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Who Is Ayush Doseja: Delhi’s young batsman Ayush Doseja has been the highest run scorer in the group stage of Ranji Trophy. This 23-year-old batsman made his debut against Hyderabad at the beginning of the season. He finished the current Ranji season with a total of 949 runs with the help of 4 centuries and 5 half-centuries. During this period his average was 105.44. After getting the responsibility of captaincy in his debut season of Ranji, Ayush played an important role in drawing the match by scoring unbeaten 159 runs in the second innings against Mumbai. Due to regular captain Ayush Badoni joining the India A team, Doseja was given the responsibility of captaining the team in his first season itself. Despite his brilliant batting in the current season, Delhi remained seventh in the eight-team group table with six draws and one loss.
Ayush Doseja follows Virat Kohli
Ayush Doseja told, ‘Virat Kohli had said that after going on the field, instead of playing to save my own wickets, I will have to make my impact on the match. I try to adopt his message and fitness ‘routine’. I try to keep myself as fit as possible for the match.
He further said, ‘This is a big thing for me. For the first time I got a chance to captain Delhi and playing against Mumbai is always special. Doseja said, ‘While coming into the second innings, I thought that even though I was out early in the first innings, it was a good ball and I accepted my failure. I felt that this could be the last innings of the season and I did not want to miss this opportunity.
Ayush Doseja was the top batsman in the elite category
After finishing the season as the highest run-scorer in the group stage in the elite category, Doseja said that he had not started the season with any target. He said, ‘This achievement is good, but I never thought that I would score so many runs. I only believed in my hard work. My family and all the coaches supported me a lot. Whenever I got a chance to play for Delhi, I did not want to leave it. I am very happy that I achieved the top position in the league stage.
Although Ayush missed the 1,000-run mark, he said that this was not on his mind in the second innings against Mumbai. He said, ‘No, this was not in my mind. I just wanted to save the match for the team. He further said that this century scored against Mumbai is his best century till date.