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| Cricket record: Pranav Dhanawade hits 1,009 in school match | 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. |
| In pictures: Indian schoolboy's 1,009 not out | In pictures: Indian schoolboy's 1,009 not out |
| 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. |
| "I was not thinking of a record," Dhanawade told BBC Hindi."it was not in my mind at all but as soon as I got close to the feat it was clear to me that I could achieve it." | |
| Dhanawade said his father, an auto-rickshaw driver, had pushed him to play and was partly responsible for his success. He said he was ready for international cricket, but intended to first play in the under-19 state team. | |
| Unbelievable feat | Unbelievable feat |
| Dhanawade's innings propelled him to the top of the trends on Twitter in India, where reactions to his innings have ranged from praise to shock and disbelief. |