Who is 18 year old Sahil Parakh? Who defeated death just a few days ago, now Delhi gave him a chance to debut in IPL

Who is Sahil Parakh: In IPL 2026, the 39th match of IPL is being played today between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Delhi Capitals were invited to bat first after losing the toss. During this time, a name came in the camp of Delhi Capitals which was in front of the fans for the first time.

This Delhi Capitals player is only 18 years old and Axar Patel has given him a chance to debut in front of Royal Challengers Bangalore. In such a situation, fans are very curious to know about him.

Sahil Parakh made his debut today after defeating death 2 days ago

Sri Lankan opener batsman Pathum Nishanka was shown the way out of Delhi Capitals’ playing 11 against RCB today after his poor performance and in his place, 18-year-old Sahil Parakh was given a chance to debut. This 18 year old player has made his IPL debut today on 27th April, but do you know that recently on 24th April this player defeated death and returned to the field?

On April 24, news came that Sahil had suffered an injury on his face during practice at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. After this, an ambulance had to be called on the field to take him to the hospital. Now after just three days he has got a big responsibility. So let us know who Sahil Parakh is.

Who is 18 year old Sahil Parakh?

Sahil Parakh comes from Nashik, Maharashtra. He was born on June 7, 2007. His age is 18 years. Sahil is a top order batsman. Sahil Parakh is a part of India’s Under-19 team. He played an inning of 109 runs in 75 balls against Australia Under-19 in 2024. Apart from this, Sahil had made headlines by his explosive batting in the Maharashtra Premier League.

This player first got recognition while playing for Eagle Titans Nashik in the Maharashtra Premier League, for this franchise Sahil Parakh scored 202 runs at a strike rate of 177.19. After this, Delhi Capitals added this player to their team at a base price of Rs 30 lakh.

Has played 2 matches for Maharashtra in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, during this time he scored only 24 runs in 2 matches, Sahil’s best score is 18 runs, he has played his 2 T20 matches against Goa and Uttar Pradesh.