There is just something about Mumbai batsmen and their capacity to pile up runs. The city has something new to celebrate as their latest cricketing prodigy, 15-year-old Pranav Dhanawpade, broke all manners of records to become the first player in any form of cricket to breach the individual thousand run mark in an inter-school game.
Dhanawade had already broken the record for the highest ever individual score on Monday when he reached 629, overtaking AEJ Collins' 628, a record that had been set 117 years back. After finishing the day unbeaten on 652 off just 199 balls, he resumed on Monday and soon went on to breach the four figure mark, the first time it has ever happen in any form of cricket, finishing at 1009 not out.
An IndianExpress report from Monday quoted Dhanawade's father, an autorickshaw driver, saying that it would be a dream come true for him if his son was selected for the Mumbai U16 team.
It a unfulfilled dream. I want my son to become a great cricketer. He has proved that he has the talent today. Cricket is not an easy sport and expensive too. I spent extra hours driving an autorickshaw in order to afford the cricket gear for my son
The Indian Twitterati soon woke up to Dhanawade's massive achievements and started celebrating it, like only they can:
Pranav Dhanawade can soon have ten hundreds in two days. Two and a half more weeks of this and he could get a teary farewell at the Wankhede
— Sidvee (@sidvee) January 5, 2016
Looks like Agarkar and Nehra are bowling to Pranav Dhanawade.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) January 5, 2016
Pranav Dhanawade has crossed 1000. Brian Lara cricket just got real.
— jigar mehta (@jigsactin) January 5, 2016
Pranav Dhanawade is making fun of #OddEven
— पहाड़ी (@pahaadii) January 5, 2016
A : Aur kya chal raha hai B : India me to Pranav Dhanawade chal raha hai
— ßabaFollowNath (@BabaFollowNath) January 5, 2016
Pranav Dhanawade should immediately clarify that he has got nothing to do with Rohit Sharma.
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) January 5, 2016
Pranav Dhanawade is batting in nervous 900s.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) January 5, 2016
आज सुनील गावस्कर का बेटा अप्पने बाप से बहुत मार खाएगा
— pinku qtπ (@LEDtvn) January 5, 2016
Pranav Dhanawade is that Sharma ji ka beta for aspiring cricketers
— Retarded Writer (@retardedwriter) January 5, 2016