Full Name: Pragyan Ojha
Nickname: Ojhi, Prag you
Date of Birth: September five, 1986
Age (as of 2025): 38 years
Place of Birth: Khurda, Odisha, India
Nationality: Indian
Religion: Hinduism
Profession: Former Cricketer, Spin Bowler, Coach, Cricket Analyst
Batting Style: Left-Handed Batsman
Bowling Style: Slow Left-Arm Orthodox (Specialist Spinner)
Role in Team: Bowler
Domestic Teams: Hyderabad, Bengal, Deccan Chargers (IPL), Mumbai Indians (IPL), India Blue, India Green
Net Worth (as of 2025): Approx. ₹20 Crore – ₹25 Crore INR
Early Life and Background
Pragyan Ojha wasborn on September 5, 1986, in Khurda district, Odisha, into a center-beauty-owning family. His father worked inside the personal vicinity, and his circle of relatives later moved to Hyderabad, in which Pragyan spent most of his childhood.
He studied at the Fowler Road School (Hyderabad) and later joined Guru Nanak Public School, in which he commenced his formal cricket schooling.
From a greater youthful age, he showed super knowledge in spin bowling. His left-arm orthodox spin stimulated nearby coaches, who advocated him to take cricket substantially. His preference to pursue cricket modified his life all the time, and Hyderabad has quickly come to be his domestic floor in expert cricket.
Domestic Career – Rise with Hyderabad
Pragyan Ojha made his domestic debut for Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy at a totally extra young age.
His strengths were:
- Accuracy
- Sharp flip
- Ability to bowl prolonged spells
- Natural flight and float
- Breaking essential partnerships
Very rapid, Ojha has grown to be one of the pinnacle spinners in domestic cricket.
He took one hundred+ wickets in the Ranji Trophy internal in some seasons, making him one of the youngest stars of Indian spin bowling.
International Career
ODI Debut (2008)
Pragyan Ojha made his ODI debut in opposition to Bangladesh on June 28, 2008.
He right away stimulated together alongside and collectively with his control and version.
T20 Debut
He made his T20 International debut on June 6, 2009, within the course of the ICC World T20 tournament.
He greatly surprised the international cricketing community by taking 4 wickets for 21 runs closer to Bangladesh, prevailing in the Man of the Match award.
This not unusual, normal performance made him India’s most promising young left-arm spinner.
Test Debut (2009)
On November 24, 2009, Pragyan Ojha made his Test debut in opposition to Sri Lanka.
He rapidly propelled a deadly proper spin partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin.
Together, Ashwin and Ojha ruled spin bowling for India from 2011 to 2013.
Peak Years (2010–2013)
Pragyan Ojha’s golden section turned out to be between 2011 and 2013, wherein he became India’s No. 1 Test spinner.
Man of the Match – Sachin Tendulkar’s hundredth Test (2013)
Ojha delivered one of his remarkable performances within the historic Wankhede Test, Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell in shape.
He took 10 wickets within the healthy (five/40 & five/49).
👉 Winning Man of the Match in Sachin’s final Test—a reminiscence etched all of the time in Indian cricket facts.
Playing Style
Pragyan Ojha turned out to be regarded for:
- Classic left-arm orthodox spin
- Beautiful flight and loop
- Deadly accuracy
- Ability to take wickets on gradual pitches
- Consistency in extended spells
He wasn’t a flashy spinner; as a possibility, he depended on conventional, natural spin. His go-with-the-flow attitude in the air and capability to deceive batsmen with flight made him very unstable in Test cricket.
IPL Career
Ojha has had one of the most fulfilling IPL careers as a spinner.
Deccan Chargers (2008–2011)
- Won the Purple Cap (Most wickets) in IPL 2010
- Played a key position in Deccan Chargers’ IPL 2009 championship victory
- Became one of the maximum reliable T20 bowlers
Mumbai Indians (2012–2015)
Under Rohit Sharma’s management, Ojha took crucial wickets and contributed to:
- IPL 2013 win
- Champions League 2013 win
Ojha disregarded top batsmen like Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, and Shane Watson eventually at his IPL pinnacle.
