Rishi Dhawan

Rishi Dhawan (born 19 February 1990) is an Indian cricketer who plays first-class and List A cricket for Himachal Pradesh.[1] Dhawan is primarily a medium-fast bowling all-rounder who bats in the middle-order. Dhawan has played for Kings XI Punjab in the 2008 IPL.[2] He was signed-up by the Mumbai Indians in 2013. In February 2017, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 55 lakhs.[3] For his huge contribution to the state team and single handed efforts in games, he is often hailed as finest cricketer Himachal Pradesh has ever produced.

Rishi Dhawan
Personal information
Born (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990
Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsRaghav Dhawan (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 208)17 January 2016 v Australia
Last ODI23 January 2016 v Australia
Only T20I (cap 61)18 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–presentHimachal Pradesh
2008Kings XI Punjab
2013Mumbai Indians
2014–2016Kings XI Punjab
2017Kolkata Knight Riders
2022-presentPunjab Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 3 1 81 109
Runs scored 12 1 3,725 2,385
Batting average 12.00 - 40.05 39.09
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 4/30 1/14
Top score 9 1* 128 117*
Balls bowled 150 24 17,185 5,245
Wickets 1 1 309 158
Bowling average 160.00 42.00 27.17 29.70
5 wickets in innings 0 0 21 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 1/74 1/42 7/50 6/27
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 40/– 28/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2022

He made his One Day International debut for India against Australia on 17 January 2016.[4] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 18 June 2016.[5]

He was the leading run-scorer for Himachal Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy,[6] with 519 runs in eight matches.[7] In December 2021, Dhawan led Himachal Pradesh to their maiden title in Indian domestic cricket, beating Tamil Nadu in the final of the 2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[8] Dhawan put in a strong all round showing in the tournament, finishing as the second highest run scorer with 458 runs at an average of 76 and the second highest wicket taker with 17 wickets at an average of 23 in eight matches.[9] Following this, in February 2022, he was bought by the Punjab Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[10]

References
  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/290727.html Rishi Dhawan
  2. "IPL auction: Rishi Dhawan, the apple of Kings XI Punjab's eyes | Cricket News". NDTVSports.com.
  3. "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. "India tour of Australia, 3rd ODI: Australia v India at Melbourne, Jan 17, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. "India tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 18, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  6. Mukherjee, Abhishek (24 December 2021). "Vijay Hazare Trophy: Rishi Dhawan the difference between HP and Services". sportstar.thehindu.com.
  7. "Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Himachal Pradesh: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. "How Himachal Pradesh did it". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. "Stats - Himachal Pradesh's first big title, Rishi Dhawan's all-round brilliance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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