HYDERABAD: A decade after making his Ranji Trophy debut against Goa with a century (135 off 330 balls), 28-year-old Tanmay Agarwal rewrote several first-class records on way to an unbeaten triple century against Arunachal Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy Plate encounter on Friday.
Even as the nation was celebrating its 75th Republic Day, Tanmay made the occasion sweeter with his willow putting the hapless rival attack to the sword. The left-handed opener was at his belligerent best as he struck the fastest first-class triple century. He took just 147 balls to reach 300 and smashed 31 fours and 20 sixes on way to erase South African Marco Marais’ record, who hit 300 off 191 balls for Border against East Province in 2017.
