Dhruv Pandove

Dhruv Pandove
Personal information
Full name
Dhruv Mahender Pandove
Born(1974-01-09)9 January 1974
Patiala, Punjab, India
Died31 January 1992(1992-01-31) (aged 18)
Ambala, Haryana, India
NicknameMunna[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
RoleOpening batsman
RelationsM. P. Pandove (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987/88–1991/92Punjab
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 23 6
Runs scored 1,090 281
Batting average 35.16 46.83
100s/50s 2/6 0/2
Top score 170 73
Balls bowled 186 –
Wickets 2 –
Bowling average 49.00 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/5 –
Catches/stumpings 8/– 0/–
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]

  1. ^ Bedi, Bishan Singh. "Munna was just blosomming". The Indian Express, Madras. No. 2 February 1992. The Indian Express.
  2. ^ a b c Lokapally, Vijay (February 2012). "Dhruv showed promise, but…". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ^ Youngest batsman to score 100 Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference WisdenObit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).