I Am Lalit Mohanty NIS
Former Cricketer Odisha
Representing Hi-Tech Cricket Academy
Mr Lalit Mohanty
NIS Coach
Former Cricketer Odisha
Hard work is the moral of success.
Sri Lalit Mohanty NIS – Former Cricketer Odisha
It is the biography of a cricketer who achieves his mother’s dream through his hard work.
Yes, it’s Sri Lalith Mohanty, the well-known former cricketer of the Odisha. In the year 1962, at Souri village, Salepur Block, Cuttack District in Odisha, he was born into a lower middle-class family, where his father was a policeman and his mother was a housewife. Every time his father was bound by his duty, but as an ideal father, he took good care of his children. In his family, there are three brothers and two sisters, along with their parents. He has always been enthusiastic about learning and playing since he was a child. During his childhood, his father was transferred to Chhatrapur, Ganjam District, and his schooling was started there. One fine day his family went to his father’s friend’s house,
where his mother for the first time watched a cricket match running on the TV, and she thought these people were wearing white dresses and playing on the ground, which looked very nice and interesting.
After he came back to the house, his mother told him that she watched a cricket match on TV, which was looking very dignified. Immediately, she asked him “You’re playing various games, but why don’t you play cricket instead of these games”. He was speechless at that time; for a moment, he was blacked out. A few moment later, he told his mother that “mother, from today onwards I will play only cricket to be a cricket and make our family proud”. But his father was not in support of him becoming a cricketer at all; according to him, physical fitness is always a priority, not these games. In this way, a few years passed, but his thoughts were pulling him to frustration level, and at the age of 12, while playing cricket for his school, a person called Sri B. Krishnappa from Parlakhemundi was shown his game and wanted to teach the correct techniques and positions.
From there, the journey for the cricketer was started, and at the age of 15, he was selected for the Ganjam District Team, then the Berhampur Cricket Team, and then he was selected for the Ranjit Trophy (under 22). In the meantime, he also got the chance to play for the Assam Cricket Team. After that, he completed his graduation at Chatrapur College, and in 1987–88, he went to the NIS (National Institute of Sports) to complete the coach certification training to become a certified coach. Then he joined the cricket academy at Nagpur Hingan Ghat as a coach, and from 1989 he went to the Odisha Cricket Association to improve new talent in Odisha. In the middle of the term, he got the chance to work with BCCI as well. In 1992, he was posted to the Government of Odisha Sports and Youth Services Department and taught new talented players about sports.
For many years, he taught and coached many talented players. A lot of players appreciated his coaching techniques and strategies, and in 2001 he retired from the Sports and Youth Services Department. After that, he joined the Hi-Tech Medical organization for the development of Hi-Tech Cricket Academy. Since then, he has organized many sports events for the students and players.
Mission
I want to see any child who is passionate about cricket and wants to learn the game correctly for the rest of his life and make it a career. Cricket has no gender limitations; anyone may learn to play it. Cricket is become a very popular sport all around the world. “Try to reach the ground, play a strategic game, then head up to the global reach,” is my basic guideline.
Vision
I’ve been on the ground for 30 years as a coach with the simple life goal that every child has the right to play cricket once in their life, either for fun or for passion, but especially rural children should join with me, and I have the fortune to train them to a professional level.
We Promise You
Game Sense
Giving children opportunities to play and learn about cricket as well as develop their social and wellness skills will propel them to the next level of the game. Every player had their own style and sense of game, which a coach could only discover.
Customized Technique
Provide children a fair chance to succeed in all aspects of the game, including handling, bowling, and hitting. Bring out each child's unique qualities and apply them to a group activity.
Fitness Training
Create a personalized curriculum to build preparation for each child and combine it with cricket strategies to bring out the best in each child. Every child should be a good athlete before becoming a player.