Ashok Dinda
Full name Ashok Bhimchandra
Dinda
Born March 25, 1984, Medinipur,
Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Major teams India, Bengal,
East Zone, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting style Right-hand
bat Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast |
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Hailing from the village
of Naichanpur, about three hours from Kolkata, Ashok Dinda was spotted
by a coach in Kolkata after bowling a few overs in the nets. The coach,
Atal Dev Burman, asked him to stay back and hone his talents. After a stint
with Kalighat club and the Australian Institute of Sport, Dinda made his
first-class debut for Bengal in the 2005-06 season. He was a regular member
of the side that reached the final of the Ranji Trophy the next season,
although his performance with the ball wasn't that impressive, with 16
wickets in eight matches at 54.56. He was a late addition to the Kolkata
Knight Riders' squad for the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League
in 2008, and shone in the league opener in Bangalore. In September he was
awarded a place in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy - a match
meant to include Test probables for the Australia series, the following
month. His first India call-up was for the Twenty20s against Sri Lanka
in 2009 and his maiden international wicket was that of Sanath Jayasuriya.
Ashok Dinda's talent
was spotted by a coach in Kolkata after bowling a few overs in the nets.
The coach, Atal Dev Burman, asked him to stay back and hone his talents.
After a stint with Kalighat club and the Australian Institute of Sport,
he made his first-class debut for Bengal in the 2005-06 season. He was
a regular member of the side that reached the final of the Ranji Trophy
the next season, although his performance with the ball wasn't that impressive,
with 16 wickets in eight matches at 54.56. He was a late addition to the
Kolkata Knight Riders' squad for the inaugural season of the Indian Premier
League in 2008, and shone in the league opener in Bangalore. In September
he was awarded a place in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy
- a match meant to include Test probables for the Australia series, the
following month. |
Ashok Dinda was named in
the Israel bound India A Squad which will play three limited overs match
against the Israel, players made the side on the basis of his impressive
performance in the Indian Premier League.
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