Hyderabad's Tanmay creates world record for fastest FC triple ton

Hyderabad opener Tanmay Agarwal broke the world record for the fastest triplehundred in the history of firstclass cricket in a Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh here on FridayThe 28yearold reached the milestone off only 147 balls beating the previous record of South African cricketer Marco Marais who had achieved in 191 balls during the game between Border and Western ProvinceHowever the lopsided contest against a northeastern side once again raised questions about directly integrating them into Ranji Trophy where records are being broken at monotonic regularityThe match which was played on the outskirts of the city at GenNext cricket ground and Hyderabad witnessed a whopping 529 for 1 in just 48 overs with Tanmays undefeated 323 off just 160 balls at the end of the days play in Ranji Trophy 202324 This was after Arunachal scored 172 in 391 oversThe lefthanders innings was studded with 33 fours and 21 sixes He added 449 for the opening stand with Rahul Singh who smashed 185 in just 105 ballsI feel good and grateful After I completed 150 I just started hitting and luck was in my favour I always found middle of the bat and balls went out I just kept batting and kept hitting a composed Agarwal told PTI his voice rarely giving away any emotionsSo when did he come to know about the world recordAfter the end of the days play From teammates to my family everyone is very happy Agarwal who already has 11 firstclass tons before this record addedAlso ReadIfs buts and maybesSo what does he make of his triple hundred considering the quality of oppositionWhen you compare with Elite teams this kind of feat is not possible but I didnt think about quality of opposition and kept playing the way I had toThe world record just happened Nothing was planned There were no plans that I would do this and that It just happened said Agarwal who has played all his cricket for HyderabadThe highest Indian firstclass score is 443 by BB Nimbalkar who hit it in a Ranji Trophy match between Maharashtra and KathiawarThe world record for highest individual firstclass score is 501 not out by the legendary Brian Lara for Warwickshire in an English county game against DurhamIs he looking at both the recordsNo I am not because I dont know how much longer we will be batting on Saturday As long as I bat tomorrow I will try to play like I started the innings today If it happens it happens I dont have in mind that I have to achieve this or that Agarwal sounded nonchalantAgarwal said he does not have one specific coachI have had a lot of coaches over the years not one coachDivyanshu Yadav 0117 in 9 overs and Techi Doria 0101 in 9 overs are two bowlers who conceded more than hundred runs in less than 10 oversRanji Trophy 202324 Brief Scores Arunachal Pradesh 172 in 391 overs Hyderabad 5291 in 48 overs Tanmay Agarwal 323 batting Rahul Singh 185With agency inputs