Prithvi Shaw is a popular Indian International cricketer who plays for the country in all formats. Also, in the Indian Premier League, the cricketer plays for the team Delhi Capitals. Also, he plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket. At the same time, the Indian team won the 2018 Under-19 World Cup under his captaincy. The cricketer is now winning hearts with his performance on the field. But, there are many things fans wonder about Prithvi Shaw. And so here are some unknown facts about Prithvi Shaw.
Unknown Facts About Prithvi Shaw
1) Prithvi Shaw, at the young age of 14, scored a massive score of 546 for his school team Rizvi Springfield. It was the highest score by any player in school cricket.
2) At the age of 17, he broke the record for the youngest player to score a century on Duleep’s trophy debut. The God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, previously created this amazing record.
3) Prithvi Shaw scored an amazing century against West Indies on 4 October 2018. This made him the second youngest cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to score in Test cricket.
4)Prithvi Shaw played a vital role in the Cricket documentary Beyond all boundaries. The documentary was released back in 2013. At the same time, Sushrut Jain directed the documentary.
5)The cricketer is the youngest Indian to score a century during his test debut. This amazing record was set against the team West Indies on 4 October 2018.
6) Prithvi Shaw made the fastest debut century against the country West Indies. Also, only Shikhar Dhawan and Dwayne Smith completed their debut century in very less time than young Prithvi Shaw.
7) Prithvi Shaw made 132 in his maiden List-A ton. He has always stunned everyone with his amazing performance on the field.
8)The cricketer was sold for rupees 1.2 crores during the 2018 IPL auction. Delhi Daredevils picked him for his prize. And during the tournament, he scored half a century in IPL against KKR to equal the record of Sanju Samson for becoming the youngest player to score an IPL fifty.
9)The cricketer has the quality to become a leader if required in an emergency. His captaincy made India win the Under-19 World Cup against New Zealand. And in the finals, India beat Australia by 8 wickets to win the Under-19 world cup.
10) Prithvi Shaw’s roots are in the Gaya of Bihar. However, his father migrated to Maharashtra before Prithvi was born, and his father met his mother at the very young age of four.
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Source: Sportskeeda