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Full name | Dhruv Mahender Pandove | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Patiala, Punjab, India | 9 January 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 31 January 1992 Ambala, Haryana, India | (aged 18)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Munna[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | M. P. Pandove (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1987/88–1991/92 | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 December 2015 |
Dhruv Mahender Pandove (9 January 1974 – 31 January 1992) was an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Punjab. He made his first-class debut at the age of 13 and was considered to be an "exceptionally gifted batsman" and a "prodigy".[2] He became the youngest Indian and one of the youngest players in the world to score a century in first-class cricket, with his 137 against Jammu and Kashmir in 1988 coming at the age of 14 years and 294 days.[3] He was the youngest player to reach the 1000-run mark in Ranji Trophy, reaching the milestone at the age of 17 years and 341 days.[2]
On the night of 31 January 1992, Pandove was killed in a road accident in Ambala.[2][4]
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