Not to be confused with Chandan Ray (cricketer, born 2001).
Chandan Ray
Birth dateAugust 29, 1998 (age 28)
Birth placeAttabira, Odisha, India
Known forLeg Cricket

Chandan Ray (born August 29, 1998) is an Indian leg cricketer,[1][2][3] who is the former captain of the Indian leg cricket team.[4][5] He made his international debut in July 2013 against Nepal. Ray captained the Indian team which lifted the 1st Indo-Nepal T-10 Leg Cricket Series in 2013 and the South Asian Championship, held in Nepal in 2016.[6] He was awarded the Khel Gaurav Award in 2016 by LCFI, SSCAF and IROA.[7][8]

Early life

Ray belongs to the Bargarh district of Odisha.[9]

Career

He made his debut in the 2nd Senior National T10 championship, held in Ambala, Haryana in May 2013.[9] He was made captain for the Indo-Nepal Leg Cricket Series held at Kathmandu in 2013.[5] Under his captaincy, India won the 1st Indo-Nepal T-10 Leg Cricket Series in July 2013 and was runners-up at the 1st South Asian Championship at Kathmandu, Nepal in 2016.[9] In January 2017, he played for Odisha Leg Cricket team , which secured 3rd position in the 5th National T10 Leg Cricket Championship, held in New Delhi.[10] In November 2018, under his captaincy, Odisha won the 8th National Leg Cricket Tri- Series Championship, defeating Telangana by 140 runs.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Narayanan, Jayashree (July 20, 2016). "'Every game has its challenges'". Deccan Herald
  2. ^ Biswas, Sudipta (June 12, 2016). "Leg Cricketer Chandan urges Government for sponsorship". Sportzwiki.
  3. ^ "Odisha's Chandan Ray is India U-19 Leg Cricket team captain". Incredibleorissa. May 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Chandan to lead State leg Cricket team". Daily Pioneer. May 18, 2016.
  5. ^ Panda, Namita (May 12, 2016). "Bargarh boy strives to promote new sport". Telegraph India
  6. ^ Engineer, Rayomand (January 6, 2018). "Is It Cricket? Is It Football? Well, It Is Both! Try Your Hand at This Unusual Sport". Thebetterindia.com.
  7. ^ Mather, Nazrin (January 24, 2018). "'Is it football or cricket?': Captain of India's Leg Cricket team decodes the sport". Thebridge.in.
  8. ^ "Leg cricket needs encouragement from various sports bodies and recognition from Sports Ministry: Chandan Ray". IndianSportsNews.com. September 23, 2016.
  9. ^ harpreet, Lamba Kaur (January 6, 2018). "Football or cricket? Leg cricket tries to find its feet in India". Asian Age
  10. ^ "Odisha finish 3rd in National Leg Cricket". SportsLogon. May 24, 2016.
  11. ^ "Odisha win National Leg Cricket Tri- Series". Sportslogon. November 21, 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.