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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