Who is Sahil Parakh, 18-year-old sensation from Maharashtra who attended KKR trials ahead of IPL 2026?
The talent hunt project of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is going on ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. Multiple uncapped, emerging players have already shown their latents in the trials.
The talent hunt project of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is going on ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. Multiple uncapped, emerging players have already showed their latents in the trials. Sahil Parakh, an under-19 cricketer from Maharashtra, reportedly was in those KKR trials.
Who is Sahil Parakh?
Sahil Ulhas Parakh, commonly known as Sahil Parakh, is a 18-year-old cricketer who played for India U19s. In September last year, the batter scored an unbeaten hundred during an IND Under-19 vs. AUS Under-19 in Puducherry. In this match, he played as an opener and got these amount of runs against only 75 deliveries because of the fourteen 4s and five 6s he hit.
If we talk about his recent success, then it was definitely during his stint in the Maharashtra Premier League 2025 (MPL 2025) season for Eagle Nashik Titans team. With them, the batter, in total, amassed 202 runs and a strike rate of 177.19 and was named as the emerging player of the season.
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Sahil was one of the leading run scorers in the tournament as he scored 202 runs in 9 innings at an average of 28.86 and an average strike rate of 177.19. He was also among the batters in the contest who smashed a good number of boundaries. During MPL 2025, the left-handed batter slammed 20 bundaries.
A day ago, the franchise shared a video of their talented batter playing in the Cooch Behar Trophy with some serious intent. Against Uttarakhand, in the Cooch Behar Trophy, Sahil encrypted 84 off 64.
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