‘Another Sachin in the making?’ Social media salutes Pranav Dhanawade
Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar congratulated Pranav and advised him to work hard.
Mumbai: Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday congratulated young teenage cricketer Pranav Dhanawade for smashing an unbeaten 1009 in an inter-school tournament in Mumbai.
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"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!," Tendulkar wrote on his Twitter handle.
Playing for KC Gandhi Higher Secondary School, Dhanawade scripted history by becoming the first batsman ever to notch up a four-figure score.
The 15-year-old reached the gigantic score of 1009 in just 327 deliveries with a jaw-dropping strike rate of 308.56 in a game against Arya Gurukul in the Bhandari Cup inter-school tournament organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).
Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh also lavished praise on the young batsman. "Well played...no matter what levels cricket it is but numbers are just unbelievable. Another @sachin_rt in making?" Harbhajan tweeted.
well played...no matter what levels cricket it is but numbers are just unbelievable.another @sachin_rt in making? https://t.co/XcXCFf4QoB
— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) January 5, 2016Dhanawade smashed a whopping 129 fours and 59 sixes during his epic knock which ended when his school declared at 1465 for three at stumps on day two, which is also a world record.
Son of an autorickshaw driver, Dhanawade now holds the record for the highest individual score in any form of cricket, bettering AEJ Collins' 628 not out for Clark's House against North Town in 1899 in the UK.
The 10th-standard boy thus also went past the highest individual score of 546 in Indian schools cricket standing in the name of another Mumbai cricketer, Prithvi Shaw of Rizvi Springfield made against St Francis D'Assissi in the Harris Shield game in 2013.
Besides Sachin and Bhajji, many other members from the cricket fraternity along with social media lavished praise on young Pranav. Here are some of them.
The numbers for Pranav Dhanawade are mind-numbing! 1009 from 323 balls. 59x6s, 129x4s. 870 runs in boundaries! Did anyone in Mumbai see it?
— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22) January 5, 2016Have no idea of strength of bowling, match situation, standard of the tournament, but 1009 runs by an individual is just mind boggling.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) January 5, 2016"I'm disappointed he didn't reach 2,000" - Pranav Dhanawade's dad pic.twitter.com/Tvz3KH3SOT
— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) January 5, 2016Congratulations Pranav Dhanawade- what batsman score in a season u scored in an innings. https://t.co/tNgWUFANVd
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) January 5, 2016At the age of 15 Pranav Dhanawade becomes the first person on the planet to reach four digits. #1000
— Vikram Chandra (@vikramchandra) January 5, 2016Fielding placement to stop Pranav Dhanawade from scoring runs. pic.twitter.com/yazvxlBKd6
— Silly Point (@Sarcaism) January 5, 2016Reporter: Do you know Pranav Dhanawade? Sharapova: Yes, that kid who scored 1000 runs *Sachin faints*
— PhD in Bakchodi !! (@Atheist_Krishna) January 5, 2016Download the all new Deccan Chronicle app for Android and iOS to stay up-to-date with latest headlines and news stories in politics, entertainment, sports, technology, business and much more from India and around the world.