Rishabh Pant's audacious stroke-play complemented Ajinkya Rahane's patient approach as India reached 308 for four against the West Indies on the second day of the second cricket Test on Saturday.
Rishabh Pant's audacious stroke-play complemented Ajinkya Rahane's patient approach as India reached 308 for four against West Indies on the second day
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Young Shaw scored a century on debut, playing a key role in India's big win in the series opener.
Virat Kohli's team might not be able to escape a sense of deja vu as it goes into the second Test.
On the eve of the second Test, the skipper, who tasted stardom quite early himself, took queries on the 18-year-old and called for some space.
The former opener feels that Shaw has a long way to go before being compared to Sehwag who played more than 100 Tests.
Shaw batted like a seasoned pro to hit a sublime hundred in the series opener against the West Indies, becoming the youngest Indian to reach three-figure score on Test debut.
Brathwaite said debutant Prithvi Shaw's knock was an example of how to build an innings.
A look at the impressive numbers thrown up by India vs West Indies 1st Test at Rajkot.
Shaw became the youngest Indian batsman, fourth overall, to score a hundred on Test debut.
India dominated the game, amassing 649 for nine in their first innings before bowling out the West Indies twice on day three, to take a 1-0 lead.
With the series in Australia coming later this year, Ganguly said Shaw would do well there as the young player is a solid back-foot player.
With veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh also criticising the "parameters of selection", the under-fire Prasad has been on a clarification spree of late.
IndiaTV cricket expert and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said that he would have liked to see Prithvi make his debut in England itself. He added that it would be too early to comment how good a player he can be for India in the long term.
He also defended the field placements of stand-in skipper Kraigg Brathwaite, who opened the field quite early in the game.
He made a dream debut against the West Indies in the series opener, scoring a sublime 134 and, at 18 years and 329 days, becoming the youngest Indian to reach three figures in his maiden appearance.
Raina, for the record, is on the list of Indians who have hit a ton on debut having scored 120 against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2010.
The West Indies handed a big setback even before toss with the last-minute withdrawal of captain Jason Holder, looked ordinary at best on the field.
At 18 years and 329 days, Shaw reached the milestone off just 99 balls, adding to a host of records he holds in his blossoming career.
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