.
1: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, DSA Outdoor Stadium, Dibrugarh, 26-28 November, 1978.
46, 0: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 22-24 December, 1977.
15, 31: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, 16-18 December, 1977.
15, 22*: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 10-12 December, 1977.
11, 0: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 9-10 December, 1976.
52: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, NEF Railway Stadium, Guwahati, 3-5 December, 1976.
4*, 6: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, 27-29 November, 1976.

EXPERIENCE AS FIRST-CLASS MATCH REFEREE:
*     Mumbai vs Karnataka, Ranji Trophy, Elite Group-A match, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 22-25 Dec, 2004.
*     Delhi vs Andhra, Ranji Trophy, Elite Group-A match, Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi, 16-19 Nov, 2004.
*     Punjab vs Uttar Pradesh, Ranji Trophy, Elite Group-B match, PCA Stadium, Mohali, 7-10 Nov, 2004.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Died of Covid-19 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on 7th May, 2021 despite taking vaccine some time back.
*     His son passed away due to lever ailment less than one month earlier in Delhi.
*     Appointed member of Senior Men Selection Committee of Odisha Cricket Association on 26 November, 2020.
*     He was part of the East Zone team that registered a stunning victory over Australia in their three-day match at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 21-23 October, 1979.
*     Worked as selector of the State Ranji Trophy team for many years.
*     Represents Rourkela Steel Plant as council member of different state sports bodies, including Orissa Cricket Association.
*     Also a member of Steel Plant Sports Board since 2003.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 26 June, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 8 May, 2021