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Pragyan Ojha was born on 5 September, 1986 in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India, is a Former Indian cricketer. Discover Pragyan Ojha's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 37 years old?

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Age 37 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 5 September 1986
Birthday 5 September
Birthplace Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
Nationality India

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Pragyan Ojha Height, Weight & Measurements

At 37 years old, Pragyan Ojha height is 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) .

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Pragyan Ojha Net Worth

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1980

He is the player who got out as the historical 800th Test Wicket of Muttiah Muralitharan.

Ojha's earliest pursuit in cricket was at the age of 10, when he went to the Saheed Sporting Club for a summer camp in Bhubaneswar under Sasang S Das, while studying at D.A.V. Public School, Chandrasekharpur.

He started playing for the Saheed Sporting Club in the junior tournaments for the club and city.

Four years later, he moved to Hyderabad to pursue studies and chose cricket as his profession under the guidance of his coach T. Vijay Paul.

Ojha became the 800th and final Test victim of Muttiah Muralitharan, the highest wicket-taker in Test history.

1986

Pragyan Ojha (born 5 September 1986) is an Indian former cricketer, who represented India.

He played as an attacking slow left arm orthodox bowler and left-handed tail-ender batsman for Hyderabad.

He is one of the very few players who have taken more wickets than the runs they have scored in Test cricket.

2004

Ojha made his debut in first class cricket in 2004/05 and represented India at the under-19 level as well.

2006

He finished the 2006–07 Ranji Trophy season with 29 wickets with an impressive average of 19.89 in just 6 games.

The left arm spinner is known for his ability to flight the ball.

2008

His high success in the first couple of seasons in domestic cricket and the IPL ensured his selection in the 15-man Indian squad for the Bangladesh tour and Asia Cup in 2008.

He played his first One Day International match against Bangladesh on 28 June 2008 in Karachi and ended up with figures of 2/43.

In a 2008 interview, Ojha said that Venkatapathy Raju, who was also a left-arm spinner, inspired him to play for India.

He played 48 international matches - 24 Tests, 18 ODIs and 6 T20Is - from 2008 to 2013.

2009

On 24 November 2009, Ojha made his Test debut in the Second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur, replacing Amit Mishra and gaining figures of 2/37 off 23 overs and 2/36 off of 15.3 overs in India's 100th Test win.

He then took five wickets in the Third Test in another innings win for India, taking nine wickets at 28.66 in two Tests.

In his T20 debut against Bangladesh on 6 June 2009, he took 4/21 in four overs.

He was awarded Man of the Match for his outstanding and match-winning performance.

His first wicket in the match was his first T20 wicket he picked up.

He has performed exceedingly well in the six editions of IPL, earning him the praise of his captain Adam Gilchrist and Sachin Tendulkar.

He was all the more successful in the second season, which ensured his selection in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England.

IPL 3 he was awarded the Purple Cap for picking up the most wickets in the tournament.

He has been part of 3 IPL winning teams (1 for Deccan Chargers & 2 for Mumbai Indians) & 1 champions League for Mumbai Indians.

2010

On 16 May 2010 he married Karabee Baral, daughter of Kailash Chandra Baral and Chanchala Naik both professors at English and Foreign Languages University.

2011

In August, 2011 he signed to play for Surrey for the final few weeks of the 2011 season.[2] His 24 wickets in 4 games helped Surrey to promotion to Division One of the LV County Championship.

In November, during the First Test of the West Indies Tour of India he staged a marvelous comeback taking 6 wickets for 72 runs in the first innings.

2013

In his last game for India, a Test against West Indies in 2013, which was Sachin Tendulkar's farewell match, he finished with match figures of 10 for 89 and was named the Man of the Match.

Pragyan was born in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

He moved to Hyderabad at the age of 14 and since then he has been residing there with his family.

His parents are Maheswar Ojha (retired State Govt. Officer) and Bidulata Ojha (M.A in literature).

2014

In December, 2014 Ojha was barred from bowling in competitive cricket after his action was found to be illegal.

2015

Ojha represented Hyderabad Cricket Association in domestic cricket from 2004 till 2015, then played for Cricket Association of Bengal as a guest player for couple of seasons (2015/16-2016/17).

He has previously played for Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

Later on 30 January 2015 Ojha cleared the test and was allowed to resume his bowling.

2018

Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he transferred from Hyderabad to Bihar.

2020

On 21 February 2020, he has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.