How US-born Aman Rao returned home to pursue cricket dreams, relinquished US passport and became a batting sensation | Cricket News
Three days before the IPL 2026 player auctions, a video of Aman Rao taking on Shardul Thakur went viral. In a modest chase of 132 against Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20s, he cracked three boundaries and two sixes in the first over, delivered by Thakur, as they chased the total in 11.5 overs. Aman stayed unbeaten on 52. More than the runs, the shots caught everyone’s attention. On Wednesday, another video of his began getting viral. This was his unbeaten 200 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against a Bengal attack that included Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed. The shots stood out again. All were from the textbook, sound in technique, elegant and with the characteristic richness of the Hyderabad school of batting, that the world marvelled in Mohammed Azharuddin and VVS Laxman. The 21-year-old made jaws drop, like his lofty predecessors. WATCH: Aman Rao batting A fabulous double century! 💯💯 🎥 Catch glimpses of Hyderabad batter Aman Rao’s unbeaten 2⃣0⃣0⃣(154), which included 12 fours and 13 sixes 👏#VijayHazareTrophy | @IDFCFIRSTBank …
