Personal information | |
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Full name | Mayank Jitender Dagar |
Born | Delhi, India | 11 November 1996
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Role | Bowler |
Relations | Virender Sehwag (cousin-uncle) |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
2016–present | Himachal Pradesh |
2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
Source:ESPNcricinfo |
Mayank Jitender Daggar (born 11 November 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh in domestic cricket and has appeared in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was part of India's squad for 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
He made his first-class debut for Himachal Pradesh in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2016. [1] In January 2018,he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction. [2] In July 2018,uncapped player Mayank Daggar scored 19.3 in yo-yo test,beating the record of Manish Pandey who had a top score of 19.2 achieved in 2017. He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 1.8 Crore,in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction. [3]
Born in Delhi,Dagar attended the Bishop Cotton School in Shimla,which is one of the oldest boarding schools in Asia. His father Jitender Dagar,who played cricket at the university level,works as a contractor for Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag is a cousin of Dagar's mother. [4] [5] [6]