Vijay Zol
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| Full name | Vijay Hari Zol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1994 Jalna, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012–present | Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vijay Hari Zol (born November 23rd, 1994 in Jalna, Maharashtra) is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman who plays for Maharashtra.
In 2012, he signed a youth contract with the IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is also a member of India Under-19 cricket team. He is selected as a captain of Indian under 19 cricket team 2014
Under-19s Career
In December 2011, in an Under-19 first-class match for Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra. Zol scored an unbeaten 451 off 467 deliveries, batting for almost eleven hours and hit 53 boundaries and two sixes in that record-breaking innings.
Though there are no official records to verify exactly where he stands in the record books in youth cricket, Zol's score was higher than Bhausaheb Nimbalkar's landmark 443 the highest first-class score by an Indian set in 1948 during a Ranji Trophy match between Maharashtra and Saurashtra cricket team.
Previously, he scored double-century came against Gujarat in the leagues stages of 2010’s Vijay Merchant tournament. He was also member of India Under-19 team who won Asia Cup jointly with Pakistan. He was man of the match in the final which ended in tie.
After Asia Cup, he was appointed as vice-captain of the team for 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia. He played crucial role in the India’s in the World Cup. His batting at number 3 was well appreciated by cricketing greats.
He was in red-hot form having posted scores of 128, 173 and 128 in 2013. He produced another compelling batting display blasting 10 fours and two sixes during his 115-ball 103, and added vital stands of 67, 53 and 67 for the second, third and fourth wickets with Shubham Khajuria, Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Bhui.
Under his captaincy India under-19 team won the Quadrangular Series in 2013-14. Out of 6 matches played in the tournament India won 4 of them and 1 match ended without any result. Zol was the top run-scorer for India in the final as India crushed South Africa by 201 runs. Vijay zol is currently leading Under19 Indian Cricket team in U19 cricket world cup 14 going in Dubai.
Domestic Career
He made his List “A” debut in February 2012 against Baroda. He scored 27 off 44 balls with 5 fours in his first visit to crease. In 2012, he was signed a youth contract by the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore.
In 2013, he was named in the India “A” squad for the long-format matches against the touring New Zealand “A” team. Zol scored a maiden century on his first-class debut in his 1st unofficial Test at Visakhapatnam.
Record
• In December 2011, in an Under-19 first-class match for Maharashtra. Zol scored an unbeaten 451 off 467 deliveries, batting for almost eleven hours, and hit 53 boundaries and two sixes in that record-breaking innings.
Awards
• Best Under-16 Cricketer 2011
• MA Chidambaram Award for the Best U-19 Cricketer
References
External links
- Vijay Zol at Cricinfo