Pranav Dhanawade shook the world at age of 15 by playing a knock of 1009* in a school cricket match. It has been an evident fact that time and again, the city of Mumbai has produced some spectacular batters for the world to witness. Starting from Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma in the modern era, the list goes long.
His life took a complete U-turn after this stunning knock and he found himself amid instant recognition. Pranav Dhanawade recalls being invited to Sachin Tendulkar’s place for dinner where the legend gifted him a signed bat.
Pranav Dhanawade Invited To Sachin Tendulkar’s House After His Knock Of Unbeaten 1009 In A School Cricket Match
In his recent interview, the now 21-year-old talked about his favourite player and the IPL franchise he would like to be a part of in the future.
“I am Arjun Tendulkar’s friend and after the knock, I was invited to Sachin’s house. It was like a dream come true for me. He (Sachin) also gifted me a bat and wished me luck,” said Pranav Dhanawade while recalling his dinner at Tendulkar’s place in a chat with CricketCountry.
In his recent chat, he was also asked about his favourite player and IPL franchise. The 21-year-old left-arm pacer and son of legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun Tendulkar was bought by the defending IPL champions Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh in the auction. MI was the only team that bid on Arjun Tendulkar, who was the last player to be sold in the auction.
Pranav Dhanawade Is In Awe Of Rohit Sharma’s Art Of Elegant Batting And His Favourite Franchise Is Mumbai Indians
Contrary to all expectations, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar isn’t his favourite player. In fact, Pranav Dhanawade is in awe of Rohit Sharma’s art of elegant playing and the way he builds his game. In the same line, he picked Mumbai Indians as his favourite franchise which he would like to play for.
“Rohit Sharma any day. I love the way he builds his innings. He takes his time initially but once he gets his eye in, he is unstoppable. There is so much one can learn from him. I have not met him as yet but would love to.
“Mumbai Indians obviously! I am from this place and I would surely love to be a part of that star-studded unit,” he concluded.
Before the 2021 Auction, Mumbai Indians released Mitchell McClenaghan, Sherfane Rutherford, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai Singh, James Pattinson and Nathan Coulter-Nile.
In the 2021 Auction, Mumbai Indians got back Nathan Coulter-Nile (₹50 million), Adam Milne (₹32 million), Piyush Chawla (₹24 million), Marco Jansen (₹2 million), James Neesham (₹5 million), Arjun Tendulkar (₹2 million), and Yudhvir Singh Charak (₹2 million).
In the initial matches, Mumbai Indians struggled on the slow pitch of Chennai which was one of the neutral venues for IPL 2021. They lost 3 games out of the first 5 they played. The main reason was their failure of the lower middle order.
In 2020, the matches were played in UAE due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in India. Though with a strong team, underrated Mumbai Indians went on to be the season’s most successful team and clinched their fifth title with an excellent team effort and team spirit.