In an era where most youngsters love to play big shots thanks to the advent of Twenty20 cricket, 13-year-old Suved Parkar's approach en route his maiden triple ton yesterday comes as a refreshing change
Swami Vivekanand's Suved Parkar en route his triple ton against Gundecha Education during a Harris Shield match at Shivaji Park yesterday
In an era where most youngsters love to play big shots thanks to the advent of Twenty20 cricket, 13-year-old Suved Parkar's approach en route his maiden triple ton yesterday comes as a refreshing change.
Swami Vivekanand's Suved Parkar en route his triple ton against Gundecha Education during a Harris Shield match at Shivaji Park yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble
The Swami Vivekanand International School lad did not hit a single ball over the fence during his unbeaten knock of 300. He slammed 36 boundaries and ran hard between the wickets to reach his best score so far.
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"My coaches, Dinesh Lad and Mahesh Raut, told me to just stay on the wicket and not to play any aggressive shots. Whenever I got a loose ball, I hit a boundary. My main target was to reach the 300-mark," said Suved after Swami Vivekanand (Borivli) crushed Gundecha Education (Kandivli) by an innings and 403 runs on the penultimate day of the Harris Shield Elite Division U-16 inter-school match at Shivaji Park.
Swami Vivekanand declared their innings at 520-2 after Suved's triple ton. The Borivli team then ousted Gundecha for 91 in their second innings with medium pacer Atharva Poojari claiming 6-25. Suved was also the star performer in the first innings albeit with the ball, claiming five for nine to bundle out Gundecha for a paltry 26.
Suved played a patient knock yesterday, consuming 116 balls to add 91 runs to his overnight score of 209. "After I crossed the 250-run mark, I didn't want to get out because 300 was on my mind."
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