Pranab Prakash Das resigns as OCA chief
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar|December 30, 2024
FORMER BJD organisational secretary Pranab Prakash Das has resigned as the president of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA).
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Announcing this, OCA secretary Sanjay Behera said Das stepped down from the post citing personal reasons. Behera said he requested him to continue in the post but Das declined.

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