Pragyan Ojha is a left handed batsman and left arm slow bowler who plays for the Indian cricket team. He has also played for India Under-19s, India Red, India A, Hyderabad (India) and Deccan Chargers.

Ojha’s debut in One day Internationals was on 28th June 2008 at Karachi against Bangladesh. In this match, he bowled 10 overs, none of which were maidens, conceded 43 runs and took 2 wickets. He also took 3 catches but did not get an opportunity to bat. India won this match by 7 wickets with 40 deliveries to spare.

Ojha played his first Twenty20 match on 4th April 2007 at Visakhapatnam, which was contested between Hyderabad and Kerala. He did not get a chance to bat, but bowled 4 overs, none of which were maidens, conceded 33 runs and took 3 wickets. Kerala won this match by 5 wickets with 3 deliveries to spare.

Career Highlights

Ojha has played in 5 One day Internationals in which he has bowled 258 deliveries and has conceded 173 runs while taking 5 wickets. His bowling average was 34.60 and economy rate 4.02. He has scored 27 runs at a batting average of 27 and strike rate of 49.09. His highest score has been 16 and he has taken 4 catches. He has participated in 17 Twenty20 matches in which he has bowled 318 deliveries and has conceded 390 runs while taking 20 wickets at a bowling average of 19.50 and economy rate 7.35. He was able to score 17 runs at a batting average of 8.50 and strike rate of 130.76.