The Ranji Trophy match against Delhi began on 30 January. Virat Kohli could not bat on the first day, but when he came to bat the second day, he could play only 15 balls. He scored only 6 runs. On one hand, Virat is facing criticism due to his poor form, on the other hand, Himanshu Sangwan, who made him clean bold, is also in discussion. Who is Himanshu Sangwan, whose wicket fell on one ball?
Who is Himanshu Sangwan?
Himanshu Sangwan, a right -handed fast bowler who played for the railway, was born on 2 September 1995 in Najafgarh, Delhi. Playing for Delhi, he made his debut in List A in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2019. He also made his debut in first-class cricket while playing in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy and Ranji Trophy.
Worked as a ticket collector before coming to cricket
Before becoming famous in cricket, Himanshu Sangwan worked as a ticket collector at New Delhi railway station. Himanshu’s mother Bhagwan Rati is a school teacher by profession and father Surendra Singh Sangwan is serving as a manager in Sangwan Bank. Actually, he had heard from a friend about the job in railway. Within 6 months of applying, he got a ticket collector job.
Himanshu Sangwan’s cricket career
Himanshu Sangwan has played with Rishabh Pant for Delhi at the under-19 level. Unfortunately he could not get much success, he tried his luck in the Haryana team but he did not get success there either. Himanshu spent a lot of his time in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan and grew up here.
He took 37 wickets in 7 matches played this season.
He made his Under-23 debut in the CK Naidu Trophy in 2018. He took 37 wickets in 7 matches played in the season, due to this strong performance, he got an opportunity to make his Ranji Trophy debut. In his first season, he made headlines by taking the wickets of Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw, who was in great form in the Ranji match against Mumbai. Himanshu has taken 77 wickets in 23 matches so far in his first class career. He has taken 21 wickets in 17 List A matches and 5 wickets in 7 T20 matches.