A 16-year-old student at a Catholic school in south India on February 5 attempted two Guinness World Records.
R.R. Vishwanath tried to create most cricket bat touches in one minute using a ball and for the longest time to control a cricket bass with the edge of a cricket bat are two different records.
He is a student at the Montfort Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, southern India.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), senior-grade grade cricket coach D.S. Santhoshkumar and V. Venkatesh Babu, Tamil Nadu cricket club scorer, visited the school and witnessed the event on February 5.
The early record for most cricket bat touches in a minute was 283 by Thoman Harrold (UK), but that record was broken by Vishwanath, who touched the ball nearly 329 times in a minute.
Another record is under the 16-year-old age group, where he set the record for hitting the ball for three minutes, and he hit the ball for nearly 59.47 minutes.
Vishwanath has “a bright future in the Indian Cricket Team,” says BCCI senior–grade cricket coach Santhosh.
Vishwanath is the only son of late mother Sumathi and Father R.R. Ravichandran. Ravichandran wanted to help the son advance his knowledge and future following his mother's death.
Expatriate motivation and support led him to develop this talent to achieve this world record attempt. That’s why he allowed him to attend the Catholic Montfort School.
Ravichandran's firm belief is that a Christian institution develops students’ interests to prepare them for success in the world.
“It is our pleasure and honor to be allowed to set a world record attempt by the Montfort School,” said Ravichandran.
“Initially, I was tapping the ball with a bat for amusement. It was my father who told me I should try to set a world record for it, so I practiced continuously during my school days too,” said Vishwanath.
With the support of Brother Dominic Savio and the boy’s father Ravichandran, Vishwanath achieved this world record attempt.
“Cricket coach Pargunama and physical education director V. Jayakumar prepared me to complete this task successfully,” said Vishwanath.
“He has been studying here for three years. While the covid-19 pandemic was raging, he was inspired to work. During his free time and sports time, I encouraged him to practice more diligently and dedicatedly. We are proud of having this student in our school,” said Brother S. Dominic Savio, principal of Montfort Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School.
On January 1, 2007, Vishwanath was born in the Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu.
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