24 for 2, when Ayush Doseja walked out to bat at NexGen Cricket Ground in Hyderabad on the 16th of October 2025. He had never faced a first class ball before that in his life, at just 23, he made his debut in the Ranji Trophy for Delhi against Hyderabad, and the team was already 2 down for close to nothing.
Ayush Sumit Doseja is a Delhi based cricketer born on the 30th of August 2002, the Sumit in his name comes from his father’s name Sumit Doseja, he is a left-hand bat and right-arm off-break bowler playing domestic cricket for Delhi, previously playing for West Delhi Lions in the Delhi premier league, what he achieved in that first class debut on the 16th of October 2025 cemented a place for himself in Indian Cricket history, 209 off 279 balls with 25 boundaries and 5 sixes-the first Delhi debutant ever to register a double hundred in first class cricket.
That is not an easy feat, that is the debut remembered for greats like Gundappa Viswanath, Amol Muzumdar and Sakibul Gani.
Ayush Sumit Doseja: Player Profile
| DETAIL | INFORMATION |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ayush Sumit Doseja |
| Date of birth | August 30, 2002 |
| Age (2026) | 23 years old |
| Birthplace | Delhi, India |
| Father | Sumit Doseja. Supported Ayush throughout his cricket career and took him to cricket academies from a young age. |
| Batting style | Left-handed |
| Bowling style | Right-arm off-break |
| Playing role | Batter (batting all-rounder) |
| Domestic team | Delhi |
| T20 team | West Delhi Lions (Delhi Premier League) |
| First-class debut | October 15-18, 2025 vs Hyderabad at Hyderabad. Ranji Trophy 2025-26. |
| List A debut | December 28, 2024 vs Kerala at Hyderabad. Vijay Hazare Trophy. |
| T20 debut | December 8, 2025 vs Uttarakhand at Ahmedabad. |
| Career highlight | 209 on first-class debut vs Hyderabad, Ranji Trophy 2025-26. First Delhi debutant to score a double hundred. 27th batter globally to achieve the feat. |
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The Debut: October 16, 2025, Hyderabad
The surroundings to Doseja’s maiden first-class innings is just as important as the innings itself. Delhi had won the toss and elected to bat first against Hyderabad. By the time Doseja arrived at the crease the team was reeling at 2 for 24. Delhi captain Ayush Badoni had already batted number three and knocked up 53 off 72 deliveries in tandem with opener Sanat Sangwan in order to keep things under control for Delhi.
Doseja arrived at the crease at number four, and stayed in to bat for 279 deliveries, notching 209 runs. Doseja stroked 25 fours and 5 sixes. He was part of a Delhi side which eventually declared at 529 for 4, not a cameo or a lucky scratch through the hands of a batsman. It was an excellent performance of sustained technique from a player on first-class debut, performing well against first-class bowling in a competitive Ranji Trophy match.
The statistics alone are placing his performance exactly in place. He became just the 27th person in history to score a double hundred on debut, the 15th Indian to ever do so and the 1st ever Delhi batsman to achieve the feat in the history of Delhi cricket. All of this on the same day that Abhinav Tejrana of Goa also registered a double hundred (205), on first-class debut against Chandigarh, in a different match. October 16th 2025 only marked the third occasion that a pair of first-class debutants both scored double hundreds in the same fixture.
India’s celebrated cricketers include such figures such as Gundappa Viswanath (91 Test matches for India) and Amol Muzumdar (one of the most prolific run getters in Ranji Trophy history), amongst the batsmen who have scored a double century on first-class debut, and Sakibul Gani who recorded the highest first-class debut score with 341, against Manipur for Bihar. Doseja’s score of 209 places him right alongside them, right from the very first time he entered a first-class cricket field.
| BATTER | DEBUT SCORE | FOR | AGAINST | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gundappa Viswanath | 230 | Mysore | Andhra | 1967 |
| Amol Muzumdar | 260* | Bombay | Haryana | 1994 |
| Sakibul Gani | 341 | Bihar | Mizoram | 2022 |
| Suved Parkar | 200* | Mumbai | Goa | 2022 |
| Abhinav Tejrana | 205 | Goa | Chandigarh | 2025 |
| Ayush Doseja | 209 | Delhi | Hyderabad | 2025 |
Ayush Sumit Doseja: Background and Early Life in Delhi
Doseja, who was born and brought up in Delhi, belongs to a family which always believed in taking cricket seriously right from the very beginning. His father, Sumit Doseja (which he himself adopted as his middle name, as it is very common in North Indian families) was quite involved in his early development, taking him to academies for practice and training him rigorously.
