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.

Himachal Pradesh cricket team
Personnel
CaptainAnkit Kalsi & Rishi Dhawan
OwnerHimachal Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1985
Home groundHimachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity25,000
History
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins1
Official websitehttp://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
Batsmen
Nikhil Gangta (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
Prashant Chopra (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992Right-handed
Amit Kumar (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
Ankit Kalsi (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxCaptain
Abhimanyu Rana (1991-09-21) 21 September 1991Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Nitin Sharma (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Allrounders
Akash Vasisht (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Rishi Dhawan (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumVice-captain
Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Raghav Dhawan (1987-01-06) 6 January 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sumeet Verma (1990-11-18) 18 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Digvijay Rangi (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Wicket-keepers
Shubham Arora (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997Right-handed
Praveen Thakur (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992Left-handed
Ankush Bains (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Mayank Dagar (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Gurvinder Singh (1983-06-12) 12 June 1983Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Ayush Jamwal (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Ankush Bedi (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Pace Bowlers
Arpit Guleria (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
Vinay Galetiya (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast
Vaibhav Arora (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumPlays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Pankaj Jaswal (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sidharth Sharma (1994-10-23) 23 October 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium

References

  1. Wisden 1987, pp. 1141–42, Wisden 1989, p. 1081.
  2. Services v Himachal Pradesh 1990–91
  3. Orissa v Himachal Pradesh 2006–07
  4. "Ranji Trophy Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  5. "Lowest Team Totals for Himachal Pradesh". Cricket Archive. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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