Himachal Pradesh cricket team
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.
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/ |
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 Plate Group 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 Ashok Thakur, 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 | Captain |
Abhimanyu Rana | 21 September 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Nitin Sharma | 28 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Allrounders | ||||
Akash Vasisht | 17 December 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Rishi Dhawan | 19 February 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Vice-captain Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL |
Raghav Dhawan | 6 January 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Sumeet Verma | 18 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Digvijay Rangi | 15 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||
Shubham Arora | 26 October 1997 | Right-handed | ||
Praveen Thakur | 15 December 1992 | Left-handed | ||
Ankush Bains | 16 December 1995 | Right-handed | ||
Spin Bowlers | ||||
Mayank Dagar | 11 November 1996 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Gurvinder Singh | 12 June 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Ayush Jamwal | 11 August 1999 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Ankush Bedi | 14 November 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Pace Bowlers | ||||
Arpit Guleria | 26 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Vinay Galetiya | 10 December 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
Vaibhav Arora | 14 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL |
Pankaj Jaswal | 20 September 1995 | 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.