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Bihar batter Sakibul Gani smashes 341, highest score on FC debut

Sakibul Gani smashed an astounding 341 in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Mizoram here on Friday to break the world record for the highest individual score on first-class debut. The 22-year-old, who was unbeaten on 136 overnight, toyed with the lacklustre Mizoram attack hitting 56 fours and two sixes to get to 341 off 405 balls. Madhya Pradesh's Ajay Rohera earlier held the record for the highest individual score on debut when he had scored an unbeaten 267 against Hyderabad in Indore in December 2018.

Ranji Trophy: Sarfaraz's 275 takes Mumbai to mammoth 544/7d against Saurashtra

Sarfaraz Khan hit a stroke-filled 275 to propel Mumbai to a mammoth 544/7 and put 41-time champions in a commanding position on the second day of their Elite Group D Ranji Trophy game against defending champions Saurashtra here on Friday. Sarfaraz, who continued from his overnight score on 121, took the Saurashtra attack to cleaners and hammered 30 boundaries and seven maximum in his 401-ball innings. The 24-year-old was at his best at the Narendra Modi stadium as he spared no bowler.

AFC Women's Asian Cup in India most engaging ever on digital platforms

The Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) digital channels witnessed unprecedented growth during the January 20 to February 6 tournament in Mumbai and Pune as the statistics grew by a staggering 5324 per cent as compared to the 2018 edition in Jordan. "The AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 has left an indelible digital footprint, with the engagement and coverage of the showpiece surpassing the previous edition and soaring to an all-time high record," the AFC said in a statement.

Ranji Trophy: Bihar's Sakibul Gani becomes first-batter to score triple-century on first-class debut

Sakibul Gani scripted history on Friday as he became the first player to score triple-century on first-class debut. Gani achieved the feat in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Mizoram here at Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground, Kolkata. The batter scored 341 runs off just 405 balls with the help of 56 fours and 2 sixes.

Every cricketer goes through this phase: Wasim Jaffer backs Virat Kohli

Jaffer has backed under-pressure Virat Kohli, despite the India team player going through a rough patch in the home series against the West Indies. Jaffer added that like Kohli, every cricketer goes through this phase. Kohli's lean patch continued in the ODI series against the touring side as he had scores of 8, 18 and 0 in the three matches and he looked far from his sublime self.

Bihar's Sakibul Gani First Cricketer To Score Triple Century On First-Class Debut

Bihar batted Sakibul Gani scripted history on Friday as he became the first player to score triple century on first-class debut. Gani achieved the feat in the ongoing Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Mizoram at Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground in Kolkata.

Sachin Tendulkar Answers Query On Who Is The Better Player Between Him And Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has long been seen as the natural heir to Sachin Tendulkar in the Indian cricket team due to his batting prowess. While Kohli is currently going through a lean patch and hasn't scored an international century since 2019, he still has an unviable record with the bat across all formats. While many of Sachin Tendulkar's records may not be broken anytime soon, Kohli is expected to get within touching distance of some of the legendary Mumbai-born cricketer's incredible feats with the bat.

Ranji Trophy: Ajinkya Rahane's rescue act for self and Mumbai

Saurashtra on day one of their Ranji Trophy match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Rescuing Mumbai from a point where Saurashtra looked to be all over them after reducing them to 44 for three, Ajinkya Rahane (108 not out, 250b, 14x4, 2x6) and Sarfaraz Khan slammed superb centuries (121 not out, 219b, 15x4, 2x6), adding 219 for their fourth wicket alliance in 448 balls to take the 41-time champs to 263 for three by stumps. If the first hour was won by Saurashtra, in which their captain Jaydev Unadkat took Mumbai skipper Prithvi Shaw’s scalp, Rahane and Sarfaraz’s magnificent knocks ensured that the day belonged to Mumbai. Giving his best shot to ensure that he gets one more lifeline by the selectors for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka at home, Rahane — under tremendous pressure to retain his place in the side — did well to shrug off his prolonged poor form by stroking his 36th first-class century- perhaps a career-saving knock. It was his first hundred in any format since his match-winning 112 against Australia at Melbourne in the Boxing Day Test in December 2020.

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Bihar batter Sakibul Gani smashes 341, highest score on FC debut

Ranji Trophy: Sarfaraz's 275 takes Mumbai to mammoth 544/7d against Saurashtra

AFC Women's Asian Cup in India most engaging ever on digital platforms

Ranji Trophy: Bihar's Sakibul Gani becomes first-batter to score triple-century on first-class debut

Every cricketer goes through this phase: Wasim Jaffer backs Virat Kohli

Bihar's Sakibul Gani First Cricketer To Score Triple Century On First-Class Debut

Sachin Tendulkar Answers Query On Who Is The Better Player Between Him And Virat Kohli

Ranji Trophy: Ajinkya Rahane's rescue act for self and Mumbai