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Pune , December 26 : Amateur  Indian cricketer Virag Mare, has broken the Guinness world record of the longest net session on Thursday, say media reports. 24 year old Mare batted for three days and two nights at a stretch . In doing so he broke the previous record of 48 hours was set by English duo, Dave Newman and Richard Wells.Mare , who started batted on December 22 , batted close to 50 hours at a stretch . Playing at the Mahalaxmi Lawns in Karve Nagar, he faced 2,447 overs i.e. 14,682 balls, in exactly 50 hours, 5 minutes and 51 seconds. He batted against both an actual bowler and a bowling machine.  He first batted 5 hours at a stretch before taking a 25-minute break. By Wednesday, exhaustion meant he had to take a break every hour or so. Once a vada pao seller Mare thought of giving up at mid way stage . But his father had traveled from his village to watch him break the record, which Mare says egged him on. Mare practised at Achrekar’s academy for a few months, but had to leave the city due to financial difficulties. A few years later, he shifted to Pune to pursue higher education. To fund studies, he started a vada pao and juice stall. But while juggling with studies and work, he didn’t lose his passion for cricket.