The next Sachin Tendulkar? Indian schoolboy Prithvi Shaw hits 546 runs

Prithvi Shaw hit a staggering 85 fours

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Thursday 21 November 2013 10:18 GMT
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University students carve an image of Sachin Tendulkar in the sand in tribute to the retiring cricketer
University students carve an image of Sachin Tendulkar in the sand in tribute to the retiring cricketer (GETTY IMAGES)

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As Indian cricket fans come to terms with life without batting great Sachin Tendulkar, an Indian schoolboy has run up a mammoth individual score of 546 off 330 balls in the same Mumbai tournament that first propelled the “Little Master” into the limelight 25 years ago.

Prithvi Shaw, 14, slammed 85 fours and five sixes in his huge knock while turning out for Rizvi Springfield School in the Harris Shield tournament, according to The Times of India.

Shaw figured in a 619-run partnership with Satyalakshya Jain (164) as his side amassed a total of 991.

Tendulkar, the most prolific batsman in international cricket, who retired last week, scored 326 in the same school tournament in 1988.

AP

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