Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association is the governing body of the

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state of

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and the

Himachal Pradesh cricket team The Himachal Pradesh cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It has competed in the Ranji Trophy since the 1985–86 season. They have won their first ever domestic trophy, by winning the 2021–22 ...

. It is affiliated to the

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History

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association is affiliated with the

. HPCA is one of the Premier Cricket Governing provincial units affiliated to The Board of Control for Cricket in India and operates from

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. HPCA was established in 1960 and was granted first-class cricket status in September 1984 and played in 1984/85 season.

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took over Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association president-ship in 2000 as fourth president of the board and after becoming President of BCCI in 2016, he was removed from the post of HPCA President. HPCA started construction of

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in 2005 with cost of 60 crores and with capacity of 25,000 person. The stadium is the only stadium which can host test matches also hosted

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as their second home. HPCA has also constructed stadium in

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium or Nadaun Stadium or Amtar Ground is a cricket stadium in Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh, India. The ground first held a List A match in January 2005 when Himachal Pradesh played the Services in the 2004/05 Ranji Trophy ...

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as well as Lohnu Cricket Ground in Bilaspur. In 2006-07, Himachal Pradesh won the Plate Group of the Ranji Trophy, beating Orissa in the final after finishing top of their group.Himachal Pradesh's Ranji Trophy playing record
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decided to set up Centre of Excellence at Dharmashala as well as

will host its

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, but due to continuous opposition from people the venue shifted.

Divisional Association Members

* Cricket Association of Bilaspur * Hamirpur Cricket Association * Kangra District Cricket Association * Cricket Association of Kinnaur * Kullu District Cricket Association * District Cricket Association Lahaul & Spiti * Cricket Association of Mandi * Shimla District Cricket Association * Sirmour District Cricket Association * Solan District Cricket Association * District Cricket Association Una * Adhoc Committee Chamba

Home ground

Chail Cricket Ground Chail Cricket Ground is a cricket ground located in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. The ground was established in 1893 by Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala who owned a summer-retreat in Chail, the time the ground was developed. The ground is loca ...

, Chail * Himachal Pradesh Cricket Ground, Gumma, Shimla *

, Dharmashala - only Test venue * Indira Gandhi Stadium, Una * Jawaharlal Navoday Vidhyalay Stadium,

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* Kangda Police Stadium, Kangda * Lohnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur *

Maharaja Lakshman Sen Memorial College Ground Maharaja Lakshman Sen Memorial College Ground is a cricket ground in Sundar Nagar, Himachal Pradesh, India. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1991 when Himachal Pradesh Under-19s played Delhi Under-19s. The ground later held ...

* Paramount Cricket Promotion Association Stadium * Police Stadium, Chamba * Shaheed Krishan Chand Memorial Stadium

Umpires

Virender Sharma Virender Sharma (born 11 September 1971) is an Indian former cricketer. He played in fifty first-class and forty List A matches for Himachal Pradesh between 1990 and 2006. He is now an umpire. Sharma stood as an umpire in the Twenty20 tour matc ...

, BCCI Elite Panel

Himachal Cricket Academy

In 2008, the HPCA established Himachal Cricket Academy in at

in Dharmashala with sub-academies in Kangra, MCM Chandigarh as well as all the twelve District Headquarters. The academy provides regular cricket coaching, systematic fitness management, specific nutrition, regular health check up and purposeful recreation along with the education to the potentially talented young cricketers. The academy is headed by Anuj Pal Dass.

References

External links

Cricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions

HPCA Official
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