Chandan Ray (born August 29, 1998) is an Indian leg

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, who is the current captain of the Indian leg cricket team. He made his international debut in July 2013 against

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. Ray captained the Indian team which lifted the 1st Indo-Nepal T-10 Leg Cricket Series in 2013 and the South Asian Championship, held in

in 2016. He was awarded with the ''Khel Gaurav Award'' in 2016 by LCFI, SSCAF and IROA.

Early life

Ray belongs to the

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. He is pursuing a

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in commerce at Raipur.

Career

He made his debut in the 2nd Senior National T10 championship, held in

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in May 2013. He was made captain for the Indo-Nepal Leg Cricket Series held at

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in 2013. Under his captaincy, India won the 1st Indo-Nepal T-10 Leg Cricket Series in July 2013 and was runners-up at the 1st South Asian Championship at

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in 2016. In January 2017, he played for Odisha Leg Cricket team , which secured 3rd position in the 5th National T10 Leg Cricket Championship, held in

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. In November 2018, under his captaincy, Odisha won the 8th National Leg Cricket Tri- Series Championship, defeating

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by 140 runs.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ray, Chandan 1998 births Living people Indian cricketers

Early life

Career

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