Delhi is considered to be one of the toughest domestic cricket playing venues of India, with its multiple academies, spread across the city’s suburbs and colonies, producing the country’s vast majority of professional cricketers. An aspiring cricketer needs to play at least four or five seasons of U-16s, U-19s, Delhi senior trials and Delhi Premier League and outshine many talented players competing for very few spots to achieve the dream of representing Delhi in first-class cricket.
Doseja is a left-hand bat and is valuable in any situation with a left-right batting pair, which is the key ingredient in T20 cricket and disturbs the opposition’s rhythm. Added to it, his right-arm off-breaks, allows him to contribute in overs where a specialist spinner usually plays. His all-round capabilities have made him popular among the selectors in the Delhi Premier League and later in the Ranji Trophy team too.
Career Path: From Local Cricket to Ranji Trophy
The Under-19 Years: Building Through Delhi Age-Group Cricket
Doseja climbed the ladder of Delhi’s age-group cricket from representing the school to district to finally arriving in the U-19 ranks. Doseja’s performance in the U-19 setup made the Delhi Cricket’s senior program take note of him and ultimately, he was picked for the senior domestic scene. The standard way to get selected into Delhi’s senior team is to go through the U-19 team, perform consistently well to get into the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy trials and then find your place in the Ranji squad.Doseja progressed through Delhi’s age-group cricket system, representing school and district teams before moving into the Under-19 circuit. His performances at the Under-19 level attracted the attention of the Delhi Cricket senior programme, which eventually led to his inclusion in the senior domestic circuit. The Under-19 pathway is the standard route for Delhi’s most promising young players, with those who excel in age-group cricket graduating to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy trials and then to the Ranji Trophy squad.
Delhi Premier League: The West Delhi Lions Chapter
The Delhi Premier League, created as a city-specific T20 league aimed at bringing out new, local talent, provided the first meaningful opportunity for Doseja to make his mark on the city’s professional T20 scene. Playing for the West Delhi Lions, the right-handed batsman was able to register significant numbers at the franchise level that would not go unnoticed in the eyes of Delhi Cricket coaching/selection circles. The DPL is the primary pathway for a few other local Delhi players who have gone on to make it to the Ranji Trophy squad.
List A Debut: Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024
Doseja made his List A debut on the 28 th December 2004 while playing for Delhi against Kerala at Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The Vijay Hazare Trophy is India’s premier 50 over domestic tournament and debut in it before the Ranji Trophy shows he was seen as a limited overs option initially. He was to play three List A matches in the tournament and scored a meager 71 runs at a strike rate of 74.73, indicative of him finding his feet in the senior arena.
Ranji Trophy Debut: The Double Hundred
His debut was a first-class cricket debut that happened during the first round of Ranji Trophy 2025-26 on 15 October 2025, and it took place in NexGen Cricket Ground, Hyderabad. While his 209 on 16 October is the number we want to focus on, but context matters and the Delhi story from this match reflects it: the team declared at 529/4, took wickets during Hyderabad’s first batting on day 1 and the total that Doseja helped build provided Delhi with control of the match.
T20 Debut: December 2025
His first T20 fixture took place on December 8, 2025 for Delhi against Uttarakhand in Ahmedabad. The T20 debut, coming just two months after the first-class debut, underlines that selectors wanted him to break into formats gradually and not simultaneously into all three forms of the game. This is a development path that is in line with the way Delhi has handled a number of their top young batsmen in recent years.
Career Statistics: What the Numbers Show So Far
| FORMAT | DEBUT | MATCHES | RUNS | HIGHEST SCORE | AVERAGE | NOTABLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Class | Oct 15-18, 2025 vs Hyderabad | Multiple matches, 2025-26 Ranji season | In progress | 209 (debut) | In progress | 27th batter ever to score 200+ on FC debut. First Delhi debutant to do so. |
| List A | Dec 28, 2024 vs Kerala | 3 matches | 71 | Not separately listed | Not separately listed | Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024. Strike rate 74.73. |
| T20 | Dec 8, 2025 vs Uttarakhand | 1 match (debut only) | Stats emerging | N/A | N/A | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy or state T20 event. |
Due to his early stage of his domestic career, Doseja’s career stats can only be kept minimal at the moment. He will be primarily judged by his first-class numbers in the Ranji trophy 2025-26 season to ascertain if his maiden double hundred was a fluke exceptional inning or the first of a prolonged first-class career. The next 2-3 years of Ranji cricket will tell that story.
The Historical Company He Joined: The Double-Hundred Debutants
The list of first-class debut double centuries is quite impressive; amongst others were Viswanath (230 in 1967, 6080 Test runs in 91 matches and known for his elegant style of batting), and the most prolific scorer of first-class runs, Amol Muzumdar (260) who scored this milestone for Bombay against Haryana in 1994; and more recently Sakibul Gani (341, record) and Suved Parkar (200*) for Mumbai against Goa in 2022; and Abhinav Tejrana, Doseja’s co-debutant of 16 th October 2025, who scored 205 for Goa against Chandigarh on 16 th October 2025.
