Himachal Pradesh cricket team

Himachal Pradesh cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Ankit Kalsi & Ankush Bains
Coach	n/a
Owner	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
Team information
Founded	1985
Home ground	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity	25,000
History
Ranji Trophy wins	0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins	0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins	0
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.

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
Nikhil Gangta	(1992-09-01) 1 September 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Ankit Kalsi	(1993-09-26) 26 September 1993	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	First Class Captain Played for India Red in 2019-20 Duleep Trophy
Amit Kumar	(1989-11-25) 25 November 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break
Priyanshu Khanduri	(1995-10-14) 14 October 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break
Sumeet Verma	(1990-11-18) 18 November 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Ekant Sen	(1995-06-21) 21 June 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Ravi Thakur	(1997-12-15) 15 December 1997	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Nitin Sharma	(1996-09-28) 28 September 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Abhimanyu Rana	(1991-09-21) 21 September 1991	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Allrounders
Rishi Dhawan	(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Twenty20 Captain
Akash Vasisht	(1994-12-17) 17 December 1994	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Raghav Dhawan	(1987-01-06) 6 January 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Digvijay Rangi	(1998-04-15) 15 April 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Wicket-keepers
Prashant Chopra	(1992-10-07) 7 October 1992	Right-handed
Ankush Bains	(1995-12-16) 16 December 1995	Right-handed		List A Captain
Mani Sharma	(1996-10-30) 30 October 1996	Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Mayank Dagar	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Ayush Jamwal	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Ankush Bedi	(1991-11-14) 14 November 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Pace Bowlers
Vaibhav Arora	(1997-12-14) 14 December 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Kanwar Abhinay	(1991-06-16) 16 June 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Pankaj Jaswal	(1995-09-20) 20 September 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Arpit Guleria	(1997-04-26) 26 April 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

References

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.

External links

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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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