NAGPUR: Just three years in the past, Yash Chawde was striving within the skating rink. He was doing exceptionally properly at state and nationwide tournaments. Owing to an unclear future in skating, his father Shravan determined to place him into cricket. On Friday, Yash made his father proud by making a grand assertion on the cricket area.
Yash (508 n.o; 178b, 81×4, 18×6) slammed unbeaten 508 runs and took his group to 714 for no loss on Friday. The right-hander Chawde created a document of highest particular person rating in restricted overs format in inter-school cricket tournaments throughout India.
Courtesy Chawde’s knock, Saraswati Vidyalaya additionally notched up a document complete in 40 overs. Later, they bundled out Siddheshwar Vidyalaya for 9 runs in 5 overs within the Nagpur leg of Mumbai Indians Junior Inter School (Under-14) cricket match at Jhulelal Institute of Technology floor.
The 13-year-old Chawde is the second batter after Sri Lanka’s Chirath Selleperuma to attain 500+ runs in restricted overs cricket. Selleperuma had scored 553 not out in an Under-15 inter-school match in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, in August 2022, famous statistician Mohandas Menon informed TOI.
“According to my records, Chawde is only the 10th batter to make a score of 500+ across all formats and age groups. Out of 10, five batters in the list are Indians. They are Pranav Dhanawade (1009*), Priyanshu Moliya (556*), Prithvi Shaw (546), Dady Havewala (515) and Yash Chawde (508*),” mentioned Menon.
Chawde, who performed 178 balls and hit 81 boundaries and 18 sixes, and his associate Tilak Wakode (127 off 97b) have been additionally concerned in a document opening wicket partnership. “Yash started playing at the age of 11 after he left skating,” mentioned Yash’s father, Shravan, who’s a mid-day meal contractor.
Current Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal had scored 280+ for Saraswati Vidyalaya in VCA Under-14 inter-school match in opposition to Rajendra High School. “Faiz went on to play for India and is one of the leading batters in First Class cricket. Yash has it in him to replicate what Faiz has achieved,” mentioned Ravi Kulkarni, supervisor of Saraswati Vidyalaya.
The college is thought for producing high quality gamers. The most profitable wicketkeeper from Vidarbha Akshay Wadkar and former Ranji opener Akshay Kolhar are additionally ex-students of Saraswati Vidyalaya.
The right-hander Chawde has scored greater than 1000 runs for Saraswati Vidyalaya this season with two centuries within the Under-16 VCA match. He is already in VCA camp and has been constantly scoring runs. “He is disciplined and has good cricketing acumen. When he stands on the field, his body language makes him stand out. When he bats, it looks like he is ‘lambey race ka ghoda’,” mentioned Kulkarni.
Chawde trains beneath Chandan Sah at Dr Ambedkar College Sports Academy (DACSA). “This is a big, big development for Yash. No matter who the opposition is, scoring 500 runs without giving any chance is commendable,” mentioned Prashant Bambal, senior coach at DACSA.
Earlier, in Vidarbha, Piyush Fulsunge had scored 469 runs in Under-16 inter-club match in 2011. Fulsunge had surpassed one other Vidarbha batter Ali Zoren Khan’s 461, which was additionally recorded in an inter-school meet in 2010.
Yash (508 n.o; 178b, 81×4, 18×6) slammed unbeaten 508 runs and took his group to 714 for no loss on Friday. The right-hander Chawde created a document of highest particular person rating in restricted overs format in inter-school cricket tournaments throughout India.
Courtesy Chawde’s knock, Saraswati Vidyalaya additionally notched up a document complete in 40 overs. Later, they bundled out Siddheshwar Vidyalaya for 9 runs in 5 overs within the Nagpur leg of Mumbai Indians Junior Inter School (Under-14) cricket match at Jhulelal Institute of Technology floor.
The 13-year-old Chawde is the second batter after Sri Lanka’s Chirath Selleperuma to attain 500+ runs in restricted overs cricket. Selleperuma had scored 553 not out in an Under-15 inter-school match in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, in August 2022, famous statistician Mohandas Menon informed TOI.
“According to my records, Chawde is only the 10th batter to make a score of 500+ across all formats and age groups. Out of 10, five batters in the list are Indians. They are Pranav Dhanawade (1009*), Priyanshu Moliya (556*), Prithvi Shaw (546), Dady Havewala (515) and Yash Chawde (508*),” mentioned Menon.
Chawde, who performed 178 balls and hit 81 boundaries and 18 sixes, and his associate Tilak Wakode (127 off 97b) have been additionally concerned in a document opening wicket partnership. “Yash started playing at the age of 11 after he left skating,” mentioned Yash’s father, Shravan, who’s a mid-day meal contractor.
Current Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal had scored 280+ for Saraswati Vidyalaya in VCA Under-14 inter-school match in opposition to Rajendra High School. “Faiz went on to play for India and is one of the leading batters in First Class cricket. Yash has it in him to replicate what Faiz has achieved,” mentioned Ravi Kulkarni, supervisor of Saraswati Vidyalaya.
The college is thought for producing high quality gamers. The most profitable wicketkeeper from Vidarbha Akshay Wadkar and former Ranji opener Akshay Kolhar are additionally ex-students of Saraswati Vidyalaya.
The right-hander Chawde has scored greater than 1000 runs for Saraswati Vidyalaya this season with two centuries within the Under-16 VCA match. He is already in VCA camp and has been constantly scoring runs. “He is disciplined and has good cricketing acumen. When he stands on the field, his body language makes him stand out. When he bats, it looks like he is ‘lambey race ka ghoda’,” mentioned Kulkarni.
Chawde trains beneath Chandan Sah at Dr Ambedkar College Sports Academy (DACSA). “This is a big, big development for Yash. No matter who the opposition is, scoring 500 runs without giving any chance is commendable,” mentioned Prashant Bambal, senior coach at DACSA.
Earlier, in Vidarbha, Piyush Fulsunge had scored 469 runs in Under-16 inter-club match in 2011. Fulsunge had surpassed one other Vidarbha batter Ali Zoren Khan’s 461, which was additionally recorded in an inter-school meet in 2010.