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Full name Pragyan Prayash Ojha
Born September 5, 1986, Bhubaneshwar
Current age 22 years 74 days
Major teams India,Deccan Chargers,Hyderabad (India),India A,India Red,India Under-19s
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm slow
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
5
3
2
27
16*
27.00
55
49.09
0
0
2
0
4
0
First-class
32
44
14
299
35
9.96
889
33.63
0
0
34
0
13
0
List A
38
23
12
115
20
10.45
0
0
15
0
Twenty20
17
6
4
17
11*
8.50
13
130.76
0
0
0
1
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
5
5
258
173
5
2/28
2/28
34.60
4.02
51.6
0
0
0
First-class
32
7006
3387
126
7/114
26.88
2.90
55.6
5
8
0
List A
38
37
1941
1427
46
5/21
5/21
31.02
4.41
42.1
0
1
0
Twenty20
17
16
318
390
20
3/15
3/15
19.50
7.35
15.9
0
0
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
Bangladesh v India at Karachi, Jun 28, 2008 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
2004/05
Last First-class
Orissa v Hyderabad (India) at Cuttack, Nov 3-6, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
Hyderabad (India) v Tamil Nadu at Secunderabad, Feb 13, 2006 scorecard
Last List A
India Blue v India Green at Cuttack, Oct 25, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Hyderabad (India) v Kerala at Visakhapatnam, Apr 4, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings at Hyderabad (Decc), May 27, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Probably the forerunner among India's upcoming left-arm spinners, Pragyan Ojha has converted the promise he showed at age-group levels to first-class level too. For good measure, he improved markedly in his second season, ending up among the top 10 bowlers by the end of the league stage of the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy, with 29 wickets at 19.89 in six games for Hyderabad. Consistent performances on a twin tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya earned him another shot with India A, against South Africa at home, and he took eight wickets in an innings victory in Delhi.
It wasn't long before Ojha earned his ODI call-up, for the tri-series in Bangladesh and the Asia Cup in Pakistan, in June 2008, after a successful turn-out for the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League. He debuted against Bangladesh and made an impact with three outfield catches and an absolute ripper of a delivery which foxed Raqibul Hasan to claim his maiden wicket. A couple of tidy performances in the Asia Cup followed which helped him win a place in the 16-man squad for the Tests against Sri Lanka.
