Who is Sahil Parakh: In the 39th league match of IPL 2026, the teams of Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore are on the field. For the match, Delhi has made a big change in the playing 11 and has given a chance to young batsman Sahil Parakh. Sri Lankan top order batsman Pathum Nissanka has been dropped from the team. But do you know that just a few days ago (April 24) Sahil was badly injured. Believe me, Sahil had defeated death. Now he has got a chance to make his IPL debut.

On April 24, news came that Sahil was injured on his face during practice at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. After this, an ambulance had to be called on the field to take him to the hospital. Now after just three days he has got a big responsibility. So let us know who Sahil Parakh is.

Who is Sahil Parakh?

Sahil comes from Nashik, Maharashtra. He was born on June 7, 2007. His age is 18 years. Sahil is a top order batsman. Sahil is a part of India’s Under-19 team. He played an inning of 109 runs in 75 balls against Australia Under-19 in 2024. Apart from this, Sahil had made headlines by his explosive batting in the Maharashtra Premier League.

Sahil’s brilliant performance in Maharashtra Premier League

Sahil was seen playing for Eagle Titans Nashik in the 2025 Maharashtra Premier League. He batted aggressively in the season and scored 202 runs at a strike rate of 177.19.

Sahil was bought by Delhi for a price of Rs 30 lakh in the mini auction held for IPL 2026.

Played only 2 T20s

Sahil, who is recorded in the record, has played only 2 T20 matches so far. He played this match for Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In this, one match was against Goa and one against UP. However, Sahil could not do anything special in both the matches. He scored a total of 24 runs in 2 matches, in which the high score was 18 runs.

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