Ranjib Biswal

Ranjib Biswal
Ranjib Biswal
	Ranjib Biswal in Bhubaneswar
Member of Parliament; Rajya Sabha
	In office; 3 April 2014 – 2 April 2020
Preceded by	Ramachandra Khuntia
Succeeded by	Sujeet Kumar
Constituency	Odisha
Personal details
Born	Ranjib Biswal; 21 September 1970 (age 53); Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Anita Mohanty
Education	St. Stephens College, New Delhi, ; Stewart School, Cuttack
Occupation	Cricketer, Politician, Administrator
Known for	Former Manager, Indian Cricket Team. Former Chairman, IPL. Former President, Odisha Cricket Association

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Ranjib Biswal (born 21 September 1970) is a former Indian cricketer and the former Chairman of Indian Premier League. He played domestic cricket for the Odisha and represented India in Under-19 cricket, Captaining the side against Pakistan in four test matches played in India.

After retiring from domestic cricket in 1997, Biswal has become an administrator and was made a member of the selection committee (representing East Zone) in 2005^[1] under Kiran More. In 2006, when the committee was re-formed under Dilip Vengsarkar, Ranjib Biswal was retained for an additional term in 2006.^[2]

In 2006, Shri Ranjib Biswal was entrusted with the additional responsibility of Manager with D Dongoankar for the IND tour of WI - 2006.^[3] He was also held the position of Chairman National Cricket Academy (NCA)^[4] and President of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA). He was the member and Team Manager of the 2011 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy winning, Indian Cricket Team. Later in September 2013, Shri Ranjib Biswal elevated as the Chairman of IPL and he held the post till April 2015. In January 2017, he stepped down from the post of OCA President.

In 3 April 2014 to 2 April 2020, Shri Ranjib Biswal (Congress) elected as Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha. He chaired various Parliamentary Committee during his tenure.

Personal life[edit]

Ranjib Biswal is the son of the Odisha politician - the late Basant Kumar Biswal, Ex-Deputy CM, Odisha.

His elder brother Shri Chiranjib Biswal also a former Congress MLA from Jagatsinghpur constituency.

Ranjib Biswal is married to Anita Mohanty, a NRI from Manchester, United Kingdom

Political Positions Held[edit]

Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Odisha
Member of Standing Committee on Coal and Steel.
Former Member of Consultative Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Member of Telecom Authority Committee, Bhubaneswar Circle.
Member of parliament for 11th and 12th Lok Sabha
Member of standing committee for Science & Technology, Environment & Forest
Member of consultative committee for Coal
Member of Speaker's delegation to Russia
Member to represent India at international Parliamentarian Union in Brussels as a member of Parliament
Member of TAC & ZRUC
Visited USA under USAI programme as a parliament member from India
Treasurer of Indian Youth Congress
General Secretary of Indian Youth Congress
President of Orissa Pradesh Youth Congress
AICC Member

Sports Position Held[edit]

President, Orissa Cricket Association
Chairman, Indian Premier League
Member, Indian Premier League Governing Council
Manager, Indian Cricket Team, CWC 2011 and CT 2013
Member, Finance, Marketing and Corporate Cricket, BCCI
Member, Technical Committee, BCCI
Senior Selector, Indian Cricket Team, BCCI
National Selector, National Cricket Academy, BCCI
Captain, Under -19 Indian Cricket Team, for Tour to Pakistan, Asia Cup, Australia and New-Zealand.
Captain, Orissa Ranji Trophy
Played Duleep and Deodhar Trophy for East Zone
Played WILLS trophy for Board President XI & WILLS XI

Other Position Held[edit]

Former Managing Editor of a leading Oriya Daily Newspaper named "The Samaya" and "Samaya Saptahik" in Orissa
Worked as an Executive with SAIL

Education[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Cricinfo Website - Player Page

[1] The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport

[2] Cricinfo - Vengsarkar is new chairman of selectors

[3] Cricinfo - Biswal, Dongaonkar appointed managers for Windies tour

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