Ajay Rohera breaks 24-year-old world record for highest score by a debutant in first-class cricket

On Saturday, Madhya Pradesh's Ajay Rohera broke Amol Muzumdar’s 25-year-old record of highest score by a debutant in the Ranji trophy

In the Ranji Trophy match in Indore on Saturday, Madhya Pradesh's Ajay Rohera created a world record when he crossed 260 runs while batting against Hyderabad.

The 21-year-old broke Amol Muzumdar’s 25-year-old record of highest score by a debutant in the Ranji Trophy.

After Madhya Pradesh declared the innings on 562/4, Rohera finished unbeaten on 267.

After bowling Hyderabad out for a very low score of 124 runs, Madhya Pradesh got to 539/4 as their opening batsman was batting on 255 overnight Friday.

The 21-year-old opener was able to achieve the record early on Saturday.

Madhya Pradesh's 21-year-old opener Ajay Rohera has just set a new cricket world record!
He is batting on 261 against Hyderabad @ Indore on his first-class debut!
He bettered the 260 by Mumbai's Amol Muzumdar vs Haryana at Faridabad in 1994.#RanjiTrophy#MPvHyd

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 8, 2018

Madhya Pradesh declares the innings at 562/4 with a lead of 438 runs and Ajay Rohera finishes unbeaten on 267. He misses out a chance to become the first player to score a 300 on FC debut.#RanjiTrophy

— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) December 8, 2018