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Pragyan Ojha struck twice in the second session to help India take the upper-hand after England batted resolutely in reply to India's first innings total of 327 on the second afternoon of the second Test on Saturday.
India's left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha credited the Indian Premier League for his match-winning performance in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 against Bangladesh in Nottingham, on Saturday.
Former India players Pragyan Ojha and Ashok Dinda were on Saturday involved in an ugly feud ahead of Bengal's Ranji Trophy group league encounter against Tamil Nadu in Rajkot and both nearly came to exchanging blows during the training session. Both players are important in Bengal's scheme of things and the team management, which includes skipper Manoj Tiwary, coach Sairaj Bahutule and manager Sameer Dasgupta, spoke to them and conveyed that this behaviour was unexpected.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha was taken to hospital for precautionary tests but escaped a serious injury after being hit on the head during the Duleep Trophy match between India Blue and India Green at Greater Noida on Wednesday. The incident happened in the 63rd over of India Blue's second innings as Ojha, while fielding for India Green at mid-on, was dealt a blow on the left side of his head after the ball bounced viciously in front of him, forcing him to take evasive action.
Captain Manoj Tiwary (83) and Naman Ojha (82 batting) hit aggressive half centuries to rescue India A from initial wobble and take them to a comfortable 304 for six on the opening day of the first four-day match against Australia A.
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has set his sights on Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha saying that he could be the key to India's bowling attack in the upcoming Test series.
Back in the mix after one and half years, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha justified the selector's faith by rocking Australia A top-order with three quick wickets as the visitors reached 185 for four against India A at stumps on the second day of the first unofficial cricket Test in Chennai.
'He fears that the youth tide has gone against him and he will be swept away in the next assembly election in the state.'
Pragyan Ojha claimed six wickets to earn Hyderabad first innings points in the Ranji Trophy Elite league match against Maharashtra, in Karad on Sunday.
Naman Ojha's masterclass 80, his third IPL fifty, helped Rajasthan Royals to a formidable total (177 for eight) and their eventual triumph against Chennai Super Kings at Motera on Sunday.
Naman Ojha was unfortunate to have missed a century by only a run as Madhya Pradesh recovered from a poor start to post 322 for five in their Ranji Trophy match against Bengal in Indore on Saturday.
Both are 26 years of age. They have nothing in common when it comes to their bowling styles, one being an off-spinner and the other a left arm leg-spinner. However, both bowling in tandem have, in the last year, fetched Team India rich dividends.
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Madhya Pradesh rode on opener Naman Ojha's unbeaten century as the visitors finished at 200 for one in their second innings and take an overall lead of 77 runs against Rajasthan at the end of third day's play.
Naman Ojha, wicketkeeper-batsman of Madhya Pradesh, has been contracted to play for Rajasthan Royals in the second season of Indian Premier League (IPL). Ojha, the first player from Madhya Pradesh to join the cash-rich event, has signed a one-year contract with the champions for the second season of the Twenty20 league tournament, which begins on April 10.
Captain Mohammad Kaif (73) and wicketkeeper Naman Ojha (85) struck half-centuries as Central Zone recovered from a top order collapse to trail South Zone by just three runs on the second day of the Duleep Trophy match at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Friday. At draw of stumps, Central were 326 for 9 in reply to South's 329 all out.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha is keen to capitalise on a second bite of the cherry after landing a surprise call-up to an India squad he was originally omitted from for the ongoing tour of England.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha on Saturday became the sixth player to be transferred during the IPL trading window, moving from Deccan Chargers to Mumbai Indians.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha took a wicket in the final over of the day to help India regain advantage against West Indies on day two of the first cricket Test at Ferozshah Kotla on Monday.
Mumbai made it to their first Ranji Trophy final in three seasons even though they were denied an outright victory after fighting centuries from Madhya Pradesh wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha and Harpreet Singh on Day5 of the semi-final in Cuttack, on Wednesday.
A banner came up outside Purey Alpi Tiwari hamlet in Sarmeny village under Jamo block on Monday warning to boycott the coming elections with the locals raising slogans.
After coming a cropper in the first two matches, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha rediscovered some of his lost touch on the opening day of third Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday and he attributed it to the bounce and turn that the wicket was offering.
Forced to toil on a lifeless track in the second Test, India spinner Pragyan Ojha on Tuesday said even the Sri Lankan bowlers will struggle to contain a strong Indian batting line-up.
Highlights on the second day of the second and final cricket Test between India and New Zealand in Bangalore on Saturday.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha says he will be "under pressure" to perform if he makes the playing eleven in the decisive third Test against Sri Lanka, starting Friday, after the freak injury to Wriddhiman Saha opened the door for him after a "long wait".
An unbeaten double century by Naman Ojha put India 'A' in a command against Australia 'A' on Day 2 of their four-day match in Brisbane, on Monday.
Former spinner Pragyan Ojha feels the current lot of young Indian batters must learn to pace their innings while the team remains on experimentation mode ahead of the ODI World Cup at home.
Pacer Mohammad Shami, who is recuperating after shoulder surgery, and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, back with a re-modelled action, are among 30 players named by the Board of Control for Cricket in India's senior selection committee for a preparatory camp ahead of the South African team's upcoming tour of India.
Pragyan Ojha has not yet given up. He might have fallen in the pecking order behind Ravindra Jadeja as the third specialist spinner with remote chances of playing a Test series overseas but the Odisha-born Hyderbad left-arm spinner is not ready to throw in the towel yet.
Australians love playing mind-games but the Indian cricket team will be ready for them in the upcoming Test series, said left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha.
The Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha was rushed to a hospital on Thursday morning after being hit on the neck during the team's net session at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo.
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Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha was approached by Sourav Ganguly to turn out for Bengal in the upcoming domestic season. The offer that was so exciting that the India discard had to seek an emotional move from Hyderabad.
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Naman Ojha and Ambati Rayudu hit unbeaten centuries each to rescue India A to 285 for five in their second innings on the fourth and final day as the unofficial Test match against Australia A ended in a draw at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.
Young left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has said that he and Ravichandran Ashwin can together take forward the legacy of great Indian spinners of the past as they are bowling well in tandem.
Tamil Nadu opener Murali Vijay and Hyderabad all-rounder Pragyan Ojha were on Monday released from the Indian Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka and will return to their respective states for the Ranji Trophy matches from Tuesday.
In his quest to be in the reckoning for selection in India's senior team, wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha said he is trying to raise the bar by performing well in every tournament.
At stumps, India were comfortably placed at 157 for 2, after bundling out the West Indies for a meagre 182 by tea, riding on left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha's five-wicket haul.
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