Ranji Trophy 2015/16: 5 outstanding performers of the tournament

#2 Paras Dogra (Himachal Pradesh)

Dogra had an astonishing average of 78.11 in Ranji Trophy

The pillar of Himachal Pradesh’s batting, what is exemplary in Paras Dogra’s game is his ability to bat long. And this year’s Ranji Trophy has been no different.

Dogra has managed to rake up more than 700 runs at an astonishing average of nearly eighty. The highlight though has been in the big centuries he has dished out, making merry against the bowlers of teams like Tripura, Goa and Services.

For people who have followed the domestic circuit for the last 5-6 years, Dogra is no outsider. He holds the rare distinction of scoring at least one double hundred in each Ranji season, starting 2011. This season too, he smashed a record double (227 of 280 balls) against Services.

It’s unfortunate that Dogra’s heroics couldn’t take his team over the line, as Himachal Pradesh narrowly missed qualifying for the quarter-finals by a single point. However, knowing the ‘Big D’ of the state’s cricket fraternity, he will not fail to amaze in subsequent years as well.