Bihar Creates History in Vijay Hazare Trophy as Sakibul Gani Smashes Record Century
Sakibul Gani, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Sakibul Gani scored an unbeaten 128 off just 40 balls against Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday. He hit 10 fours and 12 sixes in his innings. Gani is the fastest Indian to score a century in List A history. He is also the third fastest player in the world after McGurk and de Villiers.
The Vijay Hazare Trophy season 2025-26 has started. Many records have been broken in its inaugural match day. Bihar's team posted a record 574 marks. No team has broken this record in ODI matches before. The striking century of Sakibul Gani, captain of one of the teams, took centre stage in this event. Gani's century took a record 32 balls.
Sakibul Ganihas smashed an unbeaten 128 from just 40 balls against Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday. He hit a total of 10 fours and 12 sixes during his knock. Gani is the quickest Indian centurion in List A history. He is the third-quickest player globally after McGurk and de Villiers.
Sakibul Gani was born on September 2, 1999, in Motihari district, Bihar. His cricketing journey began not at a major cricketing center, but at a small local cricket academy. It was there that he solidified his batting and bowling skills. Consistently performing well in Under-19 tournaments, he caught the attention of the selectors. Sakibul is an aggressive right-handed batsman and a useful medium-fast bowler.
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After representing India at the Under-19 level, he quickly rose to prominence in the Ranji Trophy. His debut match in the Ranji Trophy became a memorable moment in his life. In that match against Mizoram, he played a historic innings of 341 runs. This was a unique record for an Indian player to score a triple century in his first-class cricket debut. In this innings, he hit 56 fours and two sixes, showcasing his extraordinary talent to the entire nation.
Sakibul Gani's journey hasn't been easy. At one point, his family's financial situation was so poor that they couldn't even afford to buy a new bat. In such circumstances, his mother mortgaged her jewelry to buy him a bat. His elder brother, Faisal, recalled in a media interview that when Sakibul was going to play in the Ranji Trophy for the first time, his mother gave him three bats and said, "Go, son, score three centuries." Sakibul fulfilled his mother's dream by taking the field.
To date, Sakibul Gani has scored 2035 runs in 28 first-class matches, including five centuries and eight half-centuries. In List A cricket, he has played 33 matches and scored 867 runs, including two centuries and two half-centuries. His journey not only testifies to his talent but also inspires us to pursue our dreams even in difficult circumstances.
