Ranji Trophy 2024-25: 15-year-old Ankit Chatterjee breaks Sourav Ganguly's long-standing Ranji Trophy record

15-year-old Ankit Chatterjee created history as the teenager made his Ranji Trophy debut in Bengal's Group C clash against Haryana at the Bengal Cricket Academy Ground in Kalyani. With his debut, the left-handed top-order batter broke former Indian legend Sourav Ganguly's long-standing record. 

Ganguly made his First-Class debut at the age of 17 during the final of the 1989-90 Ranji Trophy. The youngster, a 10th-grade student at Bangaon High School, recently made waves in age-group cricket. His impressive performance for Shyambazar Club earned him a call-up to the playing XI for Bengal at the age of 15 years and 361 days.

As for the ongoing fixture, Ankit remains unbeaten on 5* at the end of Day 1's play. A fantastic six-wicket outing with the ball by Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal helped Bengal skittle Haryana on a score of 157 in 44.5 overs. Apart from Ankit Kumar who scored a half-century, none of the other batters could register a substantial score.  

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Know about the youngest player to debut in the Ranji Trophy 

For the unversed, Vaibhav Suryawanshi remains the youngest player to debut in India's premier red-ball competition up until now. Representing Bihar, he shattered the records which were previously held by Indian cricketing luminaries, Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh. 

Suryavanshi was just 12 years and 284 days old made when he made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar against Mumbai in January 2024. Vaibhav is also the youngest player to represent India at the age-group (Under-19) level. The southpaw holds the record for recording the fastest hundred by an Indian in Youth Tests. He also made history by becoming the youngest draftee in the Indian Premier League. The left-handed batter was signed by Rajasthan Royals at a price of INR 1.10 crore at the mega auction for the cash-rich league held in Jeddah.