India, Oct. 17 -- Eight months after being named in the Delhi squad for the Ranji Trophy match that featured Virat Kohli, but twisting his ankle on the eve of the game, Ayush Doseja finally walked in whites and unleashed a cathartic epic. The MBA student marked his first-class debut with 209 off 279, powering Delhi to 529/4 against Hyderabad at the NextGen Cricket Ground.

If that redemption arc was not rich enough, Doseja stitched a 319-run fourth wicket stand with Sanat Sangwan, turning Delhi's second day into a statement. Hyderabad closed the day on 77/1, with the visitors in charge of the proceedings.

For Doseja, the missed debut in the Kohli week could have lingered as a what-if. Instead, he turned it into fuel. "Destiny had complet...