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| Cricket record: Pranav Dhanawade hits 1,009 in school match | |
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| An Indian teenager scored more than 1,000 runs in a single innings to set a new world record in school cricket. | An Indian teenager scored more than 1,000 runs in a single innings to set a new world record in school cricket. |
| Fifteen-year-old Pranav Dhanawade broke the previous record of 628 set by Arthur Collins in 1899 on Monday. | Fifteen-year-old Pranav Dhanawade broke the previous record of 628 set by Arthur Collins in 1899 on Monday. |
| But he continued his innings in the HT Bhandari Cup inter-school tournament and reached 1,009 runs. | But he continued his innings in the HT Bhandari Cup inter-school tournament and reached 1,009 runs. |
| He smashed 59 sixes and 127 fours in 395 minutes before his KC Gandhi School declared the innings at 1,465 against Arya Gurukul School on Tuesday. | He smashed 59 sixes and 127 fours in 395 minutes before his KC Gandhi School declared the innings at 1,465 against Arya Gurukul School on Tuesday. |
| Mumbai school cricket is highly competitive and has produced cricketers like legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar and current Indian opener Rohit Sharma. | Mumbai school cricket is highly competitive and has produced cricketers like legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar and current Indian opener Rohit Sharma. |
| "When I started I never thought about breaking the record. The focus was never that. I just played my natural game, which is to attack from the word go," Dhanawade told the Hindustan Times. | "When I started I never thought about breaking the record. The focus was never that. I just played my natural game, which is to attack from the word go," Dhanawade told the Hindustan Times. |
| Unbelievable feat | Unbelievable feat |
| Dhanawade's innings has propelled him to the top of the trends on Twitter India where reactions to his innings have ranged from praise to shock and disbelief: | Dhanawade's innings has propelled him to the top of the trends on Twitter India where reactions to his innings have ranged from praise to shock and disbelief: |