Introduction
Ritwik Rasananda Behera (born November 10, 2003) is an American cricketer who plays as an allrounder for the United States national cricket team.
Career
Behera was born and raised in Maryland, United States with an Indian immigrant family from the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Ritwik attended William B. Gibbs, Jr. Elementary School, Roberto Clemente Middle School, and Poolesville High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. He is currently attending the University of Maryland, College Park studying one of his many passions of computer science. During his studies of Computer Science, one of the quotes he strictly lives by is, "One must stop and smell the roses on the way."
Behera started playing cricket aged 12, under former India U19 player Sunny Sohal in a cricketing facility. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 22 December 2021, for the United States against Ireland.