With his eighth century, Gurbaz now matches Sachin Tendulkar and Quinton de Kock for the most ODI tons before turning 23, surpassing Virat Kohli, who had seven.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afghanistan’s keeper-batter and former KKR player, played a brilliant knock, scoring a century to guide his team to a commanding five-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Monday.
In the final match of the series, Bangladesh set Afghanistan a target of 245. Although Gurbaz didn’t get much support from the other end, with Afghanistan falling to 84/3 in 20.1 overs, he did most of the scoring.
However, he partnered with Azmatullah Omarzai for a match-winning century stand, and Afghanistan completed the chase with 10 balls to spare. Gurbaz scored 101 off 120 balls, featuring seven sixes and five fours.
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With the IPL mega auction approaching, Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s brilliant knock is expected to attract the attention of several teams eager to sign him for the upcoming season. His century has likely increased his value.
In 13 IPL matches, Gurbaz has scored 289 runs, with an average of 22.23 and a strike rate of 133.80.
After being released by KKR and retaining 6 players, KKR has no Right to Match (RTM) left. If they want to bring him back, they will have to compete in a bidding war with other teams.
With this century, Gurbaz completed his eighth ODI hundred, breaking records set by Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Babar Azam. He reached his eighth ODI ton at a younger age than these batting greats.
Gurbaz achieved his eighth ton at 22 years and 349 days, while Tendulkar was 22 years and 357 days old when he scored his eighth. Kohli and Babar reached the milestone at 23 years and 27 days, and 23 years and 280 days, respectively.
South Africa’s Quinton de Kock is the youngest batter to score eight ODI hundreds, achieving the feat at 22 years and 312 days old.
With his eighth century, Gurbaz now matches Sachin Tendulkar and Quinton de Kock for the most ODI tons before turning 23, surpassing Virat Kohli, who had seven.
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