Ayush Badoni's consecutive double-hundreds mark Delhi's post-pandemic batting depth
Ayush Badoni's 106 follows his 217 against Gujarat, making him the 21st Indian to score consecutive first-class double-hundreds.
Ayush Badoni reached his unbeaten 106 on the first day of Delhi's Ranji Trophy match against Jharkhand in Ranchi, his second straight first-class double-hundred after 217 against Gujarat. He got there in 111 balls, his sixth first-class century, and helped Delhi recover from 181 for five to close at 309 for five. Sumit Mathur stayed with him through an unbroken 128-run stand, finishing unbeaten on 50.
Badoni now sits alongside Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir in a group of 21 Indian batters who've managed consecutive first-class double-hundreds. Mathur said batting with Badoni makes his own job easier—the captain plays the strokes while he builds his innings.
Delhi rested Navdeep Saini and handed a debut to left-arm spinner Aman Chaudhary. Jharkhand lost opener Shikhar Mohan to the India-A squad touring New Zealand; the 21-year-old had already scored two centuries in their first two Ranji matches.
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The question now is whether Delhi can convert these runs into points once the bowlers are forced to carry the load on flatter tracks later in the season.