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Dhruv Mahajan

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Born9 Sept 1979 (46 years)
NationalityIndia flagIndia

In the ICL, Delhi Giants has chosen Dhruv Mahajan of the Jammu & Kashmir team. He is a right handed batsman and right arm medium bowler.

From 25th to 28th December 2006, Orissa and Jammu & Kashmir played a first class match at Cuttack (Barabati Stadium). In the 1st innings, he bowled 1 over in which 3 runs were scored. He was assigned the No. 5 batting slot, where he faced 91 deliveries and scored 35 runs inclusive of 6 fours. In the 2nd innings, 24 runs were scored off the 11 overs that he bowled. His team did not bat in this innings. This match resulted in a draw.

Career Highlights

In the 40 Test matches that he played, Dhruv Mahajan took the opportunity to bat in 70 innings. He accrued 1838 runs at a batting average of 28.27. His highest score was 123 and he smashed 11 half centuries and 2 centuries. He took 26 catches.694 runs were scored off the 1457 deliveries that he bowled and 8 dismissals took place. His bowling average was 86.75, economy rate was 2.85 and bowling strike rate was 182.1. He also played in 32 List A matches wherein he scored 702 runs and picked up 9 wickets.