Sakibul Gani (born 2 September 1999) is an Indian

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er. In February 2022, he became the first cricketer to score a triple century on debut in a first-class match. He made his

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debut on 7 October 2019, for

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

in the

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. He made his

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debut on 11 January 2021, for Bihar in the

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. He made his first-class debut on 17 February 2022, for Bihar in the

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. He went on to score 341 runs, becoming the first player to score a triple century on their first-class debut. Gani scored 98 and 101

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in his next two innings, giving him the highest aggregate in a batter's first three innings in first-class cricket with 540 runs.

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* 1999 births Living people Indian cricketers Bihar cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{India-cricket-bio-1999-stub