Himachal Pradesh cricket team

Himachal Pradesh cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Rishi Dhawan
Owner	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Founded	1985
Home ground	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity	25,000
History
First-class debut	Jammu and Kashmir; in 1985; at Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar
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[edit]

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.

Current squad[edit]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Prashant Chopra	(1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed
Amit Kumar	(1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break
Nikhil Gangta	(1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Raghav Dhawan	(1987-01-06) 6 January 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Ekant Sen	(1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Ankit Kalsi	(1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 30)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Vice-captain
Sumeet Verma	(1990-11-18) 18 November 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Allrounders
Akash Vasisht	(1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 29)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Rishi Dhawan	(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL
Digvijay Rangi	(1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Wicket-keepers
Praveen Thakur	(1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31)	Left-handed
Ankush Bains	(1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed
Shubham Arora	(1997-10-26) 26 October 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Mayank Dagar	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Gurvinder Singh	(1983-06-12) 12 June 1983 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Pace Bowlers
Vaibhav Arora	(1997-12-14) 14 December 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Kanwar Abhinay	(1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Vinay Galetiya	(1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Pankaj Jaswal	(1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Updated as on 24 January 2023

References[edit]

↑ 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.

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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.

[Lowest-5] "Lowest Team Totals for Himachal Pradesh". Cricket Archive. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

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