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A young 14-year-old prodigy from India smashed his way to an unbeaten 556 run knock in the Shri DK Gaekwad Under-14 tournament game.

He hit those runs in 319 deliveries, with 98 fours and one six to his name. His team, the Mohinder Amarnath Cricket Academy, went on to score 826-4.

The youngster is being mentored by Amarnath.

"My previous highest was 254 in the same tournament last year. I was just playing my normal game as the bowling attack was good. It was a satisfying innings, but yes, I was beaten on four to five occasions," said Priyanshu Moliya to mid-day.

"Mohinder sir always watches me bat in the nets. He spoke to me about various drills and how to control different shots. After doing those drills regularly, I scored a lot of runs through the covers and got better with my back foot punches. I called Mohinder sir and he was very happy with my performance. 'Keep it up', he said," said the youngster.