Mayank Dagar

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Mayank Dagar

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| country = India

| fullname = Mayank Jitender Dagar

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|11|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Delhi, India

| heightft = 5

| heightinch = 10

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| family = Virender Sehwag (cousin-uncle)

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = Bowler

| club1 = Himachal Pradesh

| year1 = {{nowrap|2016–present}}

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| club2 = Sunrisers Hyderabad

| year2 = {{nowrap|2023}}

| club3 = Royal Challengers Bengaluru

| year3 = {{nowrap|2024}}

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/942367.html ESPNcricinfo

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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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1053479.html |title=Ranji Trophy, Group C: Andhra v Himachal Pradesh at Bhubaneswar, Oct 6-9, 2016 |access-date=6 October 2016 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |access-date=27 January 2018 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-auction-2023-full-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-101671785341463.html|title = IPL Auction 2023: Full list of sold and Unsold players|work=Hindustan Times|access-date= 17 February 2023}}

Personal life

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.{{cite web|last1=Panwar|first1=Daksh|title=U-19 World Cup: Photogenic spinner Mayank Dagar looks for perfect final frame|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/u-19-wc-photogenic-spinner-mayank-dagar-looks-for-perfect-final-frame/|work=The Indian Express|access-date=14 February 2016|date=13 February 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Patnaik|first1=Sidhanta|title=Student of the year, Mayank Dagar style|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/student-of-the-year-mayank-dagar-style/201130|publisher=Wisden India|access-date=14 February 2016|date=13 February 2016|archive-date=16 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216232251/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/student-of-the-year-mayank-dagar-style/201130|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=In the Zone – North Young Mayank Dagar eyes success at U-19 World Cup|url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2015/in-the-zone/12354/in-the-zone-north|publisher=bcci.tv|access-date=14 February 2016|archive-date=22 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222061840/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2015/in-the-zone/12354/in-the-zone-north|url-status=dead}}