Termed as the next 'big thing' or the next 'Master Blaster' in cricket, at a raw age, Prithvi Shaw is a name that will echo in the coming years. A child prodigy, Shaw was known for his batting prowess for Mumbai, scoring tons of runs in first-class cricket and is known for making any debut special. He hit a ton on his Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy debut, a feat only achieved by Sachin Tendulkar. The comparisons between the two have been enormous and not because of his batting performances, but him matching Sachin toe to toe. Prithvi was known to the world when he led India to win a record U-19 trophy in New Zealand. Besides his batting abilities, he is also a calm and composed leader. Under the guidance of Rahul Dravid, Shaw has contributed immensely. The youngster was roped in by Delhi Daredevils in 2018 and played a few good knocks in the T20 tournament. It was evident that he would receive a call up from the Indian side and finally, it did, once Shikhar Dhawan had a poor outing in England, Shaw ceased the opportune moment by hitting a ton on his maiden Test debut against West Indies. Being touted by Virat Kohli as the next big thing in Indian cricket, Shaw is the future of Indian cricket. He missed out on the opportunity to face Australia as he suffered an ankle injury during the practice match. In time to come, Shaw has proven in just 2 Test matches, that he will take India forward.
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The world team has the top three of the Indian batting line-up - captain Prithvi Shaw (261 runs), player of the match (final) Manjot Kalra (252 runs) and player of the tournament Shubman Gill (372 runs).
Head coach Dravid's innate passion and dedication for the sport has finally paid off as his young India U-19 team lifts the coveted world cup trophy beating Australia by eight wickets on Saturday.
Both Ganguly and Tendulkar were impressed with the dominating performance of Indian colts throughout the tournament.
Kohli praised the young India U-19 team with a congratulatory message for winning the record fourth world title beating Australia by 8 wickets in the final of ICC U-19 World Cup.
Captain Shaw also praised centurion Manjot Kalra who played a match-winning knock of unbeaten 101 in the final of ICC U-19 World Cup against Australia.
With a fourth crown, India surpassed Australia in the race of most U-19 World Cup titles. Prior to the final, India and Australia were locked at three titles each.
Three-time champions India thrashed Pakistan by 203 runs in the U-19 World Cup semifinals for a record sixth final appearance.
In 2012, Unmukt became the toast of the nation after leading India Colts to World Cup triumph with a hundred in the final.
The Rahul Dravid-coached boys would be aiming to rewrite record books with a fourth world cup title when they square off against an equally formidable Australia in the final on Saturday.
Dravid's sprightly boys will be desperate to outwit their Australian counterparts and become the first team in the history of the event to lift the trophy for a record fourth time.
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Promising to follow the clash closely on Saturday, Virat Kohli said the boys look set to win a record fourth U-19 world title.
Rohit himself had been a part of the U-19 World Cup final in 2006 where they lost to Pakistan in the final.
Under the guidance of Rahul Dravid, the Indian colts team have scaled newer heights on the cricket field and have managed to reach the semifinals of the ICC U-19 World Cup by winning all their matches in the tournament so far.
The young Indian guns would also be high on confidence, having secured potentially life-changing deals at the IPL auction with their performances in the World Cup.
Shaw is highly impressed with left-arm spinner Anukul Roy who grabbed 10 wickets so far, putting him at the top of the list of successful bowlers.
Skipper Prithvi Shaw slammed a strokeful fifty while spinner Anukul Roy claimed a maiden five-wicket haul at Bay Oval to earn India the win.
Shaw, though, missed out on a century by six runs as he was caught behind off Will Sutherland, son of former Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland.
The U-19 Indian skipper had played some sweet drives in his 94-run knock against Australia which reminded this former fast pace West Indies bowler of the Master Blaster.
Shaw was saved by a no-ball before he could be sent back to the pavilion and salvaged the opportunity to bolster the score on the board for India.
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