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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Prithvi Shaw's rehabilitation programme was handled by the NCA and he has now been cleared to return to competitive cricket after recovering from a shoulder injury.
Prithvi Shaw, who faced an injury during the Ranji Trophy game against Karnataka, is set to return for the A tour to New Zealand.
The selectors are to make the team announcement on January 19.
A call on his participation in the one-day and four-day matches in New Zealand will be taken at a later stage
Shaw had hurt his left shoulder while saving an overthrow on the opening day of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy game against Karnataka on Friday.
Shaw, named in both India A squads for the upcoming New Zealand tour, also missed fielding during second day's play here on Saturday. The team is set to leave for New Zealand on January 10.
Indian youngster Prithvi Shaw, who is on the road to comeback to senior setup, faced another injury scare after he walked off the field after hurting his shoulder during a Ranji Trophy game.
Karnataka ended day one of the Group B Ranji Trophy fixture on 79/3, trailing Mumbai (194) by 115 runs.
India's Test regular Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw will be in action as Mumbai take on Karnataka in a high-profile Ranji Trophy clash.
The two were named in the 15-member squad announced by the associationon its website on Monday. Both Shaw and Rahane played the previous games against Baroda and Railways.
This is perhaps the first time that the 41-time Ranji Trophy champions have been shot out before lunch in Mumbai or elsewhere.
Shaw has been in sublime touch since returning from an eight-month doping ban last month. The youngster made a spectacular double hundred in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy-opener against Baroda.
The 20-year-old Shaw was the chief guest at the prize distribution function of the MIG Cricket Club, where he felicitated spinner Atharva Ankolarkar, who is in the Indian squad for the U-19 World Cup in South Africa.
Prithvi Shaw's double-century has put Mumbai in total command against Baroda, while Saurashtra cruised to a five-wicket win over Himachal Pradesh in Group B.
Prithvi Shaw added to his stock after having scored 66 in the first innings by smashing a 179-ball 202 in the second essay against Baroda.
Test specialist Ajinkya Ranahe and young opener Prithvi Shaw struck gritty fifties as Mumbai ended day one of their Ranji Trophy lung opener against Baroda at 362/8 here on Monday.
Shaw last played for India in October 2018 against West Indies. It was his debut series and he scored 237 runs in three innings against the visitors.
For Punjab, Shubman Gill, who was released from Indian Test squad, fell for 11. They also lost other opener Abhishek Sharma (5) cheaply, to be reeling at 18-2
The focus will be on out-of-form opener Dhawan, who has not had a great run in recent times as well as Shaw, who recently returned to competitive cricket after serving an eight-month ban for a doping violation.
In his comeback match, Shaw made a stroke-filled 39-ball 63 to help Mumbai thrash Assam by 83 runs in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy game.
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