Rwanda Cricket team captain Eric Dusingizimana broke the Guinness record of batting for the most number of hours in the nets.
Dusingizimana batted for 51 hours in the nets between May 11 to May 13 at the Amahoro Indoor Stadium, Remera.
He was batting for a cause of raising money to built the first ever international ground in Rwanda.
Rwanda Cricket Board shared a picture of Dusingizimana batting in the nets.
Dusingizimana also asked the President of the mountaineous country Paul Kagame and tweeted to him before starting the record winning event, to bowl a few deliveries at him, but he did not.
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Andrew Mitchel and British High Commissioner to Rwanda, William Gelling took the last balls to Dusingizimana as the crowd cheered wildly.
Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, who is a huge cricket fan bowled on Wednesday morning accompanied by a host of British investors and the UK envoy to Rwanda.
The Sports and Cultural minister, Julienne Uwacu, Miss Rwanda Jolly Mutesi, Amavubi assistant coach, Jimmy Mulisa also bowled.
Participants of the World Economic Forum on Africa in Kigali found some time and took part in the bowling sessions.
The record of batting for the most hours in the nets was previously held by an Indian player named Virag Mare, who set the record of batting for 50 hours in the nets.
Mare had registered his name in the Guinness Book of World Records by playing at the Mahalaxmi Lawns in Karve Nagar in Pune.
Mare, who had commenced his net session on December 22, faced 2,447 overs (14,682 balls) in exactly 50 hours, five minutes and 51 seconds.
Ahead of this record, English duo Dave Newman and Richard Wells had the record to their names, batting for 48 hours.
It will be interesting to see whether the Guinness record creating achievement will present Eric Dusingizimana the amount he is expecting, to built an international cricket stadium.
The Rwanda Cricket Association is the governing body that controls cricket in Rwanda with the headquarters situated at the country capital Kigali.
About Dusingizimana:
Dusingizimana is one of the most experienced cricketers in Rwanda who started playing cricket in 2006 with Right Guards; he later went on to play for Young Tigers, Impala Titans and Dugout CC until 2014 when he rejoined the Right Guards.
He has been a key member of the national team since 2008 and helped the national team win the ICC division 3 tournaments in Accra, Ghana in 2011.
On the local scene, he has won various tournaments, including the 50-Overs Premier League in 2006 with Right Guards. He also scooped the player of the Tournament award in 2010 while playing for Impala Titans after helping them to the title as well as TwentyT20 in the same year