An unheralded 21-year-old Delhi cricketer Mohit Ahlawat became a sensation as he scored 300 not out off 72 balls having hit 39 sixes and 14 fours in a T20 game. The tournament where Ahlawat did the unimaginable, was held at Lalita Park in East Delhi and was not recognised by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). However, with no DDCA-backed tournaments taking place in the city, several local cricketers are playing in these club-based tournaments to stay match-fit. When the news of his jaw-dropping triple spread, the wicketkeeper-batsman had got a call from the Delhi Daredevils management for a trial. Ahlawat made his Ranji debut in Nov 2015 but failed to impress. He has been on the fringes ever since.
Last week's match was just another game for him in a season where you hop from team to team to get maximum match exposure. This time he got a call from Maavi XI to play against Friends XI in the quarter-final of the Friends Premier League. “They invited me to play and I simply went. It's good that something like that has happened,” Ahlawat said.
