Rashmi Ranjan Parida (born 7 July 1977) is an Indian

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er, who plays for

Vidarbha Vidarbha (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the east of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a Proposed states and union territories of India#Maharashtra, proposed state of central India, comprising th ...

in Indian Domestic Cricket.He has played 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 ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

and

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

. He is primarily a right-handed

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. He made his debut for Odisha in 1994 and played for them till 2008. He then turned professional and played for Assam a year. He then played for Rajasthan and played a crucial role in their promotion from plate group and in winning

2010–11 Ranji Trophy The 2010–11 Ranji Trophy season is the 77th Ranji trophy season. It is being contested through two leagues: Super and Plate. Each division is divided into 2 groups – A and B, each team plays all the other teams from its group only once ...

. In

2013–14 Ranji Trophy The 2013–14 Ranji Trophy was the 80th season of the Ranji Trophy. It included the final match of Sachin Tendulkar's domestic career. The competition was won by Karnataka, who defeated Maharashtra in the final. Points system * Basic ** Wi ...

he decided to play for Vidarbha.

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* 1977 births Vidarbha cricketers Odisha cricketers Rajasthan cricketers Assam cricketers East Zone cricketers Himachal Pradesh cricketers Indian cricketers Living people Indian cricket coaches Sportspeople from Bhubaneswar Cricketers from Odisha {{India-cricket-bio-1970s-stub