Prithvi Shaw is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. His full name is Prithvi Pankaj Shaw. He is a right-handed batsman. Prithvi Shaw was born on November 9, 1999, in Thane, Maharashtra, India in a Bihari family. Prithvi Shaw’s hometown is Gaya, Bihar.

His family moved to Thane, Maharashtra in search of employment. In 2001, AAP Entertainment offered a contract to Shaw that let his family shift to Mumbai from Thane where he continued his study and cricketing education. He completed his schooling at A.V.S. Vidyamandir, Virar, Mumbai, and Rizvi Springfield High School, Mumbai.

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Prithvi Shaw Career

Shaw has been touted as the next big thing in Indian cricket after Virat Kohli because he has demonstrated an unprecedented thirst for runs at every level of the game he has played. He was selected for the Indian Test team to play in England for the last two Test matches due to his enormous potential, consistent performance at the first-class level, and the fact that he has escaped the praise.

His wait finally came to an end when he made his debut against the Windies in Rajkot on October 4, 2018, despite not making it into either game’s starting XI. He immediately scored a quick 99-ball hundred against a potent bowling line-up and made a smooth transition into the exhausting world of Test cricket. He could be his own batting prodigy, and he could make the cricketing world bow down to him in the years to come with the right guidance, enough chances, and a wise distribution of his workload.

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Prithvi Shaw Rise to glory

Shaw scored 155 in the semi-final and 174 in the final game of the 2012 Harris Shield as he led the Rizvi Springfield team to victory. He received an invitation to perform for Manchester, England’s Cheadle Hulme School in April of that same year. He took 68 wickets and scored nearly 1,500 runs in his two months there.

Prithvi Shaw spent the entire summer of 2014 with the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League. He made his first century at the Under-19 level in 2017 in just his fifth match. His performances over the years have drawn comparisons to Sachin Tendulkar, and he is thought to be a potential Indian international player.

Club Career

In Mumbai, Shaw is a member of the Middle Income Cricket Club. Delhi Daredevils purchased him at the IPL auctions in 2018 for Rs. 1.2 crores.

Captaincy

In December 2017, Prithvi Shaw was named captain of the Under-19 team for the 2018 Under-19 World Cup. After that, he led the team to victory in the competition.

IPL through the years

Prithvi Shaw was long regarded as the next big thing in Indian cricket, and Delhi purchased him for an excellent 1.2 crore rupees. At first, he wasn’t getting a chance to play in the eleven, but Shaw got in because Gautam Gambhir was playing poorly. He made the most of his chances and almost always got Delhi off to a fast start. He got off to a strong start with a 10-ball 22 and a flurry of aggressive innings throughout the season, securing his spot in the lineup before Rishabh Pant could break loose at the end of the game. When Shaw plays for Delhi this year, he will try to replicate those performances.

Prithvi Shaw Records

In a Harris Shield match in 2013-14, Shaw for the Rizvi Springfield team scored 546 runs in 330 deliveries. The score was the highest in Indian school cricket at the time. 2016 saw Pranav Dhanawade break the record. Together with Tendulkar, he also holds the record for scoring a century in both his debuts in the Ranji Trophy and the Duleep Trophy.

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Prithvi Shaw’s Girlfriend

After leaving some mushy remarks on each other’s social media postings in September 2020, Prithvi Shaw made headlines for relationship rumours with the stunning television actress Prachi Singh.

Since then, there have been numerous reports that Prithvi and Prachi are seeing one other because they frequently comment on each other’s social media posts. In addition to this, Prachi frequently posts Prithvi’s photos on her Instagram stories to wish him well on significant occasions and to wish him a happy birthday.

Prithvi Shaw and Prachi Singh haven’t confirmed or denied their reported dating to the media, though. However, everyone is aware that these supposed lovebirds are in love because to their frequent PDAs on social media.

Prithvi Shaw’s Controversies

Car was attacked

Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw’s car was attacked with a baseball bat on Wednesday after he turned down a request for selfies. Following the incident the Mumbai Police have now arrested a woman social media influencer – identified as Sapna Gill – and booked seven others on the charge of rioting and extortion.

