JCI honours Nehal for creating Cricket"s World Record of 578 runs

Ludhiana | Friday | 6th May, 2022

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LUDHIANA, India, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JCI is known for recognizing and honoring young talent in different area.

On 5th May, JCI (Ludhiana) honored ex U19 Indian cricketer Nehal Wadhera who has become talk of the nation by creating a few world records in the last week.

Merely seven months back, Nehal Wadhera was named the highest ever scorer in the 26 year history of India"s JP Atray Memorial national ODI tournament.

That day, he had surpassed Lalit Yadav"s 168 & Shikhar Dhawan"s 161.

Now, on April 27, 2022 his batting magic touched a new high.

In the ongoing test format, Punjab State U-23 tournament semifinals, Punjab"s swashbuckling southpaw captain scored elegant 578 in 414 balls with 468 minutes of stay at the crease against Bathinda at Ludhiana.

Ludhiana declared at 880 for 6.

This score is the third highest in the world in general but the highest in the world in professional cricket in any format.

Skipper Wadhera hit 37 sixes, another record.