What's common between run machines Samit Gohel and Karun Nair?

Samit Goehl has rewritten the record books with his innings of of 359 not out during his team Gujarats Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Odisha PiccourtesyTwitterWho is Samit Gohel Well before Tuesday virtually a limited few in India would have heard his name But now Gujarats 26yearold opening batsman has become a household name and enjoying his moment in the sun after breaking a 117yearold record in firstclass cricket by notching up the highest score while carrying his bat through the innings of 359 not out during his teams Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against OdishaWhile Hanif Mohammeds epic 499 remains the highest score by an opener in firstclass cricket no one has scored morethan Gohel while remaining not out in his teams score of 641 in JaipurGohel in fact eclipsed the previous best of 357 by Surreys Bobby Abel against Somerset way back in 1899 at the Kensington Oval groundWORLD RECORDSamit Gohels 359 is the highest indv score by an opening bat while carrying his bat thro the inns in firstclass cricketmdash Mohandas Menon mohanstatsman December 27 2016This is the second world record set by an Indian cricketer in two weeks Only last week Indias rising star Karun scored 303 not out off 381 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 32 hits to the boundary against England at Chepauk In doing so Nair became the first Indian batsman and the third in world to convert his maiden century into a triple hundredBy the way Gohels innings and Karnatakas Karun Nair 303 not out share a lot of commonalities Like nair Gohel converted his maiden double hundred though his was in first class cricket into a triple hundredBoth are young while Gohel is 26 Nair is 25 Thus the two are the future of Indian cricketBoth Gohel and Nair come from middleclass backgroundGohel now has the seventh highest score in firstclass history Those above him on this illustrious list include some cricket legends like Hanif Mohammad Don Bradman and Brian Lara His score itself is an improvement on WG Gracersquos 344 made in 1876 He is also tied with legendary Vijay Merchant for the fourth highest individual score in Ranji history It is also the first time in 81 years that an opener scored a triple century and carried his bat through an innings apart from being the highest unbeaten total by an opener in firstclass cricketNair during his epic knock also achieved some phenomenal records He became only the second Indian to score a triple ton after Virender Sehwag It was the highest individual score by an Indian at number 5 or lower beating the previous best of 224 by Mahendra Singh Dhoni It was the highest individual maiden Test ton score by an Indian beating Vinod Kamblis 224 also against England The triple century was achieved in only his 3rd Test innings the least to get to 300 The previous best was Englands Len Hutton in 9 innings He is only the the 3rd batsman in Test history to convert a maiden ton into a triple century West Indies Garry Sobers 365 not out Vs Pakistan in Kingston 1958 and Bob Simpson 311 Vs England in Old Trafford 1964 of Australia were the othersHis effort saw Gujarat score 641 which is their highestever total in Ranji history They went past 640 they made against Maharashtra in 199596 Karun Nair celebrates his century against England at Chepauk Pic AFPSimilarly Nairs effort saw India achieve their highest ever Test total of 759 for 7 against England on the penultimate day of the fifth and final match at ChennaiWhile some may question the link between these two unassuming Indian cricketers It must be noted that the link is just an effort to highlight the rise of Young India and about two cricketers who play the game with passion The duo have also rewriten the record books and taken the world of cricket by surpriseWhile it remains to be seen how the duo do in the future we can only hope that they go from strength to strengthGohel didnt know about world recordI did not know it was a World Record The idea was tobat as long as possible Coach sir Vijay Patel and Parthivbhai skipper Parthiv Patel ne bola thaa lamba khelo I justtried to do that I am happy that I could bat this long Obviously this is the greatest day of my life I am actuallystill not able to express myself the righthanded batsmantold PTI after his 723ballknock which had 45 boundaries and a six at astrike rate of almost 50His father Bhanubhai Patel is a real estate propertydealer and till now Gohel is happy to call himself aprofessional cricketerMy father has a smalltime property business Not very big Till date I have only concentrated on cricket But yesI am searching for a government job I have applied for sportsquota job in Income Tax department as well as Dena Bank Lets see what happens said the shy boy from Gujarats dairy hub Anand who lives with his parents andwifeActually I have not yet been able to call my family and inform them about the world record said Gohel who is thefirst triple centurion opener in last 81 years in firstclass cricket to carry his bat throughFor the record Gujarat made it to the semifinal of the Ranji TrophyHERES HOW TWITTERATI REACTED TO THE NEWSKudos to Gujaratrsquos opener Samit Gohel for creating WorldRecord with unbeaten 359 runs in RanjiTrophy pictwittercomLXmqYF9jajmdash Dhanraj Nathwani DhanrajNathwani December 27 2016Gujarat batsman Samit Gohel created a world record by notching up the highest score after 117 years We proud on you Samit RanjiTrophy pictwittercom4GdYrszhyimdash C R Paatil CRPaatil December 27 2016Samit Gohel is yet another talent of 2016 KudosHas Indian cricket found one more torch bearer in him RanjiTrophymdash Joint Ventur JointVentur December 27 2016