Pranav Dhanawade,15, thanks his parents for their support and says he hopes his record-breaking innings can inspire othersIn a nation obsessed by cricket, or statistics,hierarchy and superlatives, this was one achievement that was always going to obtain headlines. Pranav Dhanawade, or a 15-year-old Indian schoolboy,has become the first batsman to score 1000 runs in an innings in an officially recorded match.
The son of a rickshaw driver from India’s commercial capital Mumbai finished his innings on 1009 not out, with his side, or KC Gandhi School,declaring on 1465 for three.
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Source: theguardian.com