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Biography of Prithvi Shaw

Prithvi Shaw is one of the most talented Indian openers to come into the limelight in recent times. The swashbuckling fly half came into the scene after a marathon 546 in a Shield match and since then he has been getting better.

Prithvi Shaw was born in Thane, Maharashtra on November 9, 1999. When he was four years old, his mother died. He started focusing on cricket as a way to cope.

His father, a merchant, decided to focus on his son’s business and closed his business. With the generous contract of AAP Entertainment, the duo moved to Santacruz, Mumbai. He is currently studying for his degree at Rizvi College

Shaw’s Early Life

• Prithvi was born on November 9, 1999 in Thane, Maharashtra, India from a Bihari family. Prithvi Shaw’s residence is Gaya, Bihar. His family moved to Thane, Maharashtra in search of work.
• Prithvi Shaw started playing cricket at the age of 3
• When he was 4 years old, his mother died, which made a big gap in his life, and to overcome it, he turned to cricket. His father sacrificed a lot for his career by closing down his successful clothing business, where he used to buy the clothes from wholesalers and sell them in Surat and Baroda.
• In addition, for about 3 years, his family survived under the protection of his father. Their financial problems began to disappear when he started getting scholarships, and Shiv Sena party MP Sanjay Potnis gave him a house in Vakola, which is close to Prithvi’s training ground in Bandra.
• In 2001, AAP Entertainment offered Shaw a contract that allowed his family to move to Mumbai from Thane where he continued his education and cricket education. He graduated from A.V.S. Vidyamandir, Virar, Mumbai and Rizvi Springfield High School, Mumbai.
• Finally, he graduated from Rizvi College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai. His father enrolled him in a cricket school in Virar, Mumbai when he was just 3 years old.
• In this academy, he learned various forms of cricket under the proper guidance of teachers. It also received support from Indian Oil.
• Shaw was the main character in the documentary film Beyond All Boundaries and twice chose to go to England to continue his cricket education. Shaw has bagged a deal worth Rs 36 lakh with Sanspareils Greenlands (SG), which has been endorsed by stalwarts like Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag in the past.

Carrer of Prithvi Shaw

Prithvi Shaw’s foray into cricket started at a young age when his father enrolled him in a cricket school in Virar. Later, he became a member of the Middle Income Group (MIG) cricket team in Mumbai and continued to improve his skills.

In 2010, AAP Entertainment, a sports company, offered him a contract of Rs 300,000 per year so that he could pursue his career and move to Mumbai. Later in 2012, he was selected for a three-month visit to Cheadle Hulme School in Manchester; The goal is to study and train in different situations.

He learned to enjoy the English climate and even represented Gloucestershire’s second team. Julian Wood Cricket Academy and Bradfield College also invited him to participate in cricket/human development programmes. Since then, he has visited England many times and played various sports.

In 2013, he made local headlines when he broke the record for most runs scored in school cricket. In the school competition, he was the principal of Rizvi Springfield School and played against St. Francis D’Assisi School for the Harris Shield. He scored 546 runs off 330 balls in that match. He was soon named the Mumbai Under-16 captain for the upcoming Vijay Merchant Trophy.

He made his first-class debut in January 2017 against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy series. He scored a century and a second and led his team to victory. In September 2017, he scored a century on Duleep Trophy debut and became the youngest player to do so. Sachin Tendulkar previously held this record.

Finally, Prithvi Shaw has been named the captain of the Indian U-19 team for the 2018 World Cup. The Indian U-19 team won the World Cup in February 2018 under his leadership. In 2018, he was included in the IPL auction and was bought by Delhi Daredevils for US$187,500. He entered into a multi-year sponsorship deal with Mumbai-based sports marketing firm Baseline Ventures.

Sachin Tendulkar become the Ideal of Shaw

He started playing cricket at the age of 3 with a rubber ball and bat given to him by his father. Prithvi’s mother died when he was only 3 years old after which his father took care of him and did not let him feel the loss of a mother.

He made 556 off 330 balls in the Haris Shield Match, in which he played for Rizvi Springfield in 2013. This game really proved that he is a boxer and after that he was praised by many amazing players.

Many people compare Prithvi with Sachin Tendulkar and say that this kid will be our next Tendulkar. Prithvi and his father travel 1 hour and 30 minutes by train for his cricket lessons.

Seeing his debut and Prithvi’s acting, everyone praised him. Sachin Tendulkar also praised Prithvi and is confident that Shaw will also increase the reputation of the Indian cricket team.
Shaw’s endorsement by Sachin is nothing less than a tribute to Shaw. However, in 2013, Sachin Tendulkar honored Shaw.

Some records of Prithvi Shaw and his career

• Prithvi Shaw is the first boy to score more than 500 marks as a student.
• Prithvi Shaw is the youngest cricketer to score 50 runs in the first test match. The first cricketer to score a hundred in the first match in some tournament like Duleep Trophy, Test etc.

• He is the sixth Indian cricketer to win the man of the match award. In 2017, he was awarded as the best cricketer of the year by SJAM – India’s leading sports journalist.
• Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Indian Premier League has been canceled until BCCI announces the official schedule. This is the schedule of Delhi Capitals (Prithvi Shaw is currently a member of Delhi Capitals) in Indian Premier League 2020 (updated March 2020).