Talented Indian opener Prithvi Shaw played another blistering knock as he registered a triple century in the Ranji Trophy game on Wednesday. Playing for Mumbai, Prithvi played a stunning knock of 379 runs to help his side pile up 687/4 in the first innings against Assam.
Shaw’s knock of 379 runs is now the second-highest score in Ranji Trophy history. He is now behind BB Nimbalkar’s unbeaten 443 runs while playing for Maharashtra against Saurashtra in 1948. While playing this knock, Shaw broke a plethora of records. He also went past former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar’s record of the highest first-class score by a Mumbai batter. Manjrekar scored 377 runs against Hyderabad in 1991.
With this knock, Shaw also became the first cricketer to register a triple hundred in Ranji Trophy, a double hundred in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (domestic 50-overs tournament), and a hundred in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20s.
Shaw has been giving back-to-back amazing performances in domestic cricket and has been doing everything well with the bat to make a comeback to the national team. Though he has been performing consistently in domestic cricket, however, he has been out of the national side for over a year now. He made his comeback for the Sri Lanka tour in 2021. His white-ball form saw him make a comeback on the Test side as well. But he wasn’t included in the final XI during the England series and following that he is yet to earn a recall.
Jay Shah Posted A Special Tweet For Prithvi Shaw
Meanwhile, the young talent has been receiving praise from all the corners for his amazing knock. From cricketers to experts and fans, everyone is taking to social media to hail the brilliance of the young opener.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) secretary Jay Shah also took to his Twitter and lavished praises on the young opener. In his Tweet, Jay Shah acknowledged Shaw’s explosive triple ton and congratulated him for hitting the second-highest Ranji Trophy score of all time. He wrote:
“Another entry into the record books! What an extraordinary inning @PrithviShaw! Congratulations on hitting the second-highest Ranji Trophy score of all time. A talent with immense potential. Super proud! @BCCIdomestic,”
Check out the Tweet:
Another entry into the record books! What an extraordinary inning @PrithviShaw! Congratulations on hitting the second-highest Ranji Trophy score of all time. A talent with immense potential. Super proud! @BCCIdomestic pic.twitter.com/0MsturQSpD
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 11, 2023
Shaw was quick to notice the Tweet of Jay Shah and come up with an amazing reply to it. In his reply, Shaw thanked the BCCI secretary for his appreciation and replied: “Thank you so much @JayShah sir. Your words of encouragement means a lot. Will keep working hard.”
Check out the reply:
Thank you so much @JayShah sir. Your words of encouragement means a lot. Will keep working hard. https://t.co/RoDw5FbUEV
— Prithvi Shaw (@PrithviShaw) January 11, 2023
