India, May 12 -- Harjas Singh, the 21-year-old batter who represented Australia in the 2024 U19 World Cup, is getting closer and closer to making his long-awaited professional debut. According to Fox Cricket, the left-handed batter has earned a contract with New South Wales for the 2026-27 season. It is worth mentioning that he first grabbed global headlines last summer after scoring a triple century during a one-day fixture for the Western Suburbs' first-grade side.

He smashed 314 runs off just 141 balls against the Sydney Cricket Club in Ashfield, including 35 sixes. This was the highest individual score in Australian premier first-grade limited-over history, and he finished the season with 1109 runs across both formats for the Western...