Debashish Mohanty is a right-handed batsman of the Orissa cricket team. He was born on July 20, 1976 in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. He has also played for the Indian cricket team. His full name is Debashish Sarbeswar Mohanty. Debashish Mohanty made it to the national team even after coming from a weaker state regarding the cricket record, which is itself, an achievement.

This right-arm medium pace bowler of the Orissa cricket team started playing in the "First-class" cricket since 1996/97 seasons. Till then, Debashish Mohanty has played in altogether 97 "First-class" matches in his cricket career with an average of 15.10. He has made his total score of 1359 runs in these matches, which includes 5 half-centuries. The highest score made by Debashish Mohanty in any of the "First-class" matches is 97 runs.

While in bowling, Debashish Mohanty has picked up total 355 wickets by losing 7399 runs out of the 18285 balls he played in the "First-class" matches. His bowling average is 20.84 and economy is 2.42 in these matches. The latest "First-class" match played by Debashish Mohanty was against North Zone cricket team, which was held at Rajkot from February 11 to 14 in 2008.

In the "List A" matches, Debashish Mohanty debuted in 1996/97. He has played in overall 118 "List A" matches in his cricket career with an average of 6.84. He has made his total score of 178 runs in these matches and his highest score in any of the "List A" matches is 22 runs.

Whereas with ball in hand, Debashish Mohanty has picked up total 143 wickets by giving 3976 runs out of the 5484 balls he played in the "List A" matches. His bowling average is 27.80 and economy is 4.35 in these matches. Debashish Mohanty played his latest "List A" match against Jharkhand team, which was held at Guwahati on March 1 in 2008.

The "Twenty20" cricket debut of Debashish Mohanty was against Jharkhand team, which was held at Kolkata on April 3 in 2007. He has played in 8 "Twenty20" matches till today in his cricket career with an average of 4.00. He has scored total 12 runs in these matches, which includes 1 four. The maximum score of him in any of the "Twenty20" matches is also 12. The striking rate of Debashish Mohanty in these matches is 75.00.

Again in bowling, Debashish Mohanty has captured total 9 wickets by losing 183 runs out of the 163 balls he played in the "Twenty20" matches. His bowling average is 20.33 and economy is 6.73 in these matches. The latest "Twenty20" match of Debashish Mohanty was played against Punjab team, which was held at Mumbai on April 19 in 2007.

Debashish Mohanty had his "Test match" debut against Sri Lanka team, which was held at Colombo from August 9 to 13 in 1997. He has played in only 2 "Test matches" till today in his cricket career and has not been able to open his scorecard in these matches.

Whereas in bowling, Debashish Mohanty has picked up total 4 wickets by losing 239 runs out of the 430 balls he played in the "Test matches". His bowling average is 59.75 and economy is 3.33 in these matches. Debashish Mohanty`s latest "Test match" was played against Sri Lanka team, which was held at Mohali from November 19 to 23 in 1997.

In the "One Day International" (ODI) matches, Debashish Mohanty debuted against Pakistan team, which was held at Toronto on September 13 in 1997. Till then, he has played in 45 "ODI matches" in his cricket career with an average of 5.60. His total score in these matches is 28 runs, which includes 1 four. The maximum score made by Debashish Mohanty in any of the "ODI matches" is 18 runs and his striking rate is 49.12.

Again with ball in hand, Debashish Mohanty has taken total 57 wickets by giving 1662 runs out of the 1996 balls he played in the "ODI matches". His bowling average is 29.15 and economy is 4.99 in these matches. The latest "ODI match" played by Debashish Mohanty was against Sri Lanka team, which was held at Colombo on July 22 in 2001.