Ranji Trophy: Gigantic knock was triple centurion Samit Gohel's sole goal
Updated On: 28 December, 2016 11:56 AM IST | | Ajit Bezbaruah
<p>Gujarat opener Gohel became the highest scorer in first-class cricket as an opening batsman for his 359; He carried his bat through, breaking Bobby Abel's 117-year-old record</p>


Gujarat opener Samit Gohel at Jaipur airport after his record-breaking triple hundred against Odisha in Ranji Trophy quarter-final yesterday
Triple hundreds are the flavour of the season. After Karun Nair's record-breaking triple against England in Chennai recently, 26-year-old Samit Gohel, from the dairy hub Anand district in Gujarat, scored an unbeaten 359 in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final win over Odisha in Jaipur yesterday. Gujarat entered the semi-final for the first time since 1951.
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