Ashok Dinda

Ashok Dinda (born 25 March 1984) is a former Indian cricketer and politician from West Bengal. He is a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Moyna Assembly constituency. He played cricket for Bengal and Goa in the Ranji Trophy and for many Indian Premier League sides. He retired from all forms of cricket on 2 February 2021. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2010 Asia Cup.

Ashok Dinda

Personal information
Full name	Ashok Bhimchandra Dinda
Born	(1984-03-25) 25 March 1984 (age 41) Moyna, West Bengal, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India (2009–2013)
ODI debut (cap 182)	28 May 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	11 January 2013 v England
ODI shirt no.	2
T20I debut (cap 24)	9 December 2009 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	27 December 2012 v pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005–2019	Bengal
2008–2010	Kolkata Knight Riders
2011	Delhi Daredevils
2012–2013	Pune Warriors India (squad no. 2)
2014–2015	Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 2)
2016–2017	Rising Pune Supergiant (squad no. 11)
2020–2021	Goa
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 13 12 116 98 Runs scored 21 22 42 327 Batting average 4.20 22.00 9.94 8.60 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 Top score 16 19 55* 33 Balls bowled 594 180 22997 5000 Wickets 12 17 420 151 Bowling average 51.00 14.41 28.28 28.5 5 wickets in innings 0 0 26 3 10 wickets in match 0 0 5 0 Best bowling 2/44 4/19 8/123 5/29 Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 41/– 25/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  India ACC Asia Cup Winner 2010 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 March 2019
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 May 2021[1]
Preceded by	Sangram Kumar Dolai
Constituency	Moyna, Purba Medinipur
Personal details
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party

Early and domestic career

In the 2012 Indian Premier League, Dinda joined the Pune Warriors India franchise.

He was the leading wicket-taker for Bengal in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 35 dismissals in eight matches.^[2] In July 2018, Dinda was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.^[3] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Bengal in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 28 dismissals in eight matches.^[4] On 24 December 2019, Ashok Dinda was axed from the squad due to 'disciplinary reasons' ahead of Bengal's Elite Group A game versus Andhra.^[5] On 10 November 2020, Dinda confirmed that his career with Bengal was over. On 15 December 2020, he decided to play for Goa for the 2020–21 season.^[6]

International career

Dinda made his T20 international Debut for India on 9 December 2009 against Sri Lanka at Nagpur. He took the wicket of Sanath Jayasuriya. Dinda ended up with figures of 1/34 in 3 overs. While batting, he scored 19 runs off 20 deliveries before being bowled by Tillakaratne Dilshan.

Dinda made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in June 2010. He bowled 7.2 overs and took 0/49. He was picked for the 2010 Asia Cup squad in Sri Lanka. However, Dinda played only one game in that tournament, a group stage match against Sri Lanka, in which he ended up with figures of 0 for 39 in 5 overs.

Political career

Dinda won as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party^[7] from Moyna Assembly constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.^[8] He polled 108,109 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Sangram Kumar Dolai of the Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 1260 votes.