Gujarat's Siddharth Desai broke a massive 65-year Ranji bowling record with nine wickets against Uttrakhand. The left-arm spinner picked up nine wickets and conceded 36 runs during round 2 of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 at the Gujarat College Cricket Ground A in Ahmedabad. He broke Jasubhai Motibhai Patel’s record of 8-21 set during the 1960-61 season against Saurashtra.
Siddharth Desai makes history for Gujarat
Siddharth’s first wicket came in the fifth over when he picked up Priyanshu Khanduri on the third ball of the fifth over. After dismissing Khandura, Desai quickly sent, Samarth R, and Yuvrah Choudhary back to the dugout in the space of four deliveries on his way to nine wicket haul.
Siddharth Desai's bowling figure is now the 3rd best in the history of Ranji Trophy. Haryana's Anshul Kamboj registered the best spell of Ranji history when he picked up all ten wickets against Kerala earlier this season.
Who is Siddharth Desai?
Siddharth Desai made his first-class debut for Gujarat in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy in 2017. He marked the occasion by taking his first five-wicket haul in the second innings and picking up Man of the Match award. In October 2018, Desai was the top wicket-taker in the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, claiming eighteen wickets in five matches.
His outstanding performance did not go unnoticed as he was included in India’s squad for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. During the group stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he was Gujarat’s leading wicket-taker, with 23 wickets in six matches. In November 2019, he was again named in India’s squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.
