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| Sport | Cricket |
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| Jurisdiction | Odisha |
| Abbreviation | OCA |
| Founded | 1949[1] |
| Affiliation | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Headquarters | Barabati Stadium |
| Location | Cuttack |
| President | Pranab Prakash Das |
| Secretary | Sanjay Behera[2][3] |
| Coach | Wasim Jaffer |
| Other key staff | 17 |
| Official website | |
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Odisha Cricket Association (abbreviated OCA) is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Odisha state of India and the Odisha cricket team. It was formed in 1949[1] and was made into an independent registered body in 1961.[4] Its headquarters is located in the Cuttack Barabati Stadium Complex.[5] It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The OCA started a state-level Twenty-20 tournament, Odisha Premier League (OPL) in the lines of Indian Premier League in 2011.
OCA manages the famous Barabati Stadium and has got infrastructures and facilities like Odisha cricket academy, newly built Sachin Tendulkar Indoor cricket hall and OCA Club complex and many grounds like DRIEMS cricket stadium, Ravenshaw university ground, SCB medical ground, Nimpur ground, Basundhara (Bidanasi) ground, Sunshine Ground, etc.
- ^ a b History of Odisha Cricket Association. Odisha Cricket Association
- ^ "OCA Election: Ashirbad's son Sanjay Behera elected Secretary". Reporters Today. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Sanjay Behera Elected Odisha Cricket Association Secretary". Odisha Television Ltd. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Mishra, Samiran (6 July 2021). "East Zone Vs Marleybone Cricket Club: Story Of Barabati Stadium's First Ever International Match". Sambad.
- ^ Arihant Experts (4 June 2019). Know Your State Odisha. Arihant Publications India limited. pp. 310–. ISBN 978-93-131-9327-2.