The name of Aman Mokhade was heard once again when this batsman scored a century in the semi-final match of Vijay Hazare Trophy against Karnayak. Chasing the target of 281 runs given by Karnataka, Mokhade played a match-winning inning of 138 runs with the help of 12 fours and 2 sixes in 122 balls and got his team a ticket to the final. He was awarded the Player of the Match award for this innings. With this inning of 138 runs, Aman Mokhade completed 1000 runs in List A cricket and equaled the world record. Aman Mokhade completed 1000 runs in List-A cricket in just 16th innings. This is the fastest 1000 runs scored by any Indian in List A cricket. Earlier this record was in the name of Devdutt Padikkal and Abhinav Mukund, who had achieved this feat in 17 innings each. By scoring 1000 List A runs in 16 innings, Aman Mokhade has equaled the world record of Graeme Pollock. This former South African batsman had also scored 1000 List A runs in the same number of innings.
Who is Aman Mokhade?
Aman Mokhade was born on 16 January 2001. Aman has taken his cricket training from famous coach Jwala Singh. He is the same Jwala Singh who has coached Team India’s star Yashasvi Jaiswal. Along with batting in the top order, Aman also does leg break spin bowling. This 24 year old player is performing brilliantly in all formats. After making his debut in 2022-23, this season he has risen from the sidelines and come into the limelight. He scored 577 runs in seven innings at an average of 96.16 in the first leg of the 2025–26 Ranji Trophy, which included three centuries and one half-century. He was also Vidarbha’s leading run-scorer in the 2025–26 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, after which he performed brilliantly in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Mokhade is the highest run-scorer in this season of Vijay Hazare Trophy, he has scored 781 runs in 9 innings at an average of 97.62, which includes five centuries and one half-century. His five centuries are the joint-highest number of centuries scored by a batsman in a single season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
