Maharashtra schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade rewrote the record books on Tuesday, hammering an epic 1009 not out in an inter-school cricket tournament to register the highest individual score in an innings in any form of the game.
The 15-year-old smashed 129 fours and clobbered 59 sixes in his staggering 323-ball knock played over two days before his team, KC Gandhi School, declared their innings on a staggering 1465 for two.
Check out the best Twitter reactions from this special innings.
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Well done #PranavDhanawade 👏👏Unbelievable👌👌Never ever thought some one would get 1000 runs in 1 Innings😊Good luck👍 pic.twitter.com/hXkHEHE2jo
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 5, 2016
Pranav Dhanawade has become the first player to hit 1000 runs in an innings. Here's a breakdown of the score #SSNHQ pic.twitter.com/YJfjx75MTu
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 5, 2016
First man to experience nervous 999!! Well done #PranavDhanawade , you scored almost what complete #SA team did during test series!
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) January 5, 2016
15-year-old Mumbai cricketer Pranav Dhanawade scores a record 1009 runs! pic.twitter.com/2lWlysrdkz
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) January 5, 2016
At lunch (1030) we'll be live in India for more about the schoolboy who's scored 1009 not out #bbccricket pic.twitter.com/Nn5VFXAnmM
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) January 5, 2016
Mumbai batting prodigy Pranav Dhanawade scores 1009* – highest in all forms for cricket. His team declared on 1465. pic.twitter.com/IyvSqpjCsq
— Subhasish Dutta (@iamsubeevega) January 5, 2016
Congratulations Pranav Dhanawade- what batsman score in a season u scored in an innings. https://t.co/tNgWUFANVd
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) January 5, 2016
India schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade becomes 1st person to score 1000 in an innings. 1009* 323 balls 59 x 6. 127 x 4 pic.twitter.com/oqlkqqNlxs
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) January 5, 2016
Surprised to see Pranav Dhanawade scoring 1009 runs in an innings, being an auto driver's son he should've topped IIT-JEE instead
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) January 5, 2016
Maruti should bring back a special edition of the 1000 and rename it The Pranav. #PranavDhanawade
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) January 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/altcricket/status/684283157177364480
Gavaskar: Convert 1s into 2s, 2s into 3s..
Pranav Dhanawade: Sir, ye purana ho gaya! Now, convert 100s into 200s, 200s into 1000s..
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) January 5, 2016
Name: Pranav Dhanawade
Mode: EA Sports 2016
Runs: 1002*
Balls: 323
Fours: 124
Sixes: 59— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 5, 2016
One Thousand runs in a single inning for Pranav Dhanawade. Salute.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) January 5, 2016
First man on the Planet to smash 1000 runs in any forms of Cricket & Its Super man from India
Name: Pranav Dhanawade
Runs: 1002*— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 5, 2016
This boy #PranavDhanawade just scored 1000 runs in a day, 1002*. 124x4s & 59x6s. WOOOOOT #update
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 5, 2016
Pranav Dhanawade is batting in nervous 900s.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) 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 batting on 921. Clearly, bowlers are pass-outs of IIN Ashish Nehra or IIN Piyush Chawla 😂😂😂
— Akshay Kanitkar (@akshaykanitkar) January 5, 2016
Looks like Agarkar and Nehra are bowling to Pranav Dhanawade.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) January 5, 2016
Pranav Dhanawade is son of an auto-rickshaw driver..
Dear Mumbai Cricket Association please get him all the facilities to enhance him
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 5, 2016
Spare a thought for poor Aakash Singh n Siddhesh Patil who scored 173 and 137 when #PranavDhanawade got a 1009*
😄😄😄 pic.twitter.com/jfJmVxXGV8— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) January 5, 2016
Congratulation to #PranavDhanawade. What a talent can't wait to watch him play for india
— Varun SAHEJ Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) January 5, 2016
What an amazing inning; Incredible… 323 balls & 1009 not out…
Congratulations #PranavDhanawade !
Proud of you!
Keep striking 👍🏽— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 5, 2016
ONE THOUSAND RUNS IN AN INNINGS- BY ONE GUY!!!!! #PranavDhanawade
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) January 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/keralaporotta/status/684267155756417024
Ridiculously brilliant. https://t.co/ByIWxGRmhs
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 5, 2016
'Knew I could break the world record once I reached 500' – Pranav Dhanawade, the boy who scored a thousand https://t.co/gGbkDB1v1s
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 5, 2016
" It's not a joke to score so many runs. It's serious business in any conditions & Ground , Pranav must be a very special kid " ~ MS Dhoni
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 5, 2016
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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, 2016
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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!
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 5, 2016
