With 149 Fours & 67 Sixes, Mumbai's Tanishq Gavate Smashes 1045 Runs In A Local Cricket Match

Back in 2016, when Mumbai teenager Pranav Dhanawade scripted history by becoming the first cricketer ever to notch up a four-figure score by smashing an unbeaten 1,009 in an inter-school tournament, few would've expected his mammoth record to be overshadowed anytime soon. But, 30 January, another young talent took everyone by surprise with his unbelievable batting masterclass. Tanishq Gavate sent shockwaves across the cricket fraternity after smashing an unbeaten 1,045 in a local cricket tournament in neighbouring Navi Mumbai. © Twitter Playing for the Yashwantrao Chavan XI, the 13-year-old hammered a staggering 149 fours and 67 sixes in his 515-ball innings that spanned over two-days play in the semi-final of the Under-14 Navi Mumbai Shield invitational cricket tournament. The youngster, with his wide array of strokes, cut a sorry figure for the bowlers of Yashwantrao Chavan English Medium School team. An astounding 1ï¸â£0ï¸â£4ï¸â£5ï¸â£ runs by young Tanishq Gavate! ð¥ The 13 year old represented Yashwantrao Chavan XI in the #U14 tournament and smashed 1ï¸â£4ï¸â£9ï¸â£ boundaries and 6ï¸â£7ï¸â£ sixes! #HallaBol#Cricket pic.twitter.com/QpLE4RxSCc — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 31, 2018 “Previously he used to bat at one or two down but he requested me to allow him to open the innings. After testing him in the nets with the new ball and in few practice matches, I was confident that he can do well,” his coach Manish was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times. Cruised through the nervous 900s I'm told — Change the date [-0-] (@ShaneC2) January 31, 2018 Tanishq was happy that he stayed on the crease for such a long time and hopes that Tuesday's innings gives a boost to his career. “I like to open as it gives me time to play long innings and I managed to do so on Tuesday. Hopefully, I can continue in same way from here on,” said the eighth standard student, who had also scored unbeaten 316 in an earlier match. Mind blowing.... Keep it up..... — Perdip kumar (@PerdipKumar) January 31, 2018 But, despite his batting masterclass, Tanishq failed to eclipse Dhanawade's mammoth record since the tournament he was playing in was not recognised by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). While he might have failed to etch his name in the history books, Tanishq's batting masterclass is undeniably worthy of applause and promises bigger and greater things in the future.