U-19 skipper Prithvi Shaw strikes a deal with MRF, joins the league of Tendulkar, Kohli
Cricket | December 15, 2017 17:47 ISTThe U-19 skipper joins an elite list of athletes and cricketers who have the MRF logo on their bats.
The U-19 skipper joins an elite list of athletes and cricketers who have the MRF logo on their bats.
India are the joint-most successful team in the history of the tournament along with Australia (1988, 2002 & 2010).
After losing two quick wickets, Prithvi Shaw steadied the ship for Mumbai and showed great composure and determination against a probing Andhra attack.
Prithvi Shaw's magnificent scoring rate and his ability to consistently hit the three-figure mark has often drawn comparisons with master blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
Indrajith continued to bat with assurance and was involved in a 52-run partnership with Yo Mahesh as Tamil Nadu continued its pursuit of Mumbai's score of 374.
Shaw, who scored centuries on his Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy debuts for Mumbai, received the Junior Cricketer of the Year award.
Shaw gave glimpses of his immense talent, scoring 66 off 780 balls, to help Board President's XI comfortably beat New Zealand by 30 runs in their opening warm-up game.
Facing a senior international side for the first time, local boy Prithvi scored 66 off 80 balls with nine boundaries and a six, putting up 147 for the opening stand with KL Rahul, who contributed 68 off 75 balls.
At 17 years and 320 days, Shaw became the second youngest player to notch up a three-figure mark in the Duleep Trophy, many years after Sachin Tendulkar created one when he was 17 years and 262 days old.
A 17-year-old debutant displayed maturity beyond his years on the field and anchored a fabulous fourth innings with a debut hundred, as Mumbai into the final of the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy after defeating Tamil Nadu
Mumbai: Following on the foot steps his admirer none other than the legend Sachin Tendulkar, who once stopped to see him bat, 15 years old Prithvi Shaw today created a national record by amassing 546
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