The record-breaking feat of Pranav Dhanawade has left most of us in awe. Would you imagine scoring that much? We asked fans on social media to complete the sentence “I could score a 1009 if… “
ESPNcricinfo staff05-Jan-2016If tweets were runs, you surely could.
. @ESPNcricinfo I could score a 1009 if I spent as much time playing cricket as I spend on twitter…. #1009tales
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) January 5, 2016
If only the authorities recognised it as an official form of cricket.
@ESPNcricinfo "I could score a 1009 if… I was playing book-cricket" #1009tales
— Soudeep Deb (@soudeepdeb) January 5, 2016
And others of its kind.
'I could score a 1009 if I'm playing Stick cricket with extra wickets' #1009Tales
— Rohit Mandholia (@RohitMandholia) January 5, 2016
Brutal modesty.
@ESPNcricinfo if I was bowling #1009tales
— Eddie O'Grady (@eddieog83) January 5, 2016
We won’t volunteer in the hunt for this bowler.
I could score a 1009 if I got 169 consecutive free hits. #1009tales @ESPNcricinfo
— Fakhruuu… (@BajwaKehtaHai) January 5, 2016
John Maynard Keynes would have approved. In the long run, we shall score the runs.
@ESPNcricinfo I could score a 1009 if I was allowed to compile it over a number of innings :p #1009tales
— Apoorv Jain (@apoorvjain_1988) January 5, 2016
@ESPNcricinfo #1009tales I can score 1009 runs if we're talking about total runs in a year.
— Hemanth Kumar (@hemanth_75) January 5, 2016
@espncricinfo "I could score a 1009 if I'm allowed to bat at least 200times in an innings after getting out." #1009tales
— FRANK (@FranklinnMJ) January 5, 2016
I could score a 1009 if you add up total runs in my career #1009tales https://t.co/o3EPlo4INg
— Hyderabadi Potta (@karrauday) January 5, 2016
@ESPNcricinfo I could score a 1009 if I bat as many innings as in Wilfred Rhodes' career. #1009tales
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kausthub_g) January 6, 2016
When faced with a uphill task, who better than moms and grand-moms to the rescue?
@ESPNcricinfo i could score a 1009 if my mom umpires in a match as she would never give me out. Haha! #1009tales
— Sharad Brahmbhatt (@sharad_mb) January 5, 2016
@ESPNcricinfo I could score a 1009 if I was Geoffrey's Grandmother. #1009tales
— Satyajeet Jadhav (@satya_j20) January 5, 2016
Or that favourite kid cousin of yours.
@ESPNcricinfo I could score a 1009 if I was playing in my backyard with my cousin who is 2 years old #1009tales
— Saad (@SaadRashid312) January 5, 2016
@ESPNcricinfo I could score a 1009 if my 7 year cousin bowled to me in our backyard..of course without any fielder. #1009tales
— Faisal (@FaisalSeh) January 5, 2016
Would 1009 still be the record?
@ESPNcricinfo if my every breath counted as a run #1009tales
— Vassan (@vaSSanH) January 5, 2016
Wait, how does that add up? You still can’t score exactly 1009.
@ESPNcricinfo I could score a 1009 if every time I hit the ball it counted as 100 runs! #1009tales
— Richard Greenhorn (@richard_d_g) January 5, 2016
Only if administrators had come up with an over-the-top reaction to Bodyline.
@ESPNcricinfo I could score a 1009 if i'd been given no fielder on the On side and a part time bowler #1009tales
— Count de قاضی (@KaziWrites) January 5, 2016
A superhero. And such an obvious one too.
"I could score a 1009 if I was Batman" #1009tales
— अविनाश (@mufcabinas) January 5, 2016
Is there a better combination to get a huge score?
@ESPNcricinfo I could score a 1009 if I was Brian Lara on Brian Lara Cricket #1009tales
— Oliver Jones (@oliverjones1988) January 5, 2016
Among the evil plans of batsmen to take over the game.
@ESPNcricinfo I could score a 1009 If I was a batsman cum umpire. #1009tales
— Prajwal Kapatkar (@PrajwalKapatkar) January 5, 2016
A choice of flat deck and a selection of Indian bowlers. These guys would love it.
I could score a 1009 if i have Indian bowlers bowling at me #1009tales 😛
— Khushal (@Khushal) January 5, 2016
I could score a 1009 runs if I have to face Indian bowlers. #1009tales
– Tariq Asif
That’s a lot of work for us, like scoring 1009.
I could score 1009 if you get me a PlayStation 1 and a copy of Brian Lara cricket. Actually once made 1246 with Greg Blewett… #1009tales
— Rob Lancaster (@RobLancs79) January 5, 2016
Leave those kids alone.
I could score a 1009 if I was given 5th grade kids to play against. #1009tales
— husnain shahid (@husnainxshahid) January 5, 2016
Somewhere in the world, a complex supercomputer is tracking to crack this one.
I could score a 1009 if the boundary was before the crease #1009tales
— Pablo (@quantumkid_lara) January 5, 2016
May the Force be with you.
I could score a 1009 if Obi-wan Kenobi were my coach #1009tales
– Sachin Menon
Collusion or utter incompetence?
I could score a 1009 if Sander Helberg were bowling. #1009tales
– Jasper Helberg
Reality check.
. @ESPNcricinfo I could score a 1009 if I had the talent, power, cricket bat and a suitably shocking team to play against #1009tales
— Paul Lewis (@gingerliberal) January 5, 2016
P.S. A lot of those cricket lovers who are also avid video/computer gamers could not be accommodated. For others who want to get featured, tweet or post on Facebook using the #1009tales.
