Have the West Indies discovered the new Brian Lara?
It might be too early to say, but 14-year-old Kirstan Kallicharan is on the right path, scoring an unbelievable 404 not out in Trinidad.
Captain of the Trinidad and Tobago Under-15 team, Kallicharan posted the mammoth total for school side Vishnu Boys Hindu College, belting his century from only 35 balls.
Kallicharan wasn’t interested in running, hitting a ridiculous 44 fours and 31 sixes. That’s 362 runs in boundaries.
And what makes it even more remarkable (if 404 not out isn’t enough), the match was 35 overs
each; Kallicharan scoring at more than 10 runs per over by himself to lead Vishnu to 1-548.
In what must be one of the most one-sided victories in history, Vishnu bowled out opponents Valencia High School for 89 to win by a staggering 459 runs.
You might think the achievement could go to the head of the young man, but Kallicharan said it was just like any other game.
“At the beginning I was just batting normal, just aiming to make a hundred but when I got to my century I realised I could score more and more and I just continued to bat,” Kallicharan told the Trinidad Express.
“I am not over-reacting about it. I am just feeling happy I reached there. I am staying focused.”
Having already scored a double century earlier in the season, Kallicharan’s coach Tarandath Sammy is keeping a lid on the exciting prospect.
“He had dominated the Under-13 level and the Under-15 level last year. It is remarkable but we are not reading too much into it,” said Sammy.
“Before the game, we were discussing the batting order and I asked him if he wanted to open the batting, but he said he wanted to give the other boys a chance.”
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