Prakhar Chaturvedi Has become the first player to score 400 runs in the final of Cooch Behar Trophy. He achieved this feat against Mumbai while playing for Karnataka. Due to his performance, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Quite happy. Siddaramaiah has praised him highly and said that it is a matter of pride for the state. Siddaramaiah on his official X (formerly Twitter) account congratulated the Karnataka Under-19 cricket team for winning the Cooch Behar Trophy for the first time in 79 years. CM also expressed hope that young players will definitely achieve high status in international cricket.
Siddaramaiah said this
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote on Instagram, ‘Congratulations to Karnataka Under-19 cricket team for winning the Cooch Behar Trophy for the first time in 79 years. This victory further increased the celebration of Sankranti festival. Opener Prakhar Chaturvedi’s unbeaten inning of 404 runs is a matter of pride. Karnataka team achieved a new achievement. Created history by making a record of total 890 runs. I have full hope that the young players will achieve great achievements at the international level in the near future.
Congratulations to Karnataka’s under-19 cricket team for winning the Cooch Behar Trophy for the first time in 79 years. This victory has increased the celebrations of Sankranti festival.
It is a matter of pride to create the record of opening batsman प्रखर्व चतुर्वेदी अजेय्य (404 runs) and scored 404 runs.
Karnataka team 890… pic.twitter.com/GLTcGxdEeP
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 16, 2024
Prakhar Chaturvedi’s bat against Mumbai
Playing against Mumbai in the Cooch Behar Trophy on Monday, Chaturvedi scored a big score in the first innings of the title clash of the annual four-day tournament for Under-19 cricketers. Chaturvedi opened the innings for Karnataka and stood at the crease until his team declared the innings. During his record-making innings, he faced 638 balls and scored an unbeaten 404 runs with the help of 46 fours and 3 sixes.
Second highest score of Cooch Behar Toffee
On the strength of Chaturvedi’s brilliant innings, Karnataka scored a huge score of 890 runs at the loss of eight wickets in 223 overs in its first innings before declaring the innings. He broke former India’s star batsman Yuvraj Singh’s 24-year-old record of 358 runs. Yuvraj had achieved this feat against Bihar in 1999. This was the previous highest individual score in the final of the tournament. The highest individual score so far in this trophy is 451 runs, which was made by Vijay Jol of Maharashtra against Assam in 2011-12. But this score was not made in the final. Prakhar is now at number two.