Maharashtra schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade rewrote the record books on Tuesday, hammering an epic 1,009 not out in an inter-school cricket tournament in India to register the highest individual score in an innings in any form of the game.
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Mumbai schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade, 15, is carried as he celebrates smashing a 117-year-old record for the highest number of runs scored in one innings in Mumbai on January 5, 2016. A Mumbai schoolboy made history on January 5 when he became the first batsman in any class of cricket to score 1,000 runs in a single innings, with Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar leading the plaudits. Dhanawade smashed his way to 1,009 not out off 323 balls. AFP -
Mumbai schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade, 15, runs between the wickets as he smashed a 117-year-old record for the highest number of runs scored in one innings in Mumbai on January 5, 2016. A Mumbai schoolboy made history on January 5 when he became the first batsman in any class of cricket to score 1,000 runs in a single innings, with Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar leading the plaudits. Dhanawade smashed his way to 1,009 not out off 323 balls. AFP -
Mumbai schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade (C), 15, hits a shot as he smashed a 117-year-old record for the highest number of runs scored in one innings in Mumbai on January 5, 2016. A Mumbai schoolboy made history on January 5 when he became the first batsman in any class of cricket to score 1,000 runs in a single innings, with Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar leading the plaudits. Dhanawade smashed his way to 1,009 not out off 323 balls. AFP
In pictures: Indian schoolboy hits epic and unbeaten 1,009 in inter-school cricket match
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