Rishi Dhawan

Rishi Dhawan

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  • Name:
  • Rishi Dhawan
  • Born:
  • February 18, 1990
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Mandi

Rishi Dhawan Biography

Rishi Dhawan is an Indian cricketer from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. He is a right handed batsman and Right arm medium fast bowler and plays for his team as an all-rounder. Dhawan has played for Kings XI Punjab in the 2008 IPL and 2015 season. He was a team member of Mumbai Indians in 2013 season. He made his One Day International debut against Australia on 17 January 2016 and till now has played three matches for team India. He scored a total of 12 runs and took 1 wicket from these three ODI matches. Rishi has performed exceptionally well in domestic cricket and is a team member of Himachal Pradesh. He plays both first-class and List A cricket for Himachal Pradesh.

 

Rishi Dhawan was born on 19 February 1990 in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Known to be an all-rounder to his team, he bats in middle order, and bowls Medium slow. He started off as a batsman and has played as an opening batsman for his team during his early days. Slowly he improved a lot and rose to the position of an all-rounder. A seam bowler, he relies on slow variations and cutters. His outstanding performance in domestic cricket gave him a berth in Indian team. His bowling experiences in the seamer-friendly conditions in Dharamsala helped him a lot to earn a position in Indian national team.

 

In 2006 at the age of 16, he hit headlines when he scored 340 runs for Himachal Pradesh in an Under-19 match against Railways in the Cooch Behar Trophy. In the next three years he improved himself to be an all-rounder though his bowling skills overshadowed his batting efficiency. Till now he has played 51 first class matches scoring 2165 runs and 220 wickets.

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Updated: June 21, 2016

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