FULL NAME: Basant Kumar Mohanty (also called Basu)
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: Nov 24, 1986 at Cuttack (Source: espncricinfo.com)
FAMILY: Son of Chintamani Mohanty and Minati Mohanty, Basant has one elder brother (Jayant Mohanty), one elder sister (Snehanjali Mohanty)
and wife Lipsi Mohanty.
PRESENT HOME ADRESS: Qrs No D-47/F, Rail Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
TELEPHONE: 9438470666 (Mob), 9338722666.
MAIL ID: basantmohanty@ymail.com
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: B.Com (Maharshi College, Sahidnagar, Bhubaneswar)
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-arm medium pace bowler and right-hand batsman.
HOME CLUB: Pragati Sporting, Bhubaneswar
FIRST COACH: Kishore Mania
EARLY DAYS: Got into the game quite late when studying Plus Two.
PROFESSION: Working at the office of Accountant General of Odisha since August 2011.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played 102 First-Class, 31 List-A and 21 T20 matches in a career that started in the year 2007.

DEBUT MATCHES:
First-Class: Vs Bengal at Siliguri, 9-11 Decemember, 2008
List-A: Vs Bengal at Kolkata, 20 Feb, 2012
Twenty20: Vs Tripura at Agartala, 17 March, 2013

OVERALL CAREER PERFORMANCE:

BATTING & FIELDING:
First Class: Matches 102, Innings 141 innings, Not Outs 45, Runs 1260, Highest Score 60*, Average 13.12, Fifties 2, catches 22.
List A: Matches 31, Innings 19, Not Outs 10, Total Runs 82, Highest Score 15*, Average 9.11, Catches 2.
Twenty20: Matches 21, Innings 7, Not Out 3, Total Run 27, Highest 19, Average 6.75, Catches 3.

BOWING:
First Class: 100 matches, 166 innings, 21,214 balls, 8,117 runs, 388 wickets, best bowling in an innings 7/27, best bowling in a match 11/49, average 29.92, five wickets in an innings 23 times, 10 wickets in a match 3 times.
List A: 31 matches, 31 innings, 122.1.626 balls, total 1,056 runs, 43 wickets, best bowling 5/26, average 24.55, 4 wickets in a match one, 5 wkts in a match once.
Twenty20: 21 matches, 21 innings, 486 balls, total 522 runs, 20 wickets, best bowling 3/27, average 26.10.

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCES:
2/82, 2, 5: Vs Saurashtra, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-D match, NM Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, 24-27 Feb 2022.
3/27, 0, 1/51, 0/53, 0*: Vs Goa, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-D match, NM Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad, 17-20 Feb 2022.
4/53, 5, 0/21:  Vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy Quarterfinal match, DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack, 20-24 Feb, 2020.
8, 3/53:  Vs Jharkhand, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 12-15 Feb, 2020.
0*, 1/35, 0/34:  Vs Assam, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack, 27-30 Jan, 2020.
4, 4/42, 5*, 0/52:  Vs J&K, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack, 19-21 Jan, 2020.
1/17, 0, 0/37, 6*:  Vs Haryana, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, CBC Stadium, Rohtak, 11-14 Jan, 2020.
1/50, 17*:  Vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, MBB College Stadium, Agartala, 3-6 Jan, 2020.
6/17, 6*, 3/76:  Vs Uttarakhand, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack, 25-28 Dec, 2019.
6/69, 14*, 0/38:  Vs Services, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack, 17-20 Dec, 2019.
3/24, 3*, 2/23:  Vs Chhattisgarh, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, SVNS International Stadium, Raipur, 9-11 Dec, 2019.
28, 2/16, 0, 4/21: Vs Goa, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, Vikash Ground, Bhubaneswar, Jan 7-9, 2019.
7, 0/58, DNB:  Vs Services, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, Palam Airforce Ground, Delhi, Dec 30, 2018-Jan 2, 2019.
3/24, 13, 4/59, DNB: Vs J&K, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, GM Govt Science College Ground, Jammu, Dec 22-25, 2018.
6/20, 4, 5/29, 1:  Vs Team Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, Vikash Cricket Ground, Bhubaneswar, Dec 14-16, 2018.
5/44, 0, 2/54, 4:  Vs Jharkhand, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi, Dec 6-9, 2018.
1/23, 0*, 4/53, DNB:  Vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, DRIEMS Ground, Tangi (Cuttack), Nov 28-Dec 1, 2018.
1/22, 10, 1/24, DNB:  Vs Assam, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, Nov 20-22, 2018.
4*, 6/62, 12, 0/6: Vs Uttar Pradesh, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C match, KIIT Cricket Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Nov 12-15, 2018.
5/85, 0*: Vs Baroda, Ranji Trophy Group-C match, Reliance Cricket Stadium, Vadodara, Nov 17-20, 2017.
0/73, 18*: Vs Tamil Nadu, Ranji Trophy Group-C match, DRIEMS Cricket Ground, Tangi, Cuttack, Nov 9-12, 2017.
4/51, 0, 2/72, 10: Vs Mumbai, Ranji Trophy Group-C match, KIIT Cricket Ground, Bhubaneswar, Nov 1-4, 2017.
1/82, 23, 11*: Vs Andhra, Ranji Trophy Group-C match, ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram, Oct 24-27, 2017.
0/56: Vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy Group-C match, Vikash Cricket Ground, Bhubaneswar, Oct 6-9, 2017.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Adjudged man of the match for his 11-wicket haul in the Ranji Trophy match against Team Rajasthan, held at Vikash Ground, Bhubaneswar, Dec 14-16, 2018.
*     Married Lipsi Mohanty of Balarampur, Kujanga, Jagatsinghpur at Nalco Cummunity Hall in Bhubaneswar on May 31, 2015.
*     Suffered a road accident at Baroda in January, 2008. Injured his right hand. Broke the little finger. But it has not affected his bowling.
*     Received the Saheed Sporting-Maruti Estate Cricketer of the Year Award three times (2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13).
*     On August 7, 2013, he was selected to represent India-A team in three-match unofficial ODI series against New Zealand-A at Vishakhapatnam in September, 2013.
*     Received the Saroj Mahasuara Memorial Young Cricketer Award in Bhubaneswar on September 6, 2009.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 14 June 14, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 17 March, 2022