Ranji Trophy: MP's Ajay Rohera hits 267 on first-class debut, breaks 25-year-old world record

Ajay Rohera set a world record on his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Rohera scored 267 not out against Hyderabad on day three of round five match of Ranji Trophy. He set the record for the highest-ever score on debut in first-class cricket. 

The record previously belonged to Amol Mazumdar for his 260 on debut on February 12, 1994. 

Rohera hit 21 fours and five sixes in his innings. He wa unbeaten on 255 on day two and went past Mazumdar’s record early on day three.

Madhya Pradesh declared their innings at 562/4 with Rohera unbeaten on 267 while Yash Dubey was batting on 139 not out. They took a lead of 438 runs over Hyderabad who were all out for 124 in their first innings.

Here are the highest scores on first-class debut: