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.

Himachal Pradesh cricket team
Personnel
CaptainAnkit Kalsi & Ankush Bains
Coachn/a
OwnerHimachal Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Founded1985
Home groundHimachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity25,000
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]

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Prashant Chopra (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
Nikhil Gangta (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ankit Kalsi (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxFirst Class Captain
Played for India Red in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy
Amit Kumar (1989-11-25) 25 November 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
Priyanshu Khanduri (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
Sumeet Verma (1990-11-18) 18 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Ekant Sen (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
Nitin Sharma (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Abhimanyu Rana (1991-09-21) 21 September 1991Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Allrounders
Rishi Dhawan (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium
Akash Vasisht (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Raghav Dhawan (1987-01-06) 6 January 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Ankush Bains (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995Right-handedList A and Twenty20 Captain
Spin Bowlers
Mayank Dagar (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Ayush Jamwal (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Ankush Bedi (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Pace Bowlers
Kanwar Abhinay (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Pankaj Jaiswal (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
Vaibhav Arora (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Arpit Guleria (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997Right-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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