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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Dhruv Pandove
| fullname = Dhruv Mahender Pandove
| image =
| country = India
| nickname = Munna<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bedi|first1=Bishan Singh|title=Munna was just blosomming|work=The Indian Express, Madras|publisher=The Indian Express|issue=2 February 1992}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1974|1|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Patiala]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1992|1|31|1974|1|9|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Ambala]], [[Haryana]], India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| family = [[M. P. Pandove]] (father)
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = [[Leg break]] [[googly]]
| role = Opening batsman
| club1 = [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]
| year1 = 1987/88–1991/92
| clubnumber1 =
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 23
| runs1 = 1,090
| bat avg1 = 35.16
| 100s/50s1 = 2/6
| top score1 = 170
| deliveries1 = 186
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 49.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/5
| catches/stumpings1 = 8/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches2 = 6
| runs2 = 281
| bat avg2 = 46.83
| 100s/50s2 = 0/2
| top score2 = 73
| deliveries2 = –
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| date = 30 December
| year = 2015
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32557.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Dhruv Mahender Pandove''' (9 January 1974 – 31 January 1992) was an Indian [[first-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]]er who played for [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]. He made his first-class debut at the age of 13 and was considered to be an "exceptionally gifted batsman" and a "prodigy".<ref name=hind/> He became the youngest Indian and one of the youngest players in the world to score a century in first-class cricket, with his 137 against Jammu and Kashmir in 1988 coming at the age of 14 years and 294 days.<ref name=Youngest>[http://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Batting/Youngest_Batsman_to_Score_Hundred.html Youngest batsman to score 100] Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians</ref> He was the youngest player to reach the 1000-run mark in [[Ranji Trophy]], reaching the milestone at the age of 17 years and 341 days.<ref name=hind>{{cite news|last1=Lokapally|first1=Vijay|title=Dhruv showed promise, but…|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/dhruv-showed-promise-but/article2848285.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=30 December 2015|date=February 2012}}</ref>

On the night of 31 January 1992, Pandove was killed in a road accident in [[Ambala]].<ref name=hind/><ref name = WisdenObit/>

==Life and career==
Pandove was born on 9 January 1974 in [[Patiala]]. His father [[M. P. Pandove]] was a first-class cricketer who appeared in 75 first-class matches playing for [[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]], [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]], and [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohinder Pandove|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/40/40205/40205.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> and later became a cricket administrator.

Dhruv Pandove came into the limelight after scoring heavily for Punjab under-15s and under-17s. Following scores of 159 against Jammu and Kashmir under-17s and 51 against Delhi under-17s in the 1987–88 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Pandove made his first-class debut in November 1987 at the age of 13 and scored 94 in that match against Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab v Himachal Pradesh in 1987/88|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49351.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> He captained North Zone under-15s in the 1987–88 Vijay Merchant Trophy and scored 206 in the semifinal against Central Zone under-15s,<ref>{{cite web|title=Central Zone Under-15s v North Zone Under-15s|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/142/142489.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> followed by 117 and 42 [[not out]] in the final against East Zone under-15s, leading his team to the title.<ref>{{cite web|title=East Zone Under-15s v North Zone Under-15s in 1987/88|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/142/142491.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>

In October 1988, playing only his third first-class match, Pandove hit 137 against Jammu and Kashmir at Srinagar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jammu and Kashmir v Punjab in 1988/89|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/50/50579.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> With this century, he became the youngest Indian and one of the youngest players in the world to score a first-class century, at the age of 14 years and 294 days.<ref name=Youngest/>

He was then selected in the India under-19 squad and was part of the team that won the U19 Test series in Pakistan in 1988/89 as well as the one that toured Bangladesh and won the U19 Asia Cup the following year.<ref name=trib>{{cite web|last1=Chatterjee|first1=Abhijit|title=Dhruv trust promoting talent|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan12/spr-trib.htm#2|work=The Tribune|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> He became captain of Punjab under-19s for the 1990–91 Cooch Behar Trophy in which he scored back-to-back hundreds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab Under-19s v Jammu and Kashmir Under-19s in 1990/91|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/143/143013.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab Under-19s v Himachal Pradesh Under-19s|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/143/143020.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> He scored 64 on his [[List A]] debut in December 1990.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delhi v Indian Board President's XI in 1990/91|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53697.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>

