Jammu and Kashmir batsman Abdul Samad wreaked havoc in the Ranji Trophy match against Odisha. This explosive right-handed batsman has scored 2 centuries against Odisha in 4 days. Along with this, a special record has also been registered in his name. Abdul Samad is the first player from Jammu and Kashmir to score centuries in both the innings of a Ranji match. Abdul Samad had scored 127 runs in just 117 balls in the first innings against Odisha, in which 9 sixes came from his bat. Now in the second innings also Abdul Samad scored a century. Till the time of writing the news, he had scored 108 runs on the basis of 6 sixes.

Why is Abdul Samad's innings special?

Abdul Samad's innings is special because the pitch at Cuttack was not suitable for batting. Samad scored a century on a pitch where no batsman from Jammu and Kashmir could score even a half-century. In the first innings, Jammu and Kashmir reached 270 runs on the basis of Samad's century and then in the second innings too, Samad scored a century and increased Jammu's score. Reached 270. 22 year old Abdul Samad has scored 6 centuries in first class cricket and the big thing is that his batting strike rate is around 100.

Will Kavya Maran give a gift worth crores?

This innings of Abdul Samad came just before the mega auction of IPL 2025. According to reports, IPL auction can be held in Riyadh on 24-25 November. The question is whether Sunrisers Hyderabad will retain Abdul Samad. If Sunrisers retain Abdul Samad, then this player can get up to Rs 4 crore. Although Abdul Samad has not performed much for Sunrisers Hyderabad, but one thing is clear that he has the power to turn the match. Now it remains to be seen what decision Kavya Maran takes.

Samad made another record

Whether Abdul Samad will be bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad team or not is a matter of later, but this player has made a big record by hitting 15 sixes in a Ranji Trophy match. He is the first batsman from Jammu and Kashmir to hit 15 sixes in a Ranji match. However, the record of hitting the maximum number of 26 sixes in a Ranji match is in the name of Tanmay Agarwal. Rishabh Pant had achieved the feat of hitting 21 sixes in a Ranji match.