Prithvi Shaw
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Prithvi Pankaj Shaw |
| Born |
9 November 1999 Thane, Maharashtra, India |
| Nickname | Prithvi |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Batting style | Right-hand |
| Bowling style | Right-arm off-spin |
Prithvi Shaw (born 9 November 1999) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Middle Income Group (MIG) Cricket Club in Mumbai and is the captain of Rizvi Springfield High School and the Mumbai under-16 team. In November 2013 he had set the highest score by any batsman in any organised form of cricket since 1901 when he hit 546 in a Harris Shield elite division match until the record was surprassed by Pranav Dhanawade on 4 January 2016.
He is a right hand batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler all rounder whose abilities as a cricketing prodigy have led to repeated comparisons with Sachin Tendulkar. Shaw is widely tipped to become a full India international.
Shaw was a central figure in the documentary film Beyond All Boundaries and has twice been selected to travel to England to further his cricketing education.
Shaw has earned a deal worth Rs 36 lakh with SG, which has been endorsed by stalwarts like Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag in the past.
He made his first-class debut for Mumbai in the semi-finals of the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 1 January 2017. He scored a century in the second innings and was man of the match.
Shaw was born in Thane, Maharashtra,India and enrolled aged three in the Virar cricket academy by his father. His mother died when he was a toddler and his father gave up his business to focus on Shaw's cricketing career.
In 2010, Shaw was offered a contract by AAP Entertainment that allowed him and his father to move to Mumbai and continue his cricketing education. He also receives sponsorship from Indian Oil.
Shaw captained Rizvi Springfield to two Harris Shield titles in 2012 and 2013, the most prestigious trophy in Indian youth cricket. In 2012, he scored 155 in the semi-final and 174 in the final match.
He trains and plays for MIG Cricket Club in Mumbai, where Arjun Tendulkar, son of Sachin, is a team-mate. His coach is Rajeev Pathak.
In April 2012, Shaw was invited to England to play for Cheadle Hulme School in Manchester and scored 1,446 runs during a two-month stay. He scored a century on debut and averaged 84. He also took 68 wickets.
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