Pravanjan Madhabnanda Mullick (born 12 September 1976 in

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

), is an Indian first class

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for

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

. A right-handed

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, he captained the side, and has made over 5,000 runs at an average of above 50. He has twice scored a hundred in each

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of a match, the only Odisha player to have done so. Mullick was a professional for the

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club Fox Lodge, who are currently in the North West senior one league. He also has played in the

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. He retired from first-class cricket a few seasons back, but still plays for the Katak Tigers in the

Odisha Premier League Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is an States and union territories of India, Indian state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territ ...

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