Devashish Mahanti

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1963)}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2016}}

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| country = India

| fullname = Devashish Mahanti

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|12|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cuttack, India

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/24/24814/24814.html |title=Devashish Mahanti |access-date=9 April 2016 |work=CricketArchive}}

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| date = 9 April 2016

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31295.html ESPNcricinfo

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Devashish Mahanti (born 23 December 1963) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Delhi and Orissa between 1982 and 1990.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31295.html |title=Devashish Mahanti |access-date=9 April 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He was a left-handed batsman and a right-armed medium pace bowler. His first-class cricket career began with his debut in 1982-83 representing Delhi against Bombay.{{Cite web | publisher=www.Orisports.com | title = Personalities | access-date = 2 March 2017 | url = http://orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NDg=}} He represented Delhi for a few years before moving back to Orissa.{{Cite web | publisher=www.cricketarchive.com | title = Ranji Trophy matches played by Devashish Mahanti | access-date =2 March 2017 | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/24/24814/Ranji_Trophy_Matches.html}} He continued to represent Orissa till 1989-90 when he decided to officially retire from cricket. He is one of the beneficiaries entitled to receive monthly gratis from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).{{Cite web | publisher=www.bcci.tv | title=First Class Cricketers Gratis Per Month | access-date=2 March 2017 | url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2015/news/11651/first-class-cricketers-gratis-per-month | archive-date=17 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817030740/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2015/news/11651/first-class-cricketers-gratis-per-month | url-status=dead }}