Himachal Pradesh cricket team

Himachal Pradesh cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Rishi Dhawan (FC & T20) ; Nikhil Gangta (LA)
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 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

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

Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Winners: 2021-22

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
- Runners-up: 2022-23

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 (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 Plays for Punjab Kings in IPL
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 27)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
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	Plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
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 18 October 2024

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

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