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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Team India captain Virat Kohli said that it is too early too think about what's wrong with Prithvi Shaw and his technique.
Prithvi Shaw's technique was under the scanner following his dismissals in Wellington and people have called for replacing him with Shubman Gill in Chirstchurch.
Prithvi Shaw could only manage scores of 16 and 14 respectively in the first Test of the two-match Test series against New Zealand.
India are missing Rohit Sharma at the top of the order and Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw will are likely to open the innings for India in the first Test at Wellington.
Team India skipper Virat Kohli hinted at Prithvi Shaw and Ishant Sharma's inclusion in the first Test at Wellington, starting on Friday.
The Indian captain shared a picture with teammates Mohammed Shami and Prithvi Shaw after the end of the warm-up game against New Zealand XI.
The visitors will do start as the favourites in the contest despite their history in the land (only one Test match won in New Zealand in the last 44 years), but the team management will face two big selection questions ahead of the series.
Hanuma Vihari scored 101 off 182 balls as India scored 263 in their first-innings after mutually deciding to bat first in the warm-up game.
Team India coach Ravi Shastri said Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill are supremely exciting talents and have bright futures ahead of them.
Shubman Gill has been in sensational touch and could get his Test debut against New Zealand but will have to fight with Prithvi Shaw for the opener's slot in the first Test.
India will have to decide who partners Mayank Agarwal at the top of the order and also how many bowlers to play in two-match World Test Championship series against New Zealand.
Harbhajan Singh feels Shubman Gill should play as the opener in the two-match Test series against New Zealand but Deep Dasgupta believes Prithvi Shaw should play because he was never dropped from the Test team.
Yadav was roped in by Delhi Capitals at his base price of Rs 20 lakh at the December 19 auction held in Kolkata last year.
Team India begin the three-match ODI series against New Zealand with Mayank Agarwal and Pritvhi Shaw making their debuts.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli revealed the batting position of KL Rahul in the ODI series against New Zealand.
Mayank Agarwal was the logical choice in the white-ball format since he was the reserve opener in the side during the home ODI series against the West Indies when Shikhar Dhawan was absent due to knee injury.
Apart from Prithvi, wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, who replaced Dhawan in India's T20 squad, blazed away to a 21-ball 39 in 232-chase.
Indian youngster Prithvi Shaw slammed 150 off just 100 deliveries as the side registered a 12-run victory over New Zealand XI in the second warm-up game.
Prithvi Shaw struck 22 fours and two sixes during his blazing knock at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval against New Zealand XI.
Prithvi Shaw departed for New Zealand on Thursday morning to join the India A squad.
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