Prakhar Chaturvedi Breaks Record with 404* in U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy Final
The Karnataka U-19 cricketer's historic performance leads his team to victory, marking a remarkable turnaround in his career.
- Prakhar Chaturvedi, a Karnataka U-19 cricketer, broke the 24-year-old record of Yuvraj Singh by scoring 404* in the Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy final, becoming the first player to score a 400 in the final of this tournament.
- Chaturvedi's record-breaking performance helped Karnataka win the final based on taking the first-innings lead after they posted 890 for 8 in 223 overs, responding to Mumbai's 380 all out.
- Chaturvedi started training at SIX Academy in Bangalore at the age of 11 and had to travel around 100 km every day for cricket training.
- Despite being left out of the state U-19 team and the U-16 squad earlier, Chaturvedi's performance has marked a sensational turnaround in his fortunes.
- Chaturvedi is close to teammate Samit Dravid, son of legendary former Indian captain and head coach Rahul Dravid, and has received advice from the Indian great.