19-year old Mumbai lad bat for 72 hours in the nets for a place in the Guinness Record book

Mumbai is known to produce a lot of impeccable cricketers over the years and their success has been evident in the number of their Ranji Trophy titles. From the era of Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar, and now the modern-day brilliance of Rohit Sharma, there has always been a lot of young sensations from Mumbai.

The intense competition in the country has led to young cricketers trying out different methods to get their name upfront and such has been the development of the game.

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Guinness records have always been something that youngsters have dreamt of and not many have been able to fulfill it. However, a 19-year-old Siddarth Mohite was adamant enough to work his way through to breaking the records. He attempted one of the hardest tasks of batting for the longest hours in the nets.

According to the rules, for every one hour, there will be a five-minute break. So, it's definitely is a big marathon to get over the line. Mohite broke Virag Mane's 50-hours record (in 2015) by batting 22 hours more than him. However, he will enter the record books after approval, having batted 72 hours and five minutes.

"I wanted to show people that I have something extra" - Siddharth Mohite

"I am very happy that I completed what I was trying. This was one way I wanted to show people that I have something extra in me. Due to the COVID lockdown, I lost two good cricketing years which was a big loss. So, I thought of doing something different and randomly this thought came to me and then I contacted many academies and coaches." 

Siddharth Mohite told in a media release

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He said that the lockdown had affected a couple of his cricketing years and reckoned the desire to do something different had worked out in his favor.

"Everyone said no to me. Then I contacted Jwala Sir and he said why not? He supported me all the way and provided whatever was required," he added.

He went on to add that many coaches did not accept his decision to try out while Jwala Singh had supported him. Notably, Jwala is the childhood coach of Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had a stunning Under-19 World Cup in 2020.