One interesting point regarding list of first class debut double centuries is that not all the players appearing on this list made it to international cricket. For example there were some brilliant batsmen in the list who scored 100s on debut and never represented their country again in internationals. The players have the ability to score on their first appearance at first-class cricket which is considerably higher standard than making their debut, it does not mean they will have Test careers. The real test for Doseja now will be if he can take this debut knock further and follow it up with good performances at first-class cricket across 2025-26 and 2026-27 to become a top prospect for India A or India red-ball player in next 2-3 years.
Doseja’s Batting Style: What Makes the Left-Hander Different
Left-handed batting, to a combination of characteristics highly desired within the Indian domestic setup. It immediately changes tactical angles for opposition bowlers – particularly right-arm seamers and off-spinners who tend to organize field placings and bowling lines around the rights of the right-hander. Having a left-hander at the other end of the right-hander creates the left-right partnership that necessitates a constant state of change.
His debut innings of 209 in 279 balls, strike rate 74.7, in a first-class context, on debut, and against genuinely competitive bowling is commanding without being reckless. 25 boundaries and 5 sixes over 279 deliveries represents someone who was looking to hit a lot of boundaries, but wasn’t trying to play outside himself. This ability to balance scoring rate with security during a 200+ debut innings is one of the most technically difficult things a batsman can accomplish.
Right-arm off-break bowling is an extra facet rather than a key aspect of his game at the moment. In first-class cricket, off-break bowling requires immense experience to prove a significant threat, and so, Doseja’s off-breaks in the initial stages of his career will perhaps only serve to be a containing option rather than a threat that directly leads to wickets. His contribution with the ball is likely to become a more noticeable aspect as his career progresses.
The 27th Name on a Very Short List
The Delhi batsman walked to the crease at 24-2 in his first-class career and was 209 not out. Doseja, at 23, is the first ever Delhi batsman to score a double century in first-class cricket, the 27th in history the world over to achieve the feat anywhere. He joins an elite band that includes such giants as Gundappa Viswanath (who played 91 Test matches for India) and Amol Muzumdar (who amassed thousands of Ranji Trophy runs and richly deserved the India call-up he never received). Doseja’s name is here forever; the only question now is.
Frequently Asked Questions: Ayush Sumit Doseja
Who is Ayush Sumit Doseja?
Ayush Sumit Doseja is a Delhi cricketer born on August 30, 2002. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who plays domestic cricket for Delhi. He made his first-class debut in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season against Hyderabad in October 2025 and scored 209, becoming the first Delhi debutant to score a double hundred in first-class cricket and the 27th batter in history to achieve 200 or more on first-class debut. The middle name Sumit comes from his father Sumit Doseja.
What is Ayush Doseja’s famous debut score?
Ayush Doseja scored 209 off 279 balls on his first-class debut for Delhi against Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 first round on October 16, 2025. The innings included 25 fours and five sixes. Delhi declared their innings at 529 for 4. The 209 was the first double hundred scored by a Delhi debutant in first-class cricket history. Doseja became the 27th batter globally to score a double hundred on first-class debut.
Why is Ayush Doseja’s debut historically significant?
Ayush Doseja’s debut is historically significant for three reasons. He became the first Delhi debutant in history to score a double hundred in first-class cricket. He became the 27th batter globally to achieve a double hundred on first-class debut, placing him alongside Gundappa Viswanath, Amol Muzumdar, and Sakibul Gani among others. And he achieved the feat on the same day as Goa’s Abhinav Tejrana, making October 16, 2025 only the third time in cricket history that two first-class debutants scored double hundreds on the same day.
What is Ayush Doseja’s batting style?
Ayush Doseja is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. He plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and the West Delhi Lions in the Delhi Premier League. His left-handed batting creates tactical complications for bowlers used to bowling to right-handers and makes him valuable in the left-right combination context in both first-class and limited-overs cricket.
Who is Ayush Doseja’s father?
Ayush Doseja’s father is Sumit Doseja, which is the origin of Ayush’s middle name. Sumit Doseja supported his son’s cricket career from a young age, taking him to cricket academies and helping him build the discipline that shaped his development as a cricketer.
When did Ayush Doseja make his List A debut?
Ayush Doseja made his List A debut on December 28, 2024, playing for Delhi against Kerala in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at Hyderabad. He appeared in three List A matches during the tournament, scoring 71 runs at a strike rate of 74.73. His first-class debut in the Ranji Trophy came approximately ten months later in October 2025. it across the next five years of domestic cricket will determine which version of that story he is writing for himself.
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