Biplab Samantray (born 14 December 1988) is an Indian

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er. He is a right-handed bowler and middle order batsman. In first class cricket, he plays for

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. He played and captained Katak Barabati Tigers in

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in the inaugural edition and got the Man of the series award. He has played for the

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in the

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. He has already led Odisha to a memorable win against Assam in the third round of the 2015 season. He was also a part of the East zone team which won its first ever Duleep trophy in 2011–2012. In November 2018, he scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket, batting for Odisha against

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in the

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