Mumbai teen Siddarth Mohite batted 72 hours and five minutes in a netting session.© AFP
Seeking to set a new world record for longest hitting, Mumbai teen Siddarth Mohite stayed in the fold for a staggering 72 hours and five minutes in a marathon netting session and is now waiting for the Guinness Book of World Record to recognize the feat. Mohite, 19, passed compatriot Virag Mane’s 50-hour record set in 2015, before hitting 72 hours and five minutes over the weekend. “I’m very happy to have completed what I was trying to do. This was a way I wanted to show people that I have something extra in me,” Mohite said in a press release.
“Due to the COVID lockdown I lost two good cricket years which was a big loss. So I thought of doing something else and randomly this thought came to my mind and then I contacted a lot of academies and coaches,” he added to.
Mohite was supported in his endeavor by his mentor Jwala Singh, who has also coached young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.
“Everyone said no to me. Then I contacted Jwala Sir and he said why not? He supported me all the time and took care of everything that was needed,” Mohite added.
A group of bowlers stayed with Mohite to support him during his session.
According to the rule, a batter is allowed to take a five-minute break in one hour. Mohite’s recording and the required papers are now being sent to the Guinness World Record books, Singh said in a statement.
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“Mohite was part of the MCC Pro-40 league before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 and during the pandemic his mother contacted me about his cricket.
“But because of the lockdown everything was closed. One day he called me and asked to try this feat. To be honest I wasn’t very excited about this, but I was very aware that many young cricketers have lost some good years,” Singh said, “So I thought ‘if someone wanted to do something else, why not?’ And that’s why I agreed to support,” Singh added.
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