15 sixes, two tons: Abdul Samad becomes first J&K batter to hit multiple Ranji Trophy hundreds in a match

The 22-year-old crafted his 2nd period of the lucifer successful lone 105 balls with 5 fours and six sixes. No different J&K batter had achieved the feat of scoring 2 tons successful a First Class lucifer before. Samad’s 15 maximums successful the lucifer has lone been bettered doubly earlier by Indians successful First Class cricket. Samad finished unbeaten connected 108 disconnected 108 balls arsenic J&K acceptable a 269-run people with a small much than 2 sessions to play connected Day 4.

Samad has aggregated implicit 1400 runs successful 25 First Class matches with six centuries. Samad’s hard-hitting skills was spotted by SunRisers Hyderabad who roped him into the franchise successful 2020. Samad made 50 quality for SRH crossed 5 seasons betwixt 2020-2024, scoring implicit 550 runs, including 36 sixes

Samad has ofted credited his aboriginal occurrence to Irfan Pathan, the erstwhile India all-rounder, who arsenic J&K’s mentor had spotted him successful 2018 during the trials astatine Jammu’s Science College Ground.

Even backmost then, the teen had each the shots and the assurance to backmost his burgeoning talents. Pathan was instantly impressed and decided to draught him successful the squad. “I archetypal saw him 2 years agone during trials organised to spot upcoming talent. I was instantly impressed by his stroke-play and his quality to deed shots connected the up. There were astir 400 guys and helium was 1 of the 5 whom I had picked,” Pathan told the Indian Express.

Most sixes successful a First Class lucifer by Indians

26 – Tanmay Agarwal (Hyderabad v Arunachal Pradesh) – 2023-24
21 – Rishabh Pant (Delhi v Jharkhand) – 2016-17
15 – Abdul Samad (J&K v Odisha) – 2024-25*
15 – Yusuf Pathan (West Zone v South Zone) – 2009/10