India future may be high as Prashant Chopra scored his first triple century of this Ranji Trophy season for Himachal Pradesh. The Himachal opener accomplishes the feat against Punjab in their home ground of Dharamsala on Saturday, the second day of the four-day game. He was picked earlier for a special day to achieve the achievement in domestic cricket. Chopra became only the third player in the history of First-Class cricket to score a triple century on birthday. Chopra was back to pavilion end for 338 when he obtainable a return catch to spinner Pargat Singh.
Before Chopra, who scored a triple century on his 25th birthday, there were only few who score triple hundred, Colin Cowdrey scored a triple century on his 30th birthday in 1962. Raman Lamba in the other batsman who scored a triple century on his 35th birthday in 1995.
Chopra, who was unbeaten on 271 at stumps on Day 1, completed his triple century off 318 balls with the help of 40 boundaries and a six. This was his first triple century in First-class cricket.
On 6th October, he had become the second highest run-scorer in a single day’s play in First-Class cricket for India. Bhausaheb Nimbalkar’s 277 back in 1948-49 still is the highest score in a single day’s play. He went to score 443 runs in that innings. But, after the triple hundred, good news for Chopra is he will be added to join the India ‘A’ squad which plays against New Zealand and he will have to skip the next game for Himachal as well.
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