The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association was formed with the objective of augmentation of game of Cricket in the state of Himachal in the year 1960. However the Association was granted affiliation by the BCCI at a meeting held on 29th Sept 1984 at Taj Palace, New Delhi.Till the year 2000 the Association was considered to be minnows of Indian Cricket it was only in July 2000 that the present set up headed by Mr Anurag Thakur took over the reins of HPCA and the Association caught the eye of many.