Ritwik Behera

Ritwik Rasananda Behera (born November 10, 2003) is an American cricketer who plays as an allrounder for the United States national cricket team.

Career

Behera was born and raised in Maryland, United States with an Indian immigrant family from the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Ritwik attended William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary School, Roberto Clemente Middle School, and Poolesville High School in Montgomery County, Maryland before going on to study computer science at the University of Maryland.

Behera started playing cricket aged 12, coached by former India under-19 international Sunny Sohal. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on December 22, 2021, for the United States against Ireland.

References

1. Behera (title)
2. Yasir Mohammad
3. List of United States Twenty20 International cricketers
4. United States national cricket team
5. Baltimore Royals
6. 2023 International League T20
7. Irish cricket team in the United States in 2021–22
8. Odia diaspora
9. 2022 Minor League Cricket season
10. 2023 Minor League Cricket season
11. 2021 Minor League Cricket season
12. List of Padma Shri award recipients (2020–2029)
13. Pravakar Maharana
14. Padma Shri
15. Madhavi Mudgal
16. Prafulla Kar
17. Sudarsan Pattnaik
18. Independence Day (India)
19. Kelucharan Mohapatra
20. Manoranjan Das