Chinmay Sutar has entered the record books by becoming only the second batter in the history of the Ranji Trophy to score 400 runs in a single innings, according to reporting by The Indian Express.
The extraordinary milestone represents one of the rarest individual batting achievements in Indian domestic first-class cricket, placing Sutar in an exclusive tier of domestic run-scorers.
Rare Milestone in Indian Domestic Cricket
The Ranji Trophy, India's premier first-class domestic tournament, has spanned nearly a century, yet individual scores reaching the 400-run mark remain virtually unprecedented. Sutar's performance makes him just the second player across generations of domestic cricketers to cross the threshold.
Before Sutar's historic innings, only one other batter had managed to score a quadruple-century in the tournament's extensive records. Sutar's endurance and prolific scoring throughout the match secured his place alongside the legendary individual totals recorded in Indian cricket history.
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Reaching 400 runs in first-class cricket requires sustained concentration, stamina, and technical precision over multiple days of play. Sutar's marathon effort places his name in rare company not just in the Ranji Trophy, but across the global history of first-class cricket, where quadruple-centuries remain exceptionally scarce.
Further details regarding the match context, opposition, and statistical breakdown of the innings continue to draw attention across the sport, marking Sutar's achievement as a defining moment in the modern domestic cricket calendar, as detailed by The Indian Express.
