FULL NAME: Khirod Behera
NICK NAME: Mitu
BORN: 19th January, 1969 at Rourkela
FAMILY: Iswar Charan Behera (Father), Bhanulata Behera (Mother), Sudhanshubala (Wife), Banshika Ballari (Daughter), Gouri Shankar (Younger brother), Bijaylaxmi, Puspanjali (Sisters).
HOME ADDRESS: Plot No L-271, Baramunda Housing Board Colony, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.
TELEPHONES: 0674-2551718 (Res), 9337894171 (Mobile).
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: BCom (BJB College, Bhubaneswar) and LLB (Capital Law College, Bhubaneswar)
PROFESSION: Cricket Coach
ROLE IN CRICKET: Player-turned-coach and selector
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Self-taught cricketer
HOME CLUB: Jagruti Cricket Academy, SGO Maidan, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS PLAYER:
*     He was popular as an aggressive all-rounder in club-level and open tournaments for over a decade (Early 90s to 2002).
*     Did not get a chance to play for the State due to selection apathy and lack of a godfather.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS COACH:
*     After becoming coach, helped groom many National and International level players, including Pravanjan Mullick (India A), Sumitosh Praharaj, Kartik Biswal, Gourav Mohapatra, Bhabtosh Paramanik, Priyatosh Paramanik, Mohammad Azhar, Sandip Mulia, B Shiva, Ranjit Paikray, Badal Bhol, Priya Ranjan Swain, Subhranshu Harichandan, Priyanka Priyadarshini Sahu (India-A Women), Sujata Mallick, Pragyan Paramita Mohanty, Sushree Dibyadarshini (India-A Women), Tarana Pradhan, Nivedita John Naik, GM Alakananda, Rajeswari Jena and Priyankaree Muduli.
*     Worked as the coach of Bhubaneswar-based Paramount Sporting Club since 1997.
*     Working as founder and chief coach of Jagruti Cricket Academy.
*     Worked as chief coach of Puri Emperors in the 1st Odisha Premier League (OPL), 2011.
*     Worked as as the coach of State under 15, 16 and 19 teams since 2006.
*     Under his coaching, State under-15 team became East Zone champions in 2006-07, after a gap of seven years.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Married State woman cricketer Sudhanshubala Sahoo on June 29, 2009.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 29 June 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 22 December 2022