His knock came at a crucial time when his team was reeling at 58 for 4.
A young Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) star gave a testament to his sheer batting prowess in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25 by slamming a stellar century. The knock came during the match between Jammu & Kashmir and Odisha.
Abdul Samad, who was a critical cog in SRH’s runners-up finish campaign last season in IPL 2024, is one of the most promising domestic stars around.
And once again, the 22-year-old proved his mettle in the premier domestic tournament with a stellar knock of 127 off 117 balls, comprising six fours and nine sixes. Samad’s knock also came at a cruicla time for J&K, when they were reeling at 58-4 and he rescued the side with the deft innings.
Speaking about the match, Samad’s heroics also helped J&K post a competitive first innings of total of 270. Batting in their first innings, Odisha has lost one wicket with 15 runs on the board at the end of Day 1’s play.
Abdul Samad’s scintillating display while definitley help drive his stocks up ahead of the upcoming IPL 2025 auction.
It will be further important since SRH have reportedly already decided their retention list.
Proteas big-hitter Heinrich Klaasen is expected to be their top retention at INR 23 crores, followed by Aussie all-rounder and skipper Pat Cummins for 18 crores and Abhishek Sharma for INR 14 crores.
The franchise is also in consideration to keep Australian opener Travis Head along with talented young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy.
Although it is unlikely but with every team allowed six retentions and SRH already deciding on five players, Abdul Samad can be retained under uncapped players quota.
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