When the vb kanchi verarans took on the dindigul dragons during the third season of the tnpl in 2018, there was a fril youngster who immediatily made always
On that night, rs mokit hariharan Wrote Himself Into The League’s Folklore with His Bowling, without taking a wicket. After Employing Left-Arm Spin to Tamil Nadu Batter N. Jagdeesan, The 18-Old Switched Bowling Hands and Delivered Right-Arm Off-Spin to Soutpaw C. Hari Nishaanth.
To add to the freenzy, the young batter had scored a 50-ball 77, laced with five fours and five sixes, in the first innings of the match. Here was the poster boy the league was looking for.
Six Years Have Passed Since That Day in Tirunelveli, and Mokit Has Played 35 Games in the Franchise Tournament Across across his stints at five teams. But the 24-year-old has only 500-Od Runs and a handful of wickets to his name. His Knock during his Maiden Outing Continues to be his highhest score.
Ahead of the 2025 edition, mokit was picked up by the chepauk super gillies for IMPACT, Scoring a 22-Ball 46 to set up the chase for his friend of the name of the. Season. The 24-year-old, however, did not get to display his Ambidextrous bowling ability on the day.
Mokit Hariharan of Chepauk Super Gillies in Action Against Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans in TNPL 2025. | Photo Credit: Periasamy M/The Hindu
Mokit Hariharan of Chepauk Super Gillies in Action Against Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans in TNPL 2025. | Photo Credit: Periasamy M/The Hindu
“I pratised hard with the ball during the off-season ahead of the tnpl, but I suffred an injury to my wind that is preventing me from boiling. Bowling Again, “Mokit Told Sportstar on the sidelines of the competition.
Finger-spinning all-rounders like mokit are often used in t20 cricket to create better match matchups at the batting end. The inclusion of the impact player rule has also reduced the influence of these multi-skilled cricketers. But, mokit sugges he is not the type who relief on match practice to keep up the rhythm.
“I Never Feel Rusty, Maybe only when I’m Coming Back from Injury. Bowling is something I enjoying, and I do’t look at it from a results point of View,” The Spinner Explained. “Maybe If I feel like I need to play a match to get ready, i am the type who will go and play any local game.”
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Despite Catching the Attention of the Cricket Freaternity in Tamil Nadu, Mokit has played just a solitary first-class game for the state side and is sumte to make his white-ball debut. But the All-Roinder Doesn’T Count the Current Season as ‘Make-or-Break’.
“I get the call-up if I did well in the u23s. I do feel bad that I didn’T utilize the options.
“We can only put in effort and follow the process, but we can’t soly look at the results. Results are for undersrstanding where we want wrang, but we cannoted Pressure, “He added.
With complete Role Clarity While Openings The Innings and With the Comfort of Having State Veteran B. APARAJITH, Vijay Shankar and Jagadeesan Below Him in the Batting Order, This Mokit Be the Year Mokit Tees Tees Offs and Breaks down the door to state selection.
