Diacarded Indian batter made a statement by scoring a century in the Buchi Babu tournament against Chattisgarh on Tuesday. This is his first major tournament for Maharashtra since he switched sides, looking for consistent opportunities.
Shaw’s hundred helped his team to stay in the contest and eventually score over 150 runs after the side was in trouble early on. He dig deep and scored important runs for his side in the match.
Shaw scored 111 runs off 141 balls after Maharashtra lost five wickets for less than 150 runs, including their skipper, Ruturaj Gaikwad. Shaw’s innings came after Chhattisgarh posted 252 runs in 89.3 overs on the opening day of the game.
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Don't Mind Starting From Scratch - Prithvi Shaw
After playing a significant knock, the discarded Indian batter spoke from the sidelines after the end of the day’s play. Talking to the Indian Express, Shaw said that he is not expecting sympathy from anyone. He further said that thinking about the future might make him lose the present.
“I mean, it’s fine. I mean, I don’t want anyone’s sympathy. It’s okay. I’ve seen this before as well. I’ve got my family’s support. And my friends who were there with me when I was not really well mentally as well. So, it’s okay. People are busy doing their work. And they have their family as well. So, it didn’t bother me at all. And I was in that zone where I’m doing everything alone. And it was really good for me,” Shaw said.
Prithvi Shaw further said that he doesn’t mind starting from scratch, having seen a lot of ups and downs already in his international career.
“I don’t mind coming from scratch again because I’ve seen many ups and downs in my life. And I’ve been up there, I’ve been down there, I’ve come back up. So, everything is possible, I feel. I’m kind of a very confident guy, confident in myself, my work ethics. I feel, I hope that this season will go really well for me as well as for my team,” Shaw said at the end of day’s play.
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Shaw Scores Important Runs For Maharashtra
Meanwhile, Shaw batted like a true champion against Chattisgarh. He scored his century off 122 balls and eventually went onto score 111 off 140 balls. His runs came while none of the other batters in the side scored more than 20 runs. Sachin Dhas, Siddhesh Veer, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ankeet Bawne were dismissed cheaply.
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