Himachal Pradesh cricket team
Personnel | |
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Captain | Ankit Kalsi & Rishi Dhawan |
Owner | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association |
Team information | |
Founded | 1985 |
Home ground | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium |
Capacity | 25,000 |
History | |
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 1 |
Official website | http://www.hpcricket.org/ |
The Himachal Pradesh cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It has competed in the Ranji Trophy since the 1985–86 season. They have won their first ever domestic trophy, by winning the 2021–22 edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Playing history[]
Himachal Pradesh lost all five of their matches in both 1985–86 and 1987–88 seasons by an innings.[1] They won for the first time when they beat Services by one wicket in 1990–91.[2] In 2006–07 Himachal Pradesh won the of the Ranji Trophy, beating Orissa in the final[3] after finishing top of their group.
After the 2018–19 season Himachal Pradesh had played 202 Ranji Trophy matches with 37 wins, 86 losses and 79 draws.[4]
Most of Himachal Pradesh's home games are played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.
In the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy, Himachal Pradesh recorded their lowest total in the competition when they were bowled out for 36 runs against Hyderabad on 28 October 2016.[5]
Himachal Pradesh's best finishes in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy were in 2009/10 under , and 2020/21 season under Rishi Dhawan, when they reached quarterfinals and lost to Tamil Nadu on both the occasions.
Current squad[]
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||
Nikhil Gangta | 1 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Prashant Chopra | 7 October 1992 | Right-handed | ||
Amit Kumar | 25 November 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
Ankit Kalsi | 26 September 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | First-class captain |
Priyanshu Khanduri | 14 October 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
Nitin Sharma | 28 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Abhimanyu Rana | 21 September 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Allrounders | ||||
Akash Vasisht | 17 December 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Rishi Dhawan | 19 February 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | List A and Twenty20 captain |
Sumeet Verma | 18 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Raghav Dhawan | 6 January 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Digvijay Rangi | 15 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||
Ankush Bains | 16 December 1995 | Right-handed | ||
Shubham Arora | 26 October 1997 | Right-handed | ||
Spin Bowlers | ||||
Mayank Dagar | 11 November 1996 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Ankush Bedi | 14 November 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Gurvinder Singh | 12 June 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Ayush Jamwal | 11 August 1999 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Pace Bowlers | ||||
Vaibhav Arora | 14 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Pankaj Jaswal | 20 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Kanwar Abhinay | 16 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Vinay Galetiya | 10 December 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
Arpit Guleria | 26 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Sidharth Sharma | 23 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
References[]
- ^ Wisden 1987, pp. 1141–42, Wisden 1989, p. 1081.
- ^ Services v Himachal Pradesh 1990–91
- ^ Orissa v Himachal Pradesh 2006–07
- ^ "Ranji Trophy Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Lowest Team Totals for Himachal Pradesh". Cricket Archive. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
External links[]
- Indian first-class cricket teams
- Cricket in Himachal Pradesh
- 1985 establishments in Himachal Pradesh
- Cricket clubs established in 1985
- Indian cricket team stubs