Full Name

Ashok Bhimchandra Dinda

Born

March 25, 1984, Medinipur, Calcutta (now Kolkata)

Age

39y 360d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium fast

Playing Role

Bowler

From the village of Naichanpur, about three hours from Kolkata, Ashok Dinda was spotted early by Atal Dev Burman, a coach, after bowling a few overs in the nets. Dinda, who said he could not afford staying back, was taken in by the coach and soon received a basic contract with Kalighat club and a stint with the Australian Institute of Sport. He made his first-class debut for Bengal in 2005, and impressed many with his consistent pace, generated from an exaggerated leap into his delivery stride.

Despite being a late addition to the Kolkata Knight Riders' squad for the inaugural IPL season in 2008, Dinda took nine wickets in 13 games at an economy rate of 6.66. Subsequently, he earned a spot in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy, which by his own admission, took him by surprise. One year later, he made his T20I debut against Sri Lanka. His ODI debut was in 2010 when he was selected for the ODI and T20 squads for the tour of Zimbabwe after the selectors decided to rest several senior players.

In between his sporadic appearances for the national side, Dinda was signed by Pune Warriors in 2012 from Delhi Daredevils. During England's tour to India later that year, Dinda was called up as cover for the injured Umesh Yadav, but he still yearns for his Test cap. Dinda, who last played for India in 2013, was selected in the 2015 World Cup probables list but did not make the final cut. Dinda switched franchises again when he was bought for INR 50 lakhs (75000 USD) by Rising Pune Supergiants after being released by Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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Ashok Dinda Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
ODIs1313594612122/442/4451.006.1849.5000
T20Is99180245174/194/1914.418.1610.5100
FC11619622997118784208/12312/14228.283.0954.719265
List A9898500043041515/295/2928.505.1633.1230
T20s147144298438221514/134/1325.317.6819.7400

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
ODIs135021164.203658.33001010
T20Is921221922.002491.66001010
FC11615142108455*9.94164765.810214525410
List A985315327338.6040880.1400325250
T20s1473716110225.2314277.460072230
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Ashok Dinda during a West Bengal assembly election campaign
Ashok Dinda celebrates with the match ball
Ashok Dinda conceded 30 runs in the final over - the most expensive of the IPL
Suresh Raina tosses the pink ball to bowler Ashok Dinda
Ashok Dinda celebrates after dismissing Farhaan Behardien
Ashok Dinda is fired up after picking up an early wicket