Prakhar Chaturvedi recently set a new record in the U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy final by scoring an unbeaten 404 off 636 balls against Mumbai. This broke Yuvraj Singh’s 25-year-old record of 358 in the same tournament. Yuvraj had set the record in 1999 against Bihar, where MS Dhoni was part of the opposing team. Chaturvedi’s innings included 46 fours and three sixes. The BCCI congratulated him on becoming the first player to score 400 in the Cooch Behar Trophy final. The match ended in a draw with Karnataka taking the first-innings lead.
In other cricket news, Delhi’s young batting lineup struggled against Jammu and Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy. Yash Dhull, the former India U-19 captain, faced difficulties against raw pace, continuing his struggle seen during the IPL. Delhi, under new captain Himmat Singh, earned their first point of the season after a draw with Jammu and Kashmir. The concerns remain about Delhi’s top order, failing to perform against tier-2 domestic sides in consecutive matches. Dhull’s recent scores in the Ranji Trophy have been 2, 23, and 18, and he has not scored a fifty in his last 10 completed innings across formats.
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