Suved Parkar enters record books with 200 on Ranji Trophy debut, and made history on Tuesday by being the 12th Indian batter to register a double century on their first-class debut in a Ranji Trophy match against Uttarakhand.
Parkar, who was batting on 104 at stumps on Monday, achieved his double century on the second day of the five-day encounter at the Alur Cricket Ground, helping Mumbai cross 600 runs.
In the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal, Parkar was filling in for the injured Ajinkya Rahane.
On Day 2, Suved Parkar enters record books with 200 on Ranji Trophy debut after driving left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh for a single to long-off in the second session. The 21-year-old struck 17 fours and three sixes in 37 balls to reach the milestone.
As a result, he became the second batter from Mumbai and the 12th batter from India overall. He is only the 23rd hitter in history to score a double century in his first-class debut.
Mumbai, who chose to bat after winning the toss, were 632/7 in 165 overs at the time of writing this piece, with Sarfaraz Khan hitting 153 and Parkar batting on 240.