18-year-old Mokit Hariharan stunned all cricket fans after he bowled with both hands in the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2018. Playing for VB Kanchi Veerans in the third edition of the TNPL, Hariharan showed his ambidextrous abilities while playing against Dindigul Dragons.
During the game, Hariharan bowled left-arm spin to a right-handed batsman and later, bowled with his right arm when a left-handed batsman came to bat.
Dei pasangala, Mama #TNPL start pannadhuku main reason eh to unearth exceptional young talents from the Pattis and thottis of TN dhaan. Look who we have unearthed – thambi Mokit Hariharan, a 18-year old kid, who can bowl both with his left arm & right arm equally well. pic.twitter.com/KN0NoGyoEX
— Srini Mama 2.0 (@SriniMaama16) July 23, 2018
Hariharan, however, failed to pick up a wicket in his spell of four overs. With an economy of 8, Hariharan leaked just 32 runs.
Other than his ambidextrous abilities, Hariharan also impressed all with his batting performance. Hariharan stitched a crucial 139-run partnership with Francis Rokins to guide his team to score 166/4 in their allotted 20 overs.
Rewind look into the super young Southpaw’s sixes! Mokit Hariharan! #NammaOoruNammaGethu #TNPL2018 pic.twitter.com/0mKJ94pRg4
— TNPL (@TNPremierLeague) July 23, 2018
Coming to bat at No 4, Hariharan remained not out at 77 in the 50 balls he played. He struck five fours and five sixes in his innings. In reply, Dindigul Dragons successfully chased down the target of 167 runs.
The rockstars of the day!! Francis Rokins and Mokit Hariharan relive their fantastic 139 run partnership. @vbveerans #TNPL2018 #NammaOoruNammaGethu #DDvVBKV pic.twitter.com/nR5NADA73m
— TNPL (@TNPremierLeague) July 22, 2018
Despite failing to guide his team to a win with his all-round performance, the spinner drew attention with his ambidextrous efforts. Many cricket fans took to Twitter to praise Hariharan with some calling him a ‘future star’.
Though disappointing to lose another game it was a stupendous effort to come back from 27/4 and end up posting 166/4! Should be among the best knocks in TNPL from Francis and the future star Mokit Hariharan! #DDvVBKV #TNPL2018 #NammaOoruNammaGethu
— Vikram Chandrasekaran (@Vikram7723) July 22, 2018
Mokit Hariharan – Unique talent powerhouse.#TNPL #DDvVBKV
— Krishnakumar (@WakeUpKriish) July 22, 2018
This is just unreal mokit hariharan bowls off spin and leftarm orthodox with sublime control similar action and not much change in speed too @vbveerans @TNPremierLeague fascinating to watch pic.twitter.com/sFVMxv2LtV
— Prasanna (@prasannalara) July 22, 2018
Mokit Hariharan doing a Dasavatharam Kamal Haasan at Natham.
Scored 77* from 50 balls in the 1st Innings
Bowls Left Arm Orthodox to Jaggi & Right arm off spin to Anirudh in the same over now in the second inningsGreat Talent !! @vbveerans @TNPremierLeague #DDvVBKV #TNPL2018
— Ashok Raghavan (@AshokRaghavan) July 22, 2018
Looks like VB Kanchi Veerans has a star in the making. Many compliments for Mokit Hariharan. @vbveerans #TNPL2018 #NammaOoruNammaGethu #DDvVBKV pic.twitter.com/SY5EQ7yevy
— TNPL (@TNPremierLeague) July 22, 2018
Following his display, Hariharan has become the second bowler from India after former veteran cricketer Hanif Mohammad to bowl with both hands. Former England cricketer Graham Gooch too had the same ability.
