Former Indian cricket staff all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was all reward for teenager Prakhar Chaturvedi who slammed 404 within the Cooch Behar Trophy remaining to interrupt his 24-year-old document. The teenager batted for 638 balls to realize the large feat and strengthened his probabilities to creating Karnataka U23 and Ranji Trophy debuts. He turned the primary cricketer ever to hit a quadruple century within the Cooch Behar Trophy remaining as Karnataka earned their first title. Yuvraj held the document after scoring 358 within the summit conflict.

“Very happy to see this! Records are meant to be broken and I’m glad to see the future of Indian cricket in safe hands,” Yuvraj wrote on social media platform X (previously generally known as Twitter).

Riding on Chaturvedi’s innings, Karnataka made 890 for eight in 223 overs, replying to Mumbai’s 380 all out within the remaining at Shivamogga.

“It is a great feeling. I am delighted that the innings came in the final, and helped Karnataka earn the first title (Cooch Behar). Feeling a bit tired but, yes, nothing can match the happiness of a team winning the title and you are contributing to it,” Chaturvedi instructed PTI.

Chaturvedi comes from a family that has positioned lecturers as the primary precedence as his father, Sanjay Kumar Chaturvedi, owns a software program agency in Electronics City, whereas Rupa, his mom, is a technical advisor in DRDO.

But that has not prevented them from permitting their son to pursue his coronary heart’s calling.

“They have been very supportive of me from the time I took up cricket as an eight-year-old. They had even availed me of the services of a private throwdown expert during the (Covid-19) lockdown. Fortunately, I have been able to carry both cricket and studies together,” he added.

Chaturvedi gave plenty of credit score to his coach Karthik Jeshwant for his improvement as a cricketer.

Jeshwant coaches Chaturvedi on the SIX Cricket Academy on the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Excellence right here.

“Jeshwant sir is technically very knowledgeable. He quickly spots even the minutest technical error in my batting. It is a blessing that I am able to work with a coach like him,” mentioned Chaturvedi.

Jeshwant, a former Karnataka captain, coach and selector, is an impressed man. “Prakhar is a dedicated boy. He keeps coming to the academy (near Devanahalli) from his home (Bellandur), which is quite a distance away.

“Apart from his good technique, his biggest quality is his ability to handle pressure. He has a mature head on his shoulders, and hopefully we can see him climbing the ladders soon,” mentioned Jeshwant.

(With PTI inputs)