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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Naman Ojha
| image = NAMAN OJHA (15573141203).jpg
| fullname = Naman Vinayakumar Ojha
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|07|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ujjain]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| nickname =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role = [[Wicket-keeper]] batsman
| family =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2010–2015
| country = India
| onetest = true
| testdebutdate = 28 August
| testdebutyear = 2015
| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| testcap = 285
| lasttestdate =
| lasttestyear =
| lasttestagainst =
| oneodi = true
| odidebutdate = 5 June
| odidebutyear = 2010
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| odicap = 186
| odishirt = 30
| T20Idebutdate = 12 June
| T20Idebutyear = 2010
| T20Idebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| T20Icap = 32
| lastT20Idate = 13 June
| lastT20Iyear = 2010
| lastT20Iagainst = Zimbabwe
| club1 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2001-2021}}
| clubnumber1 = 30
| club2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year2 = 2009–2010
| clubnumber2 = 30
| club3 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| year3 = 2011–2013
| clubnumber3 = 30
| club4 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| year4 = 2014–2017
| clubnumber4 = 53
| club5 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| year5 = 2018
| clubnumber5 = 48
| club6 = [[2020-21 Road Safety World Series|India Legends]]
| year6 = 2021
| columns = 4
| hidedeliveries = true
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 1
| matches2 = 1
| matches3 = 2
| matches4 = 146
| runs1 = 56
| runs2 = 1
| runs3 = 12
| runs4 = 9,753
| bat avg1 = 28.00
| bat avg2 = 1.00
| bat avg3 = 6.00
| bat avg4 = 41.67
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| 100s/50s4 = 22/55
| top score1 = 35
| top score2 = 1
| top score3 = 10
| top score4 = 219[[Not out|*]]
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/1
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/1
| catches/stumpings3 = 0/0
| catches/stumpings4 = 417/54
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32102.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 15 February
| year = 2021
}}

'''Naman Vinaykumar Ojha''' (born 20 July 1983) is an Indian former [[cricket]]er. He represented India in International cricket. He made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut for India [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015|against Sri Lanka]] on 28 August 2015.<ref name="Test">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/895777.html |title=India tour of Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), Aug 28-Sep 1, 2015 |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |date=28 August 2015| access-date=28 August 2015}}</ref> He retired from all formats of cricket on 15 February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mp-wicketkeeper-batsman-naman-ojha-retires-from-all-formats-of-the-game-1251830 |title=Naman Ojha retires from all formats of the game |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref>

Naman Ojha was named as the captain of the India A team, which took part in the two unofficial 'Tests' and a four-nation One-day tournament, in Australia in 2016. Ojha had a memorable [https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/2294/india-a-tour-of-australia-2014/matches Australia tour with India A team in 2014] when he had struck a double hundred and a hundred in a four-day match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/naman-ojha-to-lead-india-a-team-in-australia-2875426/|title=Naman Ojha to lead India A team in Australia|date=25 June 2016|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref>

He is a capable top-order batsman and wicketkeeper, Ojha made his first-class debut for [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] in 2000–01.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricket360.com/2192-i-am-amongst-the-top-wicketkeepers-of-india-says-naman-ojha.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513083608/http://www.cricket360.com/2192-i-am-amongst-the-top-wicketkeepers-of-india-says-naman-ojha.html |archive-date=13 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He represented [[Rajasthan Royals]] in the 2009 [[Indian Premier League]] in [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2009/feb/21naman-ojha-to-join-rajasthan-royals.htm|title=Naman Ojha to join Rajasthan Royals|website=rediff.com|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> He opened the batting for the [[Rajasthan Royals]] and played some important innings. He scored two half centuries and hit 11 sixes in the tournament. He also plays for Indore in Madhya Pradesh T20 League.

In July 2014, when playing for India A in an unofficial test, Naman scored an unbeaten 219 that included 29 boundaries and 8 sixes at [[Brisbane]].
In June 2016, in his next tour to Australia representing India A, Naman was handed over the responsibility of the skipper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1029519.html |title=Naman Ojha to lead India A in Australia |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |date=25 June 2016| access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref>

== Domestic career ==
Ojha made his first-class debut for [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] in 2000/01. He has tasted success in the limited-overs format and in the 2008/09 [[Challenger Trophy]] scored 96 for [[India Green]].

Rajasthan Royals came calling during the second season of the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) and in his second game smashed a half-century.

In November 2013, Ojha hit the tenth century of his first-class career in Madhya Pradesh's first innings against [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]. This was Ojha's first fifty-plus score in 13 innings.

The last time he had hit a fifty-plus score in first-class cricket was also against [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] in the last season when he was stumped on 99.

In March 2014, Ojha scored 94 nearly guided Madhya Pradesh to victory, but tight bowling from [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] resulted in MP falling eight runs short.

Ojha scored unbeaten 65 guided [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]] to a win in a tricky chase against [[East Zone cricket team|East Zone]] in the quarterfinals of the [[Deodhar Trophy]].

In 2014 IPL auctions, he was signed by [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] for a fee of 83 lakhs Indian rupees. Sunrisers Hyderabad had been searching for an Indian batsman to support their big-name top order and he had 79 off 36.

[[Sandeep Sharma]]'s medium pace enabled him to drive Sunrisers Hyderabad past the 200-mark. The 26 runs that came in the 19th over meant Sandeep's 1 for 65 became the joint second-worst figures in IPL.

In his 100th first-class match Ojha scored hundred in both innings while playing for India A against Australia A at [[Allan Border Field]], [[Brisbane]], in July 2014. He scored a double century in the first innings and added 122 runs with Nos. 10 and 11, whose combined contributions to those two partnerships was 11 runs, before India A declared on 9 for 475. Naman's unbeaten 219 came off 250 balls, with 29 fours and eight sixes. After reaching his 100, he scored 119 runs in 114 balls.

In January 2018, he was bought by the [[Delhi Daredevils]] in the [[List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2018 IPL auction]].<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |access-date=27 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

== International career ==
Ojha's senior debut came when he was included as a back-up wicket-keeper in the T20I side for [[Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2010|India's 2010 tour of Zimbabwe]] and an [[Tri-nation series in Zimbabwe in 2010|ODI Tri-series]] on the same tour, when the selectors decided to rest several senior players including wicket-keeper [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Raina to lead India in Zimbabwe|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/459056.html|access-date=4 September 2015|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=9 May 2015}}</ref> His Test debut came at the age of 32, in August 2015, in the third Test of [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015|India's tour of Sri Lanka]], after wicket-keeper [[Wriddhiman Saha]] had to sit out due to a hamstring injury. Ojha finished the Test with 56 runs, four catches and one stumping.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ugra|first1=Sharda|title=Ojha's time to 'relax' before Test debut|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/913945.html|access-date=4 September 2015|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=26 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ugra|first1=Sharda|title=The Ashwin show, and Ishant's second wind|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/916785.html|access-date=4 September 2015|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=2 September 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=32102}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140913032303/http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/India/Naman-Ojha/3644.html Naman Ojha]'s profile page on Wisden
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/zim-tri2010/content/story/459056.html Raina to lead India in Zimbabwe]

{{Madhya Pradesh Squad}}
{{Delhi Daredevils squad}}

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->Dawnseeker2000: /* top */date format audit, minor formatting, typo(s) fixed: 2000-01 → 2000–01