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{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1976)}}
{{distinguish|text=Indian computational biologist, bioinformatician and Scientist [[Debasisa Mohanty]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Debasish Mohanty
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| fullname = Debasish Sarbeswar Mohanty
| birth_date = {{birth date and age text|20 July 1976}}
| birth_place = [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nickname =
| height = 6 ft 1 in
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| family =
| website =
| international = true
| country = India
| internationalspan = 1997–2001
| testdebutdate = 9 August
| testdebutyear = 1997
| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| testcap = 213
| lasttestdate = 19 November
| lasttestyear = 1997
| lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka
| odidebutdate = 13 September
| odidebutyear = 1997
| odidebutagainst = Pakistan
| odicap = 107
| lastodidate = 22 July
| lastodiyear = 2001
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
| odishirt =
| club1 = [[Odisha cricket team|Odisha]]
| year1 = 1996–2010
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 2
| matches2 = 45
| runs1 = –
| runs2 = 28
| bat avg1 = –
| bat avg2 = 5.59
| 100s/50s1 = –
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score1 = –
| top score2 = 18[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 430
| deliveries2 = 1,996
| wickets1 = 4
| wickets2 = 57
| bowl avg1 = 59.75
| bowl avg2 = 29.15
| fivefor1 = 0
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/78
| best bowling2 = 4/56
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 117
| runs3 = 1,553
| bat avg3 = 13.62
| 100s/50s3 = 0/5
| top score3 = 97
| deliveries3 = 22,053
| wickets3 = 417
| bowl avg3 = 21.05
| fivefor3 = 19
| tenfor3 = 3
| best bowling3 = 10/46
| catches/stumpings3 = 47/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 129
| runs4 = 218
| bat avg4 = 7.26
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 22
| deliveries4 = 6,024
| wickets4 = 160
| bowl avg4 = 26.84
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/22
| catches/stumpings4 = 26/–
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/31025.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 23 January
| year = 2019
}}

'''Debasish''' (or '''Debasis''') '''Sarbeswar Mohanty''' {{Audio|Debashish_Mohanty.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 20 July 1976) is a former Indian [[cricket]]er who played in two [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and 45 [[One Day International]]s between 1997 and 2001. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who coupled pace to his naturally lanky frame. He found success in the limited-overs format, averaging under 30 and taking over one wicket per game. On 24 December 2020, Mohanty was appointed as the national selector of the [[India national cricket team]].

== International career ==
There was a period when Mohanty formed a strong new ball partnership with [[Venkatesh Prasad]]. Beginning at [[1999 Cricket World Cup]], he was the second highest Indian wicket taker despite playing four games fewer than the leading Indian wicket taker – [[Javagal Srinath]]. Mohanty played 17 ODIs and picked up 29 wickets at an average in the early 20s and climbed into the top 20 of the ICC ODI World Rankings. However, with the return of [[Ajit Agarkar]], his opportunities dwindled and he played only another seven games. Mohanty, along with [[Harvinder Singh (cricketer)|Harvinder Singh]] was instrumental in winning one of the Sahara Cup series against Pakistan in [[Toronto]] in the 1990s.

Mohanty was a potential pinch hitter but was never used by the Indian think tank. He was a very capable lower order batsman who could enthrall the crowd with his lusty blows. There was a brief period in Indian cricket when no 11 Mohanty along with no 10 Rahul Sanghvi entertained the crowd with monster sixes though in losing causes. His bowling action was more dangerous than the speed at which he delivered the ball. On flat pitches, he was advised to bowl off spin to save energy.

In the 2000–01 season, Mohanty took ten for 46 playing in a [[first-class cricket|first-class match]] for East Zone v South Zone at Agartala, his career-best innings analysis, and so achieved the rare feat of taking all ten wickets in an innings.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6218/6218.html CricketArchive – profile.]</ref>

== Coaching career ==
In 2006, he joined Colwyn Bay Cricket Club in [[Wales]] as the club professional. He is employed by [[National Aluminium Company|NALCO]], [[Bhubaneswar]]. He has been appointed the coach for Odisha Ranji team since 2011 and after 7 years he had been replaced by another former Indian cricketer Shiv Sundar Das as the Coach in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/shiv-sundar-das-appointed-as-the-coach-of-odisha-ranji-team/|title=Shiv Sundar Das appointed as the coach of Odisha Ranji Team|date=2017-08-24|website=CricTracker|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> He replaced the former coach [[Michael Bevan]]. He coached the East Zone team and East Zone created history by winning their first Duleep Trophy.

==References==
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{{India Squad 1999 Cricket World Cup}}

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