Urvil Patel coaching with Gujarat Titans gamers© BCCI/Sportzpics
Not each story has a contented ending within the Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions. Because the IPL 2025 public sale concluded, Gujarat batter Urvil Patel remained unsold, with not one of the 10 franchises deciding to submit a bid for his companies. Taking the setback to the chin, Urvil determined to placed on a present within the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for his state staff, scoring the quickest ton ever witnessed within the T20 format by an Indian. Urvil took simply 28 balls to succeed in the triple-digit rating towards Tripura on Wednesday.
Till yesterday, Rishabh Pant held the document for scoring the quickest T20 century for an Indian. He had hit a 32-ball ton towards Himachal Pradesh in 2018 to assert the numero uno spot. Subsequent on the listing is Rohit Sharma who had hit a 35-ball century towards Sri Lanka in 2017.
Urvil slots in on the No. 2 place within the listing of batters with the quickest T20 ton globally. Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan holds that spot, having scored a 27-ball century towards Cyprus earlier this yr.
After getting his identify written within the historical past books, Urvil recalled a dialog he had with India’s present T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav.
“He [Suryakumar] gave me plenty of batting ideas. He mentioned, ‘Bindaas khelne ka. Ball ko dekhna, however pehle bowler ko, uske motion ko, uske hand aur finger motion ko. And be assured. Apne aap ko hamesha again karna’.”
“[Play fearlessly. Focus on the ball, but first observe the bowler-watch their action, their hand, and finger movements. And be confident. Always back yourself],” the Gujarat cricketer recalled.
“I at all times recall his phrases at any time when I’m going to the center. We each bat with the identical method, and it would not matter who the bowler is,” he added.
All hope is just not misplaced for Urvil, who can nonetheless be signed by an IPL franchise for the 2025 season as an injury-replacement.
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