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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the Cricketer who broke the 117-year-old record in first-class cricket.
A
Rishi Dhawan
B
Unmukt Chand
C
Paras Dogra
D
Samit Gohel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rahkeem Cornwall Breaks 117-Year Old Record To Become Heaviest Test Cricketer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bobby Abel achieved this for Surrey against Somerset in 1899. Gujarat’s Samit Gohel carried his bat during the 359 not out against Odisha to set a new record in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final in Jaipur. WG Grace (318* in 1876) and Bill Ashdown (305* in 1935) are the only others triple-centurions to carry their bat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bhausaheb Nimbalkar, who scored an unbeaten 443 for Maharashtra against Kathiawar back in December 1948, still holds the record for the highest Ranji Trophy score and the highest first-class score by an Indian batsman. Shaw’s 379 is now the next-best in both the lists.

Detailed explanation-4: -Highest team total: The record for the highest team total in Ranji Trophy belongs to Hyderabad. During the 1993/94 Ranji Trophy season, the Kanwaljit Singh-led Hyderabad side posted 944/6d with as many as two players scoring double centuries while a certain Maturi Sridhar hitting a 523-ball 366.

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