India, Oct. 23 -- Chinmay Sutar recently became the second batter ever to score a quadruple century in the Ranji Trophy. Playing for Mizoram against Nagaland in a Plate Group match in Sovima, the 29-year-old scored 400* off 517 balls. Sutar emulated Bhausaheb Babasaheb Nimbalkar, who scored 443* for Maharashtra against Kathiawar in Pune in 1948.

Nimbalkar could have achieved the highest first-class score at the time, which was 452* by Australia batting legend Don Bradman, for New South Wales against Queensland in 1930. The Kathiawar captain, Thakur Sahib of Rajkot, was utterly bored as Maharashtra (826/4) continued to pile on the runs and warned that Maharashtra better declare or they would go home. Maharashtra agreed but asked for a cou...