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The former Indian seamer, Debasis Mohanty, has been appointed as the new coach of Orissa after Michael Bevan of Australia stepped down from the role citing "family problems".
The secretary of Orissa Cricket Association (OCA), Asirbad Behera, told the media reporters that Bevan wanted the association to let him go home for 15 days due to some family problems but the association was not in a position
to spare the coach in the midst of the domestic season.
"He [Michael Bevan] had some family problem and wanted to fly home for 15 days,” OCA secretary Asirbad Behera told the reporters on Tuesday. “We cannot have somebody as a stop-gap coach so had to part ways," he
added further.
Michael Bevan, the former middle-order batsman Australia, was in January named as the coach of the Orissa team for the 2011-12 season of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy. The Australian started his term with Orissa when the side toured
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 before the commencement of India’s 2011-12 domestic season. He then led the side through a disappointing
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Syed-Mushtaq-Ali-c92341 Trophy campaign, where Orissa could win just one game.
Following the poor Syed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushtaq-Ali-c78101 Trophy campaign, Bevan requested the Orissa Cricket Association to let him go home for 15 days, citing family problems and this was the time when the OCA management decided to terminate Bevan’s
contract.
After terminating Bevan’s contract, the Orissa Cricket Association appointed Mohanty as the new coach. The OCA secretary told the media reporters that Mohanty has already started training the side.
"Mohanty has already joined the side. He is the best available option," Behera said. "He was the obvious choice. He has been given a contract for the whole season," he added further.
Behera further said that the former pacer has been associated with Orissa cricketers and knows all of them which would help him while coaching the side.
Mohanty, a former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 fast bowler who played 2 Tests and 45 One Day International during his 4-year-long International career, holds a level one coaching license.
The right-arm medium pacer debuted for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Orissa-c828 in 1996-97 season and played 117 first class and 129 List A matches for the side, picking up 417 and 160 wickets in each format. He also captained the side last season after Shiv
Sunder Das was dropped from the squad.
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