Record-Breaking Innings
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1.The schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade’s record-breaking innings of 1009 runs have left the cricketing world gushing. In cricketing parlance, there is no word to describe an innings of 1000 runs. However, after this event, the custodians of the game need to come up with a word soon.
2. Pranav scored these runs at an alarming clip, hitting 129 fours and 56 sixes in his 327-ball in that lasted 396 minutes. ‘No of his sixes resulted in a couple of broken windows panes as well. H shared two 500-run partnerships and that too is being hailed as a record. His team scored 1465-3 declared. That too would be a world record team score as would the margin of victory — staggering innings of 1362 runs.
3. Pranav is the son of an auto rickshaw driver. He is a student of the 10th standard at the KC Gandhi School and he had achieved this amazing feat while playing against the Arya Gurukul School in a Bhandari Trophy U-16 Thane Suburbs Inter-School Tournament, recognized by the Mumbai Cricket Association.
4. In organized cricket, prior to Pranav’s amazing feat, no one is believed to have unbeaten 628 runs by AEJ Collins, who had held the record since 1899. Collins had scored those runs for Clark House against North Town House in the UK League.
5. Surprisingly, this is only the second century that Pranav has scored in his life. It was his school coach who had first spotted the young boy’s talent and had promoted him to open the batting for his side. `I had told Pranav that he had to put his head down and bat for a considerable period of time; only then would I promote him to open the batting. After bowling out Arya Gurukul for 31, in the first innings, I asked Pranav to go for broke right from the first over itself,’ he added.
6. In the aftermath of the win, Pranav’s world has turned upside down. For his father Prashant and his mother Mohini, nothing was more important than fuelling their son’s passion. His father encouraged his son by travelling with him to the MIG Club in Bandra for Pranav’s training.
7. Post the match Pranav sported a tired face and kept pleading with the media to allow him to drink some water and take some rest. It was clear that Pranav and his parents had not bargained for the kind of attention that the media jamboree was creating around them at his home in the quiet Wailey Colony in distant Kalyan.
8. Some of his father’s colleagues were looking on, bemused. His mother initially spoke enthusiastically to a few channels but soon felt fatigued and turned to the company of friends and relatives. His father Prashant appeared apprehensive at the sight of so many TV cameras and apologetically requested them to speak to him at the same time thereby saving him the effort of speaking individually to them. This was not to be, because every channel wanted an exclusive.
9. The ground where this spectacle was played out is located in a quaint setting. It is surrounded by buildings on three sides and the residents in it least expected a world record to be set in their neighbourhood. The presence of the media amidst them was a giant distraction.
10. In between all the interviews, a well-decorated auto rickshaw rolled onto the ground and Pranav was escorted to the vehicle. As the paparazzi clicked on, music started playing and a few men and women broke into an impromptu jig.
(I) On the basis of your understanding of the passage answer the following questions with the help of the given options:
(a) Pranav Dhanawade’s feat cannot be described in cricket because……………
(i) he is an Indian
(ii) in cricket there is no term to describe a score of 1000 runs
(iii) In cricket, terms are used only for Test matches
(iv) only (i) and (ii)
(b) Pranav received his training in cricket at ……………..
(i) Walley Colony, Kalyan
(ii) Sports Club of India MIG Club in Sandra
(iv) only (ii) and (iii)
(II) Answer the following questions briefly.
(a) How many fours and sixes did his team score?
(b) Who are Pranav’s parents?
(c) What did Pranav’s coach advise him to do if he wanted to be an opening batsman?
(d) What do we know about Pranav’s schooling?
(e) What was Pranav’s condition when he faced the media after his victory?
(f) Describe two features of the ground where Pranav had scored the runs.
(III) Find words from the passage which mean the same as:
(a) spontaneous (Para 10)
(b) noisy party (Para 7)
Ans. (I) (a) (ii) in cricket, there is no term to describe a score of 1000 runs
(b) MIG Club in Bandra
(II) (a) Pranav hit 129 fours and 59 sixes during his innings.
(b) Pranav is the son of Prashant, an autorickshaw driver. His mother is Mohini.
(c) Pranav’s coach advised him to put his head down and bat if he wanted to be an opening batsman.
(d) Pranav is a student of the 10th standard at the KC Gandhi School.
(e) Pranav was tired after the match. He kept pleading with the media to let him take some water and have some rest.
(f) The ground where Pranav scored runs was a quaint space surrounded by buildings on three sides and the media had caused a huge distraction in their midst.
(III) (a) impromptu
(b) Jamboree
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