Himanshu Bisht: Rising Cricket Star & Stats

Himanshu Bisht is an Indian domestic cricketer best known for his leg-spin bowling. He is a right-handed batter and right-arm leg-break bowler who has represented Uttarakhand in Twenty20, List A, and first-class cricket.

His path to the state side was gradual rather than sudden. He made his Twenty20 debut for Uttarakhand in the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019, against Services in Delhi. He later added a List A debut on 12 December 2021, playing against Maharashtra in the 2021-22 Vijay Hazare Trophy at Rajkot.

His only first-class appearance to date came for Uttarakhand against Baroda at Dehradun, played from 16-19 February 2024 a milestone that rounded out his experience across all three domestic formats.

Bisht operates within Uttarakhand's broader coaching setup at the Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU), where Manish Jha has served as the state team's head coach. Like most of his teammates, his development has run alongside the coaching structure and domestic pathway the CAU has built since Uttarakhand's BCCI recognition in 2018.

• Date of Birth: 17 November 1996
• Current Age: 29 years old (as of 2026)
• Birth Place: Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

Pithoragarh, tucked in the Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand, is not a traditional cricketing hub which makes Bisht's rise through the state's domestic setup a notable example of the sport's spread into smaller towns.

Bisht is primarily a right-arm leg-break bowler, one of cricket's more demanding disciplines. Leg-spin asks for control, variation in flight and turn, and the confidence to buy wickets by tossing the ball up to attacking batters.

• Batting Style: Right-hand bat
• Bowling Style: Right-arm leg-break
• Primary Role: Specialist spin bowler, capable lower-order contributor with the bat

From Pithoragarh to Uttarakhand Cricket

For a cricketer from a hill town like Pithoragarh, reaching the professional level takes more than raw talent it demands regular performances against experienced domestic players and the patience to work through age-group and club cricket before a state call-up. Bisht earned his opportunity with Uttarakhand's T20 side first, and has since become a fixture in the squad across formats.

He shares that journey with several other cricketers from Uttarakhand who have used the state's growing domestic structure as a launchpad from teammates like Akash Madhwal, who has captained the side, to Mayank Rawat, another young Uttarakhand player to earn an IPL contract.

Himanshu Bisht's domestic career has developed steadily over several seasons with Uttarakhand. Here's a quick timeline of his major milestones:

Over his seasons with Uttarakhand, a few performances stand out as markers of Bisht's growth as a spinner:

• 3 wickets for 33 runs against Karnataka in the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, helping Uttarakhand to a narrow 6-run win at Indore
• Consistent inclusion in Uttarakhand's T20, List A, and first-class squads across multiple seasons
• A rare first-class cap in 2024, adding red-ball experience to an otherwise white-ball-heavy career
• Continued selection into the 2025-26 domestic season, reflecting the team management's trust in his spin option

Bisht's career has developed alongside Uttarakhand's own emergence as a competitive domestic side. The state entered India's major domestic competitions with the usual early struggles of a newer team, but has steadily produced players capable of holding their own at the national level.

As a specialist leg-spinner, Bisht fills a role that is often in short supply for smaller domestic sides, giving Uttarakhand's captains a genuine wicket-taking option in the middle overs rather than just a defensive one.

Uttarakhand's growth as a unit is also reflected off the field the state's cricket ecosystem includes fellow spinner Ekta Bisht, who pioneered the state's presence in women's international cricket, showing the same domestic-to-recognition path that Himanshu is on in the men's game.

At 29, Himanshu Bisht is an experienced hand in Uttarakhand's domestic setup rather than a newcomer. His next phase will depend on consistency, fitness, and performances against stronger domestic opposition as competition for spin-bowling slots increases across Indian domestic cricket.

His story is a reminder that not every cricket career runs through age-group headlines and international call-ups — many are built quietly, season after season, in domestic cricket away from the spotlight.

• A homegrown leg-spinner from Pithoragarh representing Uttarakhand across three domestic formats
• Debuted in T20 in 2019, List A in 2021, and first-class cricket in 2024
• Delivered a match-winning spell of 3/33 against Karnataka in the 2024-25 SMAT season
• Remains a trusted spin option for Uttarakhand heading into the 2025-26 domestic season

From a hill town in Kumaon to the domestic cricket circuit, Himanshu Bisht's career reflects the patient, unglamorous path many state-level cricketers take. His story is still being written, one domestic season at a time.