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Himachal Pradesh cricket team

Himachal Pradesh cricket team
Personnel
CaptainRishi Dhawan (FC & T20)
Nikhil Gangta (LA)
OwnerHimachal Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1985
Home groundHimachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity25,000
History
First-class debutJammu and Kashmir
in 1985
at Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins1
Official websitehttp://www.hpcricket.org/

The Himachal Pradesh cricket team is an Indian cricket team based in Himachal Pradesh. It has competed in the Ranji Trophy since the 1985–86 season. They have won their first domestic trophy, by winning the 2021–22 edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Playing history

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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 and 2020–21, when they reached quarterfinals and lost to Tamil Nadu on both the occasions. They won their maiden title in 2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy defeating Tamil Nadu in final.

Honours

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Current squad

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Main article: List of Himachal Pradesh cricketers

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Nikhil Gangta (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium List A Captain
Sumeet Verma (1990-11-18) 18 November 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Ekant Sen (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Amit Kumar (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break
Ankit Kalsi (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Abhinandan Bhardwaj (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Allrounders
Rishi Dhawan (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium First-class and Twenty20 Captain
Akash Vasisht (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Mukul Negi (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Wicket-keepers
Prashant Chopra (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 32) Right-handed
Ankush Bains (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 28) Right-handed
Shubham Arora (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997 (age 27) Left-handed
Spin Bowlers
Mayank Dagar (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Gurvinder Singh (1983-06-12) 12 June 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Pace Bowlers
Vaibhav Arora (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Arpit Guleria (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Vinay Galetiya (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast
Kanwar Abhinay (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Abhishek Kumar (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Pankaj Jaswal (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Vipin Sharma (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Updated as on 31 October 2024

References

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  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". CricketArchive. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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