Rishi Dhawan

Rishi Dhawan starred with the bat and the ball as Himachal Pradesh claimed a thumping 84-run victory over Hyderabad in their Group C encounter of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Ankush Bains struck a patient 113 before half-centuries from Prashant Chopra, Nikhil Gangta and skipper Rishi Dhawan helped Himachal Pradesh force draw against Tripura in a Ranji Trophy group C match.

Australia captain Steven Smith won the toss and invited India to bat first in the third ODI at the MCG on Sunday. India have handed two youngsters ODI debuts with Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Rishi Dhawan inducted into the XI in place of Manish Pandey and R Ashwin.

Mylapore Recreation Club ‘A’ were the underdogs heading into the TNCA first division final against the formidable Vijay CC, but the R Ashwin-led side showed great character to win their maiden title at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Friday.

Chennai Super Kings skipper Ravindra Jadeja won the toss and elected to bowl against Punjab Kings in an IPL game on Monday. CSK fielded the same playing XI that won the last game and Mumbai Indians, while PBKS made three changes, bringing in Sandeep Sharma, Rishi Dhawan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa in place of Shahrukh Khan, Nathan Ellis and Vaibhav Arora.

Rishi Dhawan, the all-rounder from Himachal Pradesh, announced his retirement from Indian limited-overs cricket after making just four appearances for India. Dhawan expressed gratitude towards BCCI and various cricket associations for the opportunities given to him. Despite his retirement from limited-overs cricket, he will continue to play first-class cricket in the Ranji Trophy for Himachal Pradesh.

Half-centuries from Paras Dogra, Rishi Dhawan and Ankit Kalsi put Himachal Pradesh in driver's seat against Jammu and Kashmir in their group C Ranji Trophy cricket match at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, today.

Rishi Dhawan led from the front with an all-round show as Himachal Pradesh beat Services by 77 runs in the semi-final at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Friday, to set up the title clash against Tamil Nadu in the Vijay Hazare Trophy domestic One-Day championship.

It's amazing how this 21-year-old, who played his junior cricket as an opener, is now leading the Himachal attack with aplomb.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Gurkeerat Singh Mann in the India T20I team as a cover up for injured Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane split his webbing on his right hand while fielding in the fourth ODI at Canberra.

On the second day of their sixth-round Group D Ranji Trophy match against Delhi, Himachal Pradesh reached a total of 311 for eight at stumps, propelled by veteran all-rounder Rishi Dhawan's unbeaten 95 and a patient 85 by opener Ravi Thakur. Having scored 264 on the opening day, Delhi now faces a 47-run deficit with two wickets still in hand. The hosts aim to extend their lead, putting pressure on a fragile Delhi batting line-up that has surpassed 275 only once this season.

Himachal Pradesh pace bowler Vaibhav Arora grabbed his third five-wicket haul in first-class cricket to restrict Odisha to 191 in their Ranji Trophy Group A match, even as the other two quicks -- Rishi Dhawan and Abhinay -- too played a vital role in demolishing the visitors on Tuesday.

Rajasthan continued their winning streak with their third victory in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after they trounced Himachal by seven wickets in an Elite Group C game here on Saturday.

After missing five seasons of the Indian premier league (IPL), Punjab Kings' all-rounder Rishi Dhawan played his first match of this season against the Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Dhawan was picked by the Kings at the mega auction for INR 55 Lakh, but due to a previous injury he could not make an earlier comeback.

Himachal Pradesh hit back strongly to bundle out Tamil Nadu for 96 and reached 133 for 7 in the second innings to seize the advantage at stumps on day two the Ranji Trophy Group 'B' match on Wednesday.

Weather and Himachal Pradesh middle-order batters, Akash Vasisht and Rishi Dhawan, continued to frustrated hosts Uttarakhand's push towards victory on day three of the Ranji Trophy Group A match with the visitors reaching 327 for four at stumps.

Jammu and Kashmir rode skipper Pervez Rasool's unbeaten century to post 274 for eight at stumps on the opening day of their Group C Ranji Trophy cricket match against hosts Himachal Pradesh, here on Thursday.

Riding on an unbeaten century by Eklavya Dwivedi and his fourth wicket unbroken 152-run partnership with Rinku Singh (62), Uttar Pradesh comprehensively defeated Himachal Pradesh by seven wickets.

Tripura seamer Rana Dutta claimed a career-best 6/58 as Himachal Pradesh were left to stare at an innings defeat in their Ranji Trophy group C match at Bengal Cricket Academy ground on Saturday.

A whirlwind half-century from Sumeet Verma was complemented by a three-wicket haul from Rishi Dhawan as Himachal Pradesh continued their fairytale run to enter the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final with a 13-run win over Punjab on Thursday.

Himachal Pradesh's top and middle-order batted with purpose to bail them out from a hopeless situation as they were just 10 runs away from wiping out a massive deficit against Uttarakhand at stumps on day two of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here on Wednesday.

A gritty show from the Himachal Pradesh lower-order did not allow Delhi to enforce the follow-on in a Group B match of the Ranji Trophy on Tuesday.

Himachal Pradesh beat Services by one run in a thrilling North Zone leg encounter of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship on Sunday.

Ayush Badoni smashed a magnificent hundred as Delhi's batting finally fired in unison to post 381 for six declared in their second innings, setting a target of 327 for Himachal Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy Group D match in Dharamsala on Sunday. Badoni hit 12 fours and a six in his 115-ball 111-run knock after the opening duo of Anuj Rawat (54 off 32 balls) and Yash Dhull (82 off 81 balls) gave a flying start to Delhi's second innings.

Himachal Pradesh staged a comeback and were 232/6 in their Group C Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad, taking their overall lead to 142 runs with four wickets remaining on Saturday.

Odisha suffered an 8-wicket defeat against Himachal Pradesh in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match. Odisha struggled in their batting innings and were reduced to 69 for 6 before Abhishek Yadav and Rakesh Pattanaik's partnership helped them reach a total of 138 for 7. However, Himachal Pradesh easily chased down the target with Sumeet Verma's unbeaten 58 off 23 balls.

The BCCI today asserted that junior leagues like IJPL and JIPL do not have their approval and strict action would be taken against any player found participating in the "unapproved tournaments".

The bengal vs himachal pradesh elite group a’ ranji trophy match ended in a drab draw at the Eden Gardens on Friday. The skipper of bengal, Manoj Tiwary, saw it as a bad day in office as his bowlers failed to pick nine wickets for victory. He said, "We could have done better in the first session to put them under pressure. We did our best but things did not go our way as the pitch eased out a lot." Himachal gained three points by virtue of taking the first innings lead while bengal returned with one point. The overnight unbeaten himachal batters, Prashant Chopra and ankit Kalsi, frustrated the bengal bowlers as they negotiated the tricky first hour of the fourth day morning. Well, it was Kalsi who was more attacking of the duo getting some valuable boundaries as a matter of fact, it was himachal who had their nose ahead getting 141 runs in the first session of play losing only one wicket. The 146run secondwicket stand was finally broken when Kalsi edged pacer Sayan Sekhar Mondal to wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel after hitting a solid

Pacer Kagiso Rabada snared four wickets as Punjab Kings restricted formidable Gujarat Titans to a below-par 143 for eight in the IPL on Tuesday.