‘Disappointed not to touch Amol sir’s 260’

If Day One belonged to Mumbai in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinals against Uttarakhand at Alur near Bangalore on Monday Day Two was even better for the 41time championsDebutant Suved Parkar who scored 104 on the first day lived up to his promise he had told midday that he would take fresh guard in his quest for a big score and hammered 252 to join a list of 12 debut double centurions in Indian cricket which includes his state coach Amol Muzumdar 260 v Haryana in 199394 and India batting great Gundappa Viswanath who hit 230 for Mysore against Andhra Pradesh at Vijayawada in 196768Mumbairsquos Suved Parkar left with coach Amol Muzumdar at Alur yesterdayldquoI batted as per plan I didnrsquot want to stop after getting a hundred It felt very good to score a double century in my very first game I was a bit tired on Monday night I slept well and was ready for a fresh to the dayrdquo Suved Parkar told midday from Alur on Tuesday nightAlso Read lsquoDidnrsquot expect debut tonrsquoParkarrsquos innings ended in a run out when he pushed one to the covers and set off for a run By then he had struck 21 boundaries and four sixes in his 447ball innings ldquoToday Tuesday my shots were more perfect placed well into the gaps Sarfaraz Khan and I were talking to each other about rotating the strike and take it ballbyballrdquo he addedSuved Parkar celebrates his double century yesterday PicBCCIHe had no qualms in admitting that he regretted not emulating coach Muzumdarrsquos 260 ldquoI was batting on 162 at lunch I was not thinking about breaking Amol sirrsquos Muzumdar Mumbai record but Adu da Aditya Tare reminded me of the record I felt then that it would be good to reach that mark Yes I felt bad that I missed it and that too through a run outmdasha direct hit However I scored 252 in my debut match which is a good achievement I want to carry on with the same determination in the next matchesMeanwhile teammate Sarfaraz continued his supreme form to post his third 150plus score in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season His 153 14x4 4x6 helped Prithvi Shaw declare the Mumbai innings at 6478 Uttarakhand ended Day Two on 392 The attacking batsman is also the leading runscorer with 704 at 14080 Sarfaraz KhanSarfaraz who shared a 267run fourthwicket stand with Parkar praised Parkarrsquos mature innings He said ldquoI once played with Suved in an U23 game He has improved a lot since then If he continues playing such innings Mumbai cricket will benefit a lot He has tremendous patience Scoring a double ton in your first match is a dream debut and I feel very happy for himrdquoAbout his own effort Sarfaraz said ldquoThere is something special about this century as I crossed the 700run mark in four games this season I am enjoying defending and attackingrdquo Sarfaraz 24 told middayAlso Read Dravid impressed with young leadersThere was another reason behind Sarfarazrsquos delight over his seventh firstclass ton in his 23rd Ranji game ldquoOne thing that was definitely on my mind was the fact that my younger brother Musheer is in the Mumbai team I wanted to show him my batting so that he could learn something whenever he gets the opportunity to perform This knock is like a demo for himrdquo he saidSarfaraz was clean bowled while playing a sweep shot to leftarm spinner Mayank Mishra However the righthander has no regrets ldquoI feel good that I scored a hundred and then got to 150 Everyday is not your day I am totally pleased with my knock I had nothing to regret as I got out while sweeping I will have no regrets even if I get out 10 times playing that shotrdquo he remarkedBrief scoresMumbai 6478d S Parkar 252 S Khan 153 A Jaffer 60 D Dhapola 389 v Uttarakhand 392 K Singh 27 T Deshpande 113 M Avasthi 112