Shikhar Mohan (Cricketer) Height, Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shikhar Mohan

• Shikhar Mohan grew up in the Doranda area of Ranchi, Jharkhand, where he has spent most of his life.

• Shikhar’s father, Suraj Mohan, wanted to become a cricketer. Suraj was a fast-bowling all-rounder when he was younger. However, Suraj’s father was strict and did not allow him to pursue cricket as a career, so he became an advocate.

• When Suraj Mohan became a father, he wanted to give his son the chance that he had missed.

• Suraj encouraged Shikhar to play cricket and enrolled him at the Ranchi Cricket Academy when he was six years old.

• Shikhar Mohan once said in the media that his father wanted him to have the freedom to follow his dream. He said,
  

  It was my father who instilled the passion for cricket in me. He wanted me to become a cricketer, so he enrolled me at an academy in a very young age. He used to play cricket as well: he was a fast-bowling all-rounder of his time. He has not explicitly admitted it ever, but I feel he had dreams of becoming a cricketer.

  He added that his grandfather did not allow his father to pursue a career in cricket. He said,

  But my grandfather was very strict. He would not let his son become a cricketer. So, he became an advocate instead. My father wanted to ensure that he gives me the complete freedom in my cricket career that he always wished for, but never had.”

• When he was six years old, Shikhar Mohan began his cricket training at the Ranchi Cricket Academy while he was in the first standard at school.

• He spent years learning the basics of batting, bowling, and match preparation.

• At the Under-16 level, he began training under Ratan Kumar, who later became the coach of Jharkhand’s senior team.

• When he was 13 years old, he got selected for Jharkhand’s Under-16 team.
  

  An old picture of Shikhar Mohan

• Shikhar Mohan played two years each at the Under-16 and Under-19 levels and one year at the Under-23 level under Ratan Kumar.

• When he joined the senior team, he continued to train under the same coach.

• He once stated in the media that he worked hard on his batting skills from childhood. He believed that the practice he did when he was young was helping him perform in senior cricket.

• According to him, Shikhar Mohan studies the opposing bowlers and looks at the pitch conditions before the starting of a match. He then plans how to play according to the situation.

• He then played many matches at the Under-23 level which helped him earn a place in the senior cricket team of Jharkhand.

• In 2023-2024, during the Col. C. K. Nayudu Trophy tournaments, he scored 623 runs in nine innings at an average of 77.88. His total included two centuries and three half-centuries.

• After that, in the following season, he scored 887 runs in 13 innings at an average of 73.92, which was the third-highest run total in India in that competition for the season, according to a media report in February 2026.

• In 2024, Shikhar Mohan attended a trial for the Mumbai Indians, an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise. Reportedly, he scored a half-century in a practice match during the trial. However, he did not receive an IPL contract at that time.

• In 2025-2026, during the Ranji Trophy tournaments, he made his first-class debut for Jharkhand against Tamil Nadu. He played his first match was on 15 October 2025.

• During his third match at the Ranji Trophy series, he scored 207 runs, a double century, against Nagaland cricket team.

• Shikhar Mohan later described the matches as his favourite innings because he played it at his home ground, and his family and friends were also present in the audience.

• He then finished the 2025-2026 Ranji Trophy season as a leading run-scorer of Jharkhand cricket team.

• After the season, his total score was 613 runs in eight matches, including three centuries and two half-centuries. His performances helped him gain recognition beyond his home state.

  

  Shikhar Mohan while representing Jharkhand cricket team

• Shikhar Mohan then played in the 2025-2026 Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament, a domestic one-day competition, where he scored 391 runs in seven matches. He finished the match as Jharkhand’s leading run-scorer in the tournament.

• His total score included two centuries and one half-century, and his highest score was 129. He averaged around 55.85 runs per dismissal.

• In 2026, Shikhar Mohan also played in the Jharkhand Premier League 2026. He represented the Ranchi Titans. He scored 322 runs in nine innings at an average of 40.25 and a strike rate of 168.58. His highest score was 90, and he hit three half-centuries. He also took one wicket in the tournament.

• He was the leading run-scorer of the team and finished as the fourth-highest run-scorer in the competition.

• In 2026-2027, during the Duleep Trophy series, he represented East Zone against South Zone.

• In the first innings, Shikhar Mohan scored 85 runs from 120 balls and hit nine fours and three sixes.

• In the second innings, he scored 52 runs from 85 balls and took two wickets in the match, with bowling figures of 2 for 67 in the first innings.
  

  Shikhar Mohan while playing for a trophy series

• After the Duleep Trophy final, Shikhar Mohan represented the Rest of India team in the Irani Cup against Jammu and Kashmir in October 2026. The team was led by Rishabh Pant. Shikhar scored 60 runs from 118 balls. 

• In 2026-2027, during the Ranji Trophy season, on 11 October 2026, he scored 143 runs from 196 balls against Kerala cricket team at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur.

• Shikhar Mohan then became the first centurion of that Ranji Trophy season.

• He shared an opening partnership with Sharandeep Singh, who scored 33 runs. After Sharandeep’s dismissal, Shikhar joined Utkarsh Singh in a partnership of 163 runs for the second wicket. 

• He once stated in the media that Virat Kohli is one of his favourite cricketers. He admires Kohli since childhood and has followed his batting closely. He also follows MS Dhoni, as both of them belong to Ranchi. He said,
  

  Since childhood, I have loved watching Virat Kohli bat. But because I am a boy from Ranchi, of course I used to follow MS Dhoni.”

  

  Shikhar Mohan posing with MS Dhoni

• Shikhar Mohan also learned cricket from Rishabh Pant while playing for Rest of India in the Irani Cup.

• He is also influenced by cricketer Ishan Kishan, who has played as his Jharkhand cricket team teammate and captain during the Duleep Trophy final.
  

  Shikhar Mohan posing with Ishan Kishan

• Shikhar Mohan likes eating litti chokha, a popular food from Bihar and Jharkhand. He once mentioned in a media talk that Bhola Litti, a well-known food stall in Ranchi, as one of his favourite places to eat it.

• He likes red-ball cricket the most, and his love for this format grew while playing junior cricket.