Cough Syrup Controversy

Prithvi Shaw’s BCCI suspension for a doping violation was effective from July 2019 to November 15, 2019. On July 30, the BCCI imposed an 8-month ban on Prithvi Shaw for a doping offence. Cough syrups frequently include a forbidden substance, which Shaw had unintentionally consumed. Terbutaline was discovered in Shaw’s urine sample that was taken during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match on February 22, 2019 in Indore. The WADA Prohibited List of Substances includes terbutaline as a chemical that is forbidden both during competition and outside of it.

Prachi Singh Link Up Rumours

Prithvi Shaw, the opening batsman, had an outstanding innings of 43 runs off 24 balls during the India tour of Sri Lanka. The Man of the Match award went to Prithvi Shaw for his outstanding effort. Many people on social media hailed Prithvi Shaw for his important innings against Sri Lanka, and a number of former cricket players and industry professionals praised him for his aggressive batting style. Prachi Singh, the rumoured girlfriend of the 21-year-old, commented on his outstanding performance versus Sri Lanka.

Yo-Yo Test Controversy

The fans were shocked to see that Prithvi Shaw failed the Yo-Yo test as some of the Indian players were asked to report to the NCA to undergo fitness testing prior to IPL 2022. The 22-year-old was criticised for wasting his skill by some, while others referred to him as “careless” for neglecting his fitness.

Prithvi Shaw’s Achievements

• The first student to reach 500 runs in an official interschool game was Prithvi Shaw.
• After Hanif Mohammad, Jeff Stollmeyer, Tamim Iqbal, and Imran Farhat, Prithvi Shaw is the youngest Indian cricketer to achieve a half century on Test Debut.
• In the Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, and Test cricket competitions, Prithvi Shaw is the first Indian player to record a century on debut.
• The 15th cricketer from India to record a century on test debut is Prithvi Shaw.
• The second-youngest cricketer from India to achieve a century in a Test match is Prithvi Shaw.
• The sixth Indian cricketer to win Player of the Match on Test Debut is Prithvi Shaw.
• 2017- The ‘Best Junior-Cricketer-of-the-Year’ by the Sports Journalists’ Association of Mumbai (SJAM)

Facts About Prithvi Shaw

• Prithvi started playing cricket at the age of 3.
• When he was 4 years old, his mother passed away, which created a big void in his life, and in order to overcome it, he shifted his focus towards cricket.
• His father sacrificed a lot for his career as he shut down his flourishing garment business, where he used to purchase the garment from wholesalers and sell it in Surat and Baroda. Moreover, for around 3 years, his family survived on his father’s savings.
• Their financial crisis started fading away when Prithvi started getting scholarships, and a Shiv Sena MLA, Sanjay Potnis, provided him home in Vakola, which was close to Prithvi’s training ground in Bandra.
• His everyday practice was a daunting task itself; as he, along with his father used to do a 70-km ride between Virar and Mumbai.
• His father acted as a practice bowler by bowling at him at the Air India ground in Kalina.
• In 2011, he was selected to play for Polly Umrigar XI.
• In 2013, he hit the headlines after scoring a record 546 off 330 balls in a Mumbai based Haris Shield elite division match, at the age of 14.
• Prithvi was a part of India’s squad that won the Asia Cup Under-19 tournament, under the coaching of Rahul Dravid.
• He scored his debut first-class ton (120 runs) for Mumbai against Tamil Nadu in the 2016-17 season of Ranji Trophy.
• On 4 February 2018, under his captaincy, the U-19 Indian cricket team won the 2018 U-19 World Cup in New Zealand.
• His grandfather, Ashok Gupta, runs a cloth shop in Bihar named ‘Shri Balaji Cut Piece Centre.’
• He loves to share hilarious Dubsmash videos on social media.

Prithvi Shaw FAQ’S

Where is Prithvi Shaw born?

Prithvi Shaw was Born in Thane, Maharashtra in a Bengali family.

What is the downfall of Prithvi Shaw?

In a horrendous incident that happened on February 15, 2023, Prithvi Shaw was attacked by his fans after he denied taking selfies. The incident happened in Mumbai, and an official complaint has been lodged against the people who tried to assault Shaw and his friend.

How many fours did Prithvi Shaw hit?

Prithvi Shaw shot to prominence as a 14-year old when he scored 546 off 330 balls, an innings that contained 85 fours and five sixes, for his school Rizvi Springfield in the Harris Shield, an age-group cricket tournament in Mumbai in 2013. Shaw’s innings was then the highest score in school cricket.

Why is Prithvi Shaw famous?

Prithvi Shaw become popular for being a successful Cricket Player.