KOLKATA: Finishing seventh among the eight teams in Elite Group D of Ranji Trophy last season, Odisha, under new coach Surendra Bhave, will hope that their season unfolds in a much better way as they kick start their 2024-25 campaign with an away game against Tripura in Agartala starting Friday.
Veteran Govinda Poddar has been given the responsibility of captaining the side for the first two rounds of games and the top-order batter believes that they are much better prepared this time than the last few seasons.
