Pranav Dhanawade on scoring 1000 runs. He is just 15 years and has done the unimaginable by not only breaking a century old record but establishing his own in its wake.
Pranav Dhanawade scored 1009 runs (not out) off 323 balls with 129 fours and 59 sixes. The 10th grade student of KC Gandhi English High School, in Mumbai’s Kalyan suburb was playing in the Bhandari Trophy. His efforts saw the team register 1465/2 (declared) against Arya Gurukul who posted a mere 31.
On Monday, he broke the highest individual score in an innings record held by an English cricketer AEJ Collins of 628* for Clark’s House against North Town set in 1899. He also overhauled Prithvi Shaw’s record score of 546 by any Indian set in 2013-14.
So how has the nation responded?
This should sweeten the deal for the Mumbai lad, a message from God himself:
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
And people are still registering this feat:
Breaking News – #PranavDhanawade to teach batting skills to #Rajnikant
— Akhil Agrawal (@agrawalakhil) January 5, 2016
I once applied cheat codes in #EASports Cricket 2002. I batted for 50 overs and made around 700/9. #PranavDhanawade has made more than that.
— Aaqib Raza Khan (@aaqibrk) January 5, 2016
Pranav Dhanawade in his tribute to Arvind Kejriwal scored an odd number of runs (1009) in odd number of balls (323) on an Odd day (5th Jan)
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) January 5, 2016
#PranavDhanawade is a monster, how can you score 1000 runs?
— Mandisi (@RealMandisi) January 5, 2016
Pranav Dhanawade scores a TON-1009 runs in single innings. He just made all cricket lovers realize 1000 is a Ton, not 100 #PranavDhanawade
— YFA (@YFAspeaks) January 5, 2016
Forget century, How about 1 grand? #PranavDhanawade
— Why so serious??? (@ravindraten) January 5, 2016
The 15-year-old Mumbai batsman #PranavDhanawade crosses 1000 runs and is still Not Out.. WOW!
— cricketnext (@cricketnext) January 5, 2016
The commentators on #SAvENG talking about #PranavDhanawade
— Nikhil Mane (@nikhiltait) January 5, 2016