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Dinesh Karthik creates history

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CHENNAI: Wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik created history on Wednesday by smashing a quadruple hundred in the SPIC-TNCA first-division league. The 21-year-old's unbeaten 403 is the highest ever score in the competitive first-division club league played here, surpassing S. Ramesh's 307 not out.

Karthik struck an astounding 55 fours and seven sixes in his 357-ball knock for Jolly Rovers against Alwarpet. "I've always wanted to make a big one," said Karthik, who was India's reserve wicketkeeper during the Test leg of the West Indies tour.

"At the start of the season, I thought I should make a double. Here I reached 100, and then looked for 200," said the right-hander who opened in the second innings of the three-day match. "After that, I didn't think too much, just played it ball by ball. It's a great feeling to make 400."

Karthik, who had ended Tuesday unbeaten on 251, propelled his side to 660 for one declared - a record for the highest total in the first division. Rovers, however, couldn't force victory.

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