Debasish (or Debasis) Sarbeswar Mohanty (born 20 July 1976) is a former Indian cricketer who played in two Test matches and 45 One Day Internationals 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.
1990
Mohanty, along with 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.
1999
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.
2000
In the 2000–01 season, Mohanty took ten for 46 playing in a 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.
2006
In 2006, he joined Colwyn Bay Cricket Club in Wales as the club professional.
He is employed by NALCO, Bhubaneswar.
2011
He has been appointed the coach for Odisha Ranji team since 2011 and after 7 years he had been replaced by another former Indian cricketer Shiv Sundar Das as the Coach in 2017.
He replaced the former coach Michael Bevan.
He coached the East Zone team and East Zone created history by winning their first Duleep Trophy.
2020
On 24 December 2020, Mohanty was appointed as the national selector of the India national cricket team.
There was a period when Mohanty formed a strong new ball partnership with Venkatesh Prasad.
