Gujarat's Samit scales new summit
Jaipur, Dec 28, 2016, Agencies:
Gujarat’s 26-year-old opening batsman Samit Gohel broke a 117-year-old record in first-class cricket by notching up the highest score while carrying his bat through the innings of 359 not out during his team’s Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Odisha.
While Pakistan great Hanif Mohammed’s epic 499 remains the highest score by an opener in first-class cricket, no one has scored more than Gohel while remaining not out in his team’s score of 641 here.
Gohel in fact eclipsed the previous best of 357 not out by Surrey’s Bobby Abel against Somerset way back in 1899 at the Kensington Oval ground.
Gohel’s knock is the second 300-plus total by a Gujarat batsman this season after Priyank Panchal’s 314. Gohel’s innings was the second highest individual score in the second innings of a first-class match.
It was also the third longest in terms of number of minutes taken (964). This is also the fourth joint highest score by an Indian in the Ranji Trophy, Maharashtra batsman B B Nimbalkar’s unbeaten 443 in 1948-49 against Kathiawar remains the highest to this date.
Gohel’s 723-ball-knock had 45 boundaries and a six but the shy boy from Gujarat’s dairy hub Anand was unassuming.
“I did not know it was a world record. The idea was to bat as long as possible. Coach sir (Vijay Patel) and Parthiv bhai (skipper Parthiv Patel) ne bola thaa lamba khelo. I just tried to do that. I am happy that I could bat this long. Obviously this is the greatest day of my life. I am actually still not able to express myself,” the right-handed batsman said after his knock.
While Pakistan great Hanif Mohammed’s epic 499 remains the highest score by an opener in first-class cricket, no one has scored more than Gohel while remaining not out in his team’s score of 641 here.
Gohel in fact eclipsed the previous best of 357 not out by Surrey’s Bobby Abel against Somerset way back in 1899 at the Kensington Oval ground.
Gohel’s knock is the second 300-plus total by a Gujarat batsman this season after Priyank Panchal’s 314. Gohel’s innings was the second highest individual score in the second innings of a first-class match.
It was also the third longest in terms of number of minutes taken (964). This is also the fourth joint highest score by an Indian in the Ranji Trophy, Maharashtra batsman B B Nimbalkar’s unbeaten 443 in 1948-49 against Kathiawar remains the highest to this date.
Gohel’s 723-ball-knock had 45 boundaries and a six but the shy boy from Gujarat’s dairy hub Anand was unassuming.
“I did not know it was a world record. The idea was to bat as long as possible. Coach sir (Vijay Patel) and Parthiv bhai (skipper Parthiv Patel) ne bola thaa lamba khelo. I just tried to do that. I am happy that I could bat this long. Obviously this is the greatest day of my life. I am actually still not able to express myself,” the right-handed batsman said after his knock.
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