Bhubaneswar, Dec. 7 -- Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Wednesday announced a 17-member squad for the first two matches of the upcoming Ranji Trophy.

Promising batsman Subhranshu Senapati has been appointed as the skipper of the team.

Shantanu Mishra, Anurag Sarangi, Subhranshu Senapati, Govind Podar and Abhishek Raut will take care of the batting department of the squad. The bowling mantle will be taken over by Devbrat Pradhan, Suryakant Pradhan, Basant Mohanty and Subham Nayak. Rajesh Dhoopar and Sujith Lenka will play the role as wicket-keeper batsmen.

As many as four new faces have been drafted in the squad. They are Swastik Samal, Tarini Shah, Kartik Biswal and Saurabh Kanojia.

Former batsman Rashmi Ranjan Parida has been appo...