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Young batsman Prithvi Shaw’s blast in Ranji Trophy, missed 400 runs, gave a befitting reply to the selectors
India’s young batsman Prithvi Shaw has rocked in the Ranji Trophy. Prithvi Shaw has scored 379 runs against Assam while playing a stormy innings. However, he fell short of scoring 400 runs. He was dismissed by Assam bowler Riyan Parag. Prithvi Shaw continues to be in excellent form. However, he is not getting a chance to return to Team India. Prithvi Shaw, who came to open for Mumbai, played an inning of 379 runs in 383 balls which included 49 fours and 4 sixes. Prithvi Shaw has attracted everyone’s attention towards himself with his innings. Not only this, he has also given a befitting reply to the BCCI. Actually, Prithvi Shaw has been performing brilliantly for a long time. But his return to Team India is not confirmed.
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With this innings, Prithvi Shaw has also become a record holder in domestic cricket. Prithvi Shaw has become the second highest scorer in Indian First Class and Ranji history. He has also demolished Sanjay Manjrekar’s 1991 record in which he scored 377 runs against Hyderabad. If you look at the history of Ranji Trophy, there has been only one occasion when a player has managed to score 400 runs. This record was made by Bibi Nimbalkar of Maharashtra. This thing is from 1948. He had played an innings of 443 runs at that time. Prithvi Shaw returned unbeaten after scoring 240 runs on the first day. He reached 379 runs on the second day.
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Prithvi Shaw’s strike rate was 98.96. Had Prithvi Shaw stayed at the crease for a while, he could have scored 400 runs. Talking about Prithvi Shaw, he has played five Test matches, 6 ODIs and one T20 match for the Indian team. He came to open for India in Test matches. He has so far scored 339 runs at an average of 42.38 which includes 1 century and 2 half-centuries. In ODIs, 189 runs have come out of his bat. His average has been 31. Prithvi Shaw plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL. He has scored 1588 runs in 63 matches. 99 has been his high score. The average is 25.21.