In December 1991, playing for Punjab in a [[1991–92 Ranji Trophy]] match against Services, Pandove made his highest first-class score of 170. He passed the 1000-run mark in Ranji Trophy during the innings<ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab v Services in 1991/92|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/55/55223.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> and became the youngest player to do so, at the age of 17 years and 341 days.<ref name=hind/> It also turned out to be his last Ranji Trophy match.<ref>{{cite web|title=First-Class Matches played by Dhruve Pandove|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18285/First-Class_Matches.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>

In January 1992, he captained North Zone under-19s and led them to the CK Nayudu Trophy title with scores of 73 against Central Zone in the semifinal and 87 against South Zone in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Zone Under-19s v South Zone Under-19s in 1991/92|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/143/143315.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> On 28 January 1992, Pandove top-scored for [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]] with 73, his highest [[List A]] score, against a South Zone bowling attack consisting of [[Anil Kumble]], [[Venkatesh Prasad]], [[Aashish Kapoor]] and [[Arshad Ayub]], in the Deodhar Trophy quarterfinal at [[Sambalpur]]. He was awarded man of the match,<ref name=trib/> although North Zone lost the match and were eliminated from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Zone v South Zone in 1991/92|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/55/55414.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>

==Death==
At the conclusion of the Deodhar Trophy quarterfinal, Pandove was travelling from Sambalpur to his hometown [[Patiala]]. After getting off the train at [[Ambala Cantt]], he took a cab to Patiala on the night of 31 January 1992. He died near [[Ambala]] as the cab met with an accident on the [[Grand Trunk Road]].<ref name=hind/> The cab driver was also killed and Pandove's friend Bittu was critically injured.<ref>{{cite news|title=Punjab cricketer Dhruv Pandove killed|work=The Indian Express, Madras|issue=1 February 1992|publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref> Pandove's death was mentioned by [[BBC]] and the Australian commentators of the Australia-India Test match that was happening at [[Perth]].<ref name=trib/> The Indian team observed a two minutes' silence before the start of the match.<ref name = WisdenObit>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228731.html|title=Obituaries in 1992
|year=1993|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>

The Baradari Ground in [[Patiala]] was renamed as "[[Dhruve Pandove Stadium]]" in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1169.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> The Pandove family started a trust called the Dhruv Pandove Trust in 1994. According to ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|the Tribune]]'', the main goals of the trust was "to promote the game, nurture young talent and also organise blood donation camps to commemorate the death of Dhruv." The trust also assumed the management of the Dhruve Pandove Stadium and has since been responsible for its maintenance. In 1999, the trust started training young cricketers.<ref name=trib/>

The [[Punjab Cricket Association]] started a cricket tournament named after Pandove (Dhruv Pandove Trophy) in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gone too soon|url=https://cricket.yahoo.com/photos/gone-too-soon-1340172556-slideshow/dhruv-pandove-was-a-talented-left-handed-batsman-and-a-leg-spinner-from-punjab-who-became-the-photo-1340191750.html|publisher=Yahoo!|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref>

==Playing style==
Pandove started as a right-handed batsman, but later changed to left-hand. He did not obtain much formal cricket training, and picked up tips from his father.<ref name=trib/> [[Sachin Tendulkar]], who knew Pandove from his early career, wrote in a mail in 2011 that Pandove was a "fantastic left hander with a lot of talent and class" and that he "had a wonderful future as a cricketer ahead of him." He added, "I think my association with Dhruv in my earlier cricketing days has a lot of bearing on my eventual success in the International arena."<ref>{{cite web|title=Even after two decades, Sachin Tendulkar fondly recalled budding Dhruv|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-even-after-two-decades-sachin-tendulkar-fondly-recalled-budding-dhruv-1918671|publisher=DNA India|accessdate=30 December 2015|date=13 November 2013}}</ref> Pandove's teammate [[Ajay Jadeja]] recalls Pandove as "fearless" with an "infectious spirit to fight", while [[Vikram Rathour]] commended his maturity and intelligence about cricket.<ref name=hind/>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/32557.html}}
* {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/18/18285/18285.html}}

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[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Punjab, India cricketers]]
[[Category:North Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Patiala]]
[[Category:Road incident deaths in India]]

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