Ritwik Rasananda Behera (born November 10, 2003) is an American

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er who plays as an allrounder for the

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Career

Behera was born and raised in

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, United States with an Odia

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immigrant family from the eastern Indian state of

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. Ritwik attended William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary School, Roberto Clemente Middle School, and Poolesville High School in Montgomery County, Maryland before going on to study computer science at the University of Maryland. Behera started playing cricket aged 12, coached by former India under-19 international Sunny Sohal. He made his

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(T20I) debut on December 22, 2021, for the United States against

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2003 births Living people Sportspeople from Rockville, Maryland American cricketers American people of Odia descent United States Twenty20 International cricketers American sportspeople of Indian descent {{US-cricket-bio-stub