Pranav Dhanawade, 1st crickter to score thousand runs in one innings

Mumbai just witnessed an cricket innings that is unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon.

A 15-year-old Mumbai school boy scored 1,009 runs without getting out, becoming the first batsman in history to make 1,000 runs in any form of the game. Pranav Dhanawade's incredible feat came in an innings for his school side KC Gandhi, against Arya Gurukul in the under-16 HT Bhandari Cup inter-school tournament organized by the Mumbi Cricket Association. The majestic knock came off just 323 balls and featured 127 fours and 59 sixes.



Dhanawade's father Prashant drives an autorickshaw. On Monday, after he broke a century-old record and remained unbeaten, he left for home in his father's autorickshaw. "I want my son to become a great cricketer," a proud father told the press after Dhanawade remained unbeaten at 1009 on Tuesday.

hat too in just 199 balls.

Image credit: Twitter/@prashantnakwe

Today, he has gone one step further and become the first player in the history of cricket to reach four digits. When reports last came in he was batting on 1002 not out, 870 of those runs coming in fours and sixes.

Pranav Dhanawade has hit more sixes in an innings than AB DeVillers, Afridi, Warner, Sangakkara or Gibbs have hit in entire test career.

source : huffingtonpost , scoopwhoop