Prithvi Shaw 300: Indian cricket fraternity hailed Prithvi Shaw after the talented batter stroked 379 runs to become the highest individual scorer for Mumbai on Wednesday (January 11). Meanwhile, Shaw’s girlfriend Nidhi Tapadia uploaded a sweet post for her partner as he etched his name in the record books. Apart from Nidhi, several other cricketers lauded Shaw for his batting antics. Follow Ranji Trophy 2023 live updates with InsidesSport.IN
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Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad tweeted: “A rare and special talent — Prithvi Shaw. Whatever may be the issues that are keeping him away from the team , it’s job of the management to give a chance and have an effective communication with him which helps both him and Team India. Prithvi’s Mumbai teammates Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer tweeted praise for the right-handed batsman.
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐯𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐰.
𝟑𝟕𝟗.
𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.
🙌 pic.twitter.com/3AhZv0ipwZ— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) January 11, 2023
Champion player 💪 Too good @PrithviShaw 💯💯💯 👏 pic.twitter.com/5wZ29EasNb
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) January 11, 2023
Prithvi broke the 31-year-record of Sanjay Manjrekar (377), who had posted the highest individual score for Mumbai against Hyderabad in the 1990-91 season. This was Shaw’s first century in the Ranji Trophy this year. The former India batsman too lauded the young batsman on social media. Manjrekar tweeted: “Thrilled that my record of 377 was beaten by a batter I adore! Well done Prithvi!”
Thrilled that my record of 377 was beaten by a batter I adore! Well done Prithvi! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) January 1
He scored 160 runs in his last seven innings, averaging 22.85 and posting a high score of 68. Despite constantly scoring in the domestic circuit, the 23-year-old has not been selected and will not play for India again until July 2021 in a T20I.
He finished second in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this season with 332 runs at a strike rate of 181.42 and a top score of 134 against Assam. He scored 217 runs in seven innings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, but he averages more than 50 in List A cricket.
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