Rishi Dhawan

Rishi Dhawan (born 19 February 1990) is an Indian cricketer who plays first-class and List A cricket for Himachal Pradesh. 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. 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. 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.

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

He was the leading run-scorer for Himachal Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 519 runs in eight matches. 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. 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. Following this, in February 2022, he was bought by the Punjab Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

Rishi Dhawan
Personal information
Born 19 February 1990 (age 33)
Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
Role All-rounder
Relations Raghav Dhawan (brother)
International information
National side
  • India (2016)
ODI debut (cap 208) 17 January 2016 v Australia
Last ODI 23 January 2016 v Australia
Only T20I (cap 61) 18 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years Team
2007–present Himachal Pradesh
2008 Kings XI Punjab
2013 Mumbai Indians
2014–2016 Kings XI Punjab
2017 Kolkata Knight Riders
2022 Punjab 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