Paras Dogra

{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 1984)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Paras Dogra

| image =

| country = India

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|11|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India

| nickname =

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Legbreak

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Himachal Pradesh

| year1 = 2001/02–2017/18

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| club2 = Rajasthan Royals

| year2 = 2010

| club3 = Kings XI Punjab

| year3 = 2012

| club4 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| year4 = 2013

| club5 = Pondicherry

| year5 = 2018/19–2023/24

| club6 = Jammu and Kashmir

| year6 = 2024/25

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 143

| runs1 = 9,966

| bat avg1 = 48.37

| 100s/50s1 = 32/33

| top score1 = 253

| deliveries1 = 868

| wickets1 = 5

| bowl avg1 = 81.40

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/14

| catches/stumpings1 = 173/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 124

| runs2 = 3,696

| bat avg2 = 41.52

| 100s/50s2 = 6/21

| top score2 = 136*

| deliveries2 = 37

| wickets2 = 0

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 74/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 105

| runs3 = 2,324

| bat avg3 = 27.66

| 100s/50s3 = 0/13

| top score3 = 93*

| deliveries3 = 1

| wickets3 = 0

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 64/–

| date = 12 February

| year = 2025

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/paras-dogra-28160 ESPNcricinfo

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Paras Dogra (born 19 November 1984) is an Indian cricketer who has played first-class cricket since 2001. He is a right-handed batsman.

Career

In November 2015, Dogra equalled the record of double centuries scored in the Ranji Trophy when he scored his seventh score of 200 runs or more.{{cite news |title=Services start strongly after Dogra's record double |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2015-16/content/story/938563.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=8 November 2015 |accessdate=8 November 2015 }}

For most of his career he played for Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28160.html ESPNcricinfo Profile] In the Indian Premier League, he has played for Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12407/Indian_Premier_League_Matches.html IPL matches played by Dogra] Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he transferred from Himachal Pradesh to Puducherry.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25132728/list-domestic-transfers-ahead-2018-19-ranji-trophy-season |title=List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=31 October 2018}} He was the leading run-scorer for Puducherry in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 257 runs in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12591;team=6562;type=tournament |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Puducherry: Batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=8 October 2018}}

In November 2018, Dogra became the first batsman for Puducherry to score a century in the Ranji Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/105078/ranji-trophy-2018-19-highlights-ravindra-jadeja-shines-yusuf-pathan-tumbles-on-99 |title=Ranji Highlights: Jadeja shines, Yusuf tumbles on 99 |work=CricBuzz |accessdate=12 November 2018}} The following month, he scored 253 from 244 balls against Sikkim.{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ranji-takeaways-avesh-khan-notches-career-best-figures-dogra-slams-253-in-one-day-1962843.html |title=Ranji Takeaways: Avesh Khan Notches Career-best Figures, Dogra Slams 253 in One Day |work=Network18 Media and Investments Ltd 2018 |accessdate=6 December 2018}} It was his eighth double century, the most by a batsman in the Ranji Trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25469326/paras-dogra-record-double-ton-memorable-debut-shahrukh-khan |title=Paras Dogra's record double-ton, and a memorable debut for Shahrukh Khan |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=6 December 2018}} He was the leading run-scorer for Puducherry in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 729 runs in eight matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12592;team=6562;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 – Puducherry: Batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=10 January 2019}}

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