Batsman: The immense popularity of cricket in India is not hidden from anyone. Some people consider this game as a religion and even worship the players. Every child here dreams of becoming a cricketer when he grows up. This is the reason why there is a continuous flow of talented players in the Indian Cricket Team.

From school level itself, there is a competition among the youth to be in the news through their talent. Today we are going to talk about one such promising cricketer. This Gujarati batsman played an innings of 498 runs while batting brilliantly. Overnight this cricketer has become a star in the media world. In this article, we will know which player we are talking about.

The player who created history at the age of 18

Actually, the player we are talking about is Drona Desai. This young batsman has done a feat at the age of just 18, which even the great players cannot do. He did this amazing feat on Tuesday 24 September.

In fact, he created history during the Diwan Ballubhai Cup Under-19 Multi Day Tournament being played at the Shivaay Cricket Ground in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, which is being discussed everywhere today.

Drona became only the sixth batsman of India

Drona Desai has set a new record by playing an innings of 498 runs. He has become only the sixth batsman from India to score such a big score. Before him, Pranav Dhanawade (1009 runs), Prithvi Shaw (546), Dr. Havewala (515), Chamanlal (506), Armaan Jaffer (498) have achieved this feat.

Drona scored 498 runs against JL English School while playing for his school St. Xavier's during the Diwan Ballubhai Cup Under-19 Multi Day Tournament. The young batsman faced 320 balls during his innings. During this, 86 fours and 7 sixes came off Drona's bat. His team St. Xavier's crushed JL English School by a huge margin of 712 runs.

Said about missing out on 500 runs

Gujarat's young batsman Drona Desai had a golden opportunity to touch the 500 mark. On missing this milestone, he said,

“There is no scoreboard at the ground and my team did not inform me that I was batting on 498, I went to play my stroke and got out but I am happy that I managed to score those runs.”