- Title: Indian schoolboy breaches 1000-run mark in an innings
- Date: 5th January 2016
- Summary: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (JANUARY 5, 2016) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) YOUNG CRICKETER PRANAV DHANAWADE BEING CONGRATULATED BOUQUET BEING OFFERED TO DHANAWADE DHANAWADE SHAKING HANDS WITH OTHER PLAYERS (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) YOUNG CRICKETER, PRANAV DHANAWADE, SAYING: "I didn't keep these things in my mind. I just kept playing and went on scoring." (Q. So, what's your next target? Crossing 1000?) A. "Yes, yes, 1000!" MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (JANUARY 5, 2016) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) VIEW OF DHANAWADE PLAYING OTHER PLAYERS MORE OF THE FIELD VARIOUS OF DHANAWADE PLAYING VARIOUS OF THE FIELD MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (JANUARY 5, 2016) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) EDUCATION MINISTER OF INDIA'S WESTERN STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, VINOD TAWDE, SAYING: "One thing is confirmed that the spark Pranav showed today, the sports department will ensure that it keeps on growing in the right direction so that we can give a great cricketer to the country." TAWDE SITTING
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- Keywords: Pranav Dhanawade Batting Record India Cricket
- Location: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
- City: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Cricket,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0013YRXA2N
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4.3 MATERIAL
Indian schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade rewrote cricket record books on Tuesday (January 5) by hammering 1009 not out in an inter-school tournament to register the highest individual score in an innings in any form of the game.
The 15-year-old smashed 129 fours and clobbered 59 sixes in his staggering 323-ball knock played over two days before his team, KC Gandhi School, declared their innings on a staggering 1465 for two.
Dhanawade, who opened the innings against Arya Gurukul School, had gone past Arthur Collins' 628 not out, the previous highest in minor cricket scored in 1899 in England, on Monday.
However, Dhanawade did not even dream of creating a record.
"I didn't keep these things in my mind. I just kept playing and went on scoring," said Pranav after making the record score, adding that 1000 was his target.
The son of an autorickshaw driver, Dhanawade had also gone past the highest individual score by an Indian in minor cricket, a record previously held by Prithvi Shaw who scored 546 in the Harris Shield in 2013-14.
Meanwhile the Maharashtra government responded by saying that they would sponsor Dhanawade's academic and sports training.
"One thing is confirmed that the spark Pranav showed today, the sports department will ensure that it keeps on growing in the right direction so that we can give a great cricketer to the country," said Vinod Tawde, education minister of the region.
An admirer of India's limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dhanawade's monumental knock drew praise from batting great Sachin Tendulkar.
"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!" tweeted the former India captain. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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