Question: Which player has recently set a world record of most runs in a single game?
(a) AEJ Collins
(b) Prithvi Shaw
(c) Pranav Dhanawade
(d) Mobin Sheikh
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- 15-year-old cricketer Pranav Dhanawade created a world record by scoring 1009 runs (not out) in HT Bhandari Cup, an under-16 inter-school tournament held in Mumbai (Maharashtra).
- His batting lasted for 396 minutes and Dhanawade smashed a whopping 129 fours and 59 sixes.
- He was representing KC Gandhi High School against Arya Gurukul and scored 1009 (not out) in 327 balls with strike rate of 308.56.
- Pranav now holds the record for the highest individual score in any form of cricket; bettering AEJ Collins’ 628 not out for Clark’s House against North Town in 1899 in the UK.
Reference:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/958397.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35230388
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jan/05/the-spin-pranav-dhanawade-1009