Sachin Sanjay Dhas (born 3 February 2005) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right handed batsman and right arm off break bowler. He made his first class debut for

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in the

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in February 2024.

Early life

Born to Surekha and Sanjay Dhas, he comes from

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. He was named after

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. He showed promise in cricket for an early age and by the age of 16 years-old he was playing for Maharashtra U19.

Career

He played for

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U19 at the

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where he helped them to reach the final, scoring 96 in the semi-final against South Africa U19 from 95 balls, having previously hit 116 against Nepal U19. He was subsequently named in the team-of-the tournament, having scored 303 runs in sevens matches with his strike rate of 116.53 the highest of the top ten run scorers. He made his first class debut for

against

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in the

in February 2024.

Personal life

His father works for the Maharashtra health department and his mother is an Assistant Police Inspector in the Maharashtra Police. Both parents played Kabbadi.

References

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