Prithvi Pankaj Shaw scored a 330-ball 546 in a single innings in a school-level match at the Azad Maidan to re-write the record books of Mumbai cricket on Wednesday. Representing Rizvi Springfield, 14-year-old Shaw drove the St Francis D'Assisi bowlers to dust on Day 2 of the prestigious Elite Division Harris Shield Under-16 cricket tournament.
Here are the ten things to know about him:
Prithvi used to get up at 4.30 am and catch the 6 am train for Bandra from his house in Virar (90 minutes journey) for training at the MIG club.
He will celebrate the 546 over Chinese food with dad. Every time he scores a century, Prithvi makes his father treat him to a Chinese meal.
After Prithvi lost his mother at the tender age of four, his father, Pankaj, not only raised him but helped hone his cricket skills.
His innings of 546 came in 367 minutes and took 330 balls. He scored 85 fours and five sixes.
The 14-year-old right handed batsman is the captain of the Mumbai Under-16 team.
Former County player Julian Wood spotted his talent when he scored 73 against an English academy side in Mumbai five years ago.
He has played for Gloucestershire second team this year. This is just below first-class level.
In 2012, he spent three months in Manchester.
Like every child his age, cricket is not his only fantasy. Prithvi is addicted to cartoons.
In 2010, Prithvi, all of 11, caught the eye of former Mumbai left-arm spinner Nilesh Kulkarni, whose sports management company signed him up for an annual stipend of Rs 3 lakh.
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