MUMBAI (Web Desk) – An Indian teenager has scored 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.
But he continued his innings in the HT Bhandari Cup inter-school tournament and reached the 1,000-run mark.
He smashed 59 sixes and 127 fours 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.
“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.
It might not have come against one of the most fearsome bowling attacks, but Dhanawade has sent shockwaves around the cricket fraternity.
Dhanawade was unbeaten on 1009* when his team finally declared on 1465.
The child prodigy faced 323 balls in his innings. The youngster batted for 395 minutes.
Dhanawade’s knock came at a staggering strike rate of 312.38.
Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday congratulated Pranav Dhanawade for becoming the first batsman in the history of the game to score 1000 runs in an innings.
The Litttle Master took to social micro-blogging site Twitter to congratulate the 15-year-old.
Congrats #PranavDhanawade on being the first ever to score 1000 runs in an innings. Well done and work hard. You need to scale new peaks!
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 5, 2016
Dhanawade, son of an auto-rickshaw driver, achieved this feat against Arya Gurukul School in the HT Bhandari Cup inter-school tournament organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association.
