Prithvi Shaw is having a good run in the domestic cricket for Mumbai as he is pilling runs at will. He scored yet another ton during the third leg of Ranji Trophy match versus Tamil Nadu. His batting skills are creating a good hype for him around his age cricket. Shaw feels that consistency is the key to success and expressed his eagerness to score more runs.
Prithvi hit the headlines in 2013 when he scored the then highest score of 546 in any recognize cricket during a Harris Shield match. Since then he has come to a long way. He said during his latest interview with ESPN Cricinfo “The more consistent I am, the better it will be for me. There are people watching too, like the selectors, and it is important to be consistent. If you score a hundred in one game and then don’t do much in the next three or four matches, then that hundred doesn’t mean anything. I have learned from many experienced players in the Mumbai team as well as the India A team how to be consistent. That helps a lot to ensure that I don’t get into bad form.”
While talking about his fitness he said “I think the more you practice batting, follow the drills, the better you get. All this, along with the fitness routines, have helped me in the last one year. I never used to do so much gym-work in the past, so this has been helpful. If your body remains fit, everything else becomes easy.”
The 17-year-young explained how he enforced his skills at a big stage and quoted “Playing at the under-19 and India A levels, you get to learn a lot of things from the likes of Rahul [Dravid], sir. Then, playing in the Ranji Trophy becomes a little easier. Mumbai coach Sameer [Dighe] sir has also helped. The biggest difference at the Ranji Trophy level is that of the pace you face. You don’t get as many quick bowlers at the Under-19 level. You do find some, but they are not as experienced as the ones you face in the Ranji Trophy.”
He scored a ton on his Ranji Trophy debut match and took his good form even further with a ton on Duleep Trophy debut.
Meanwhile, he revealed that Ravichandran Ashwin has helped him in learning so much. “It was a good experience facing him. To watch an experienced bowler like him bowl on a flat wicket was [a learning process]. I didn’t have any specific plans and was just looking to play him normally like I played other spinners. But, Ashwin is a very experienced player and he knew very well what this wicket would do,” said Shaw.
His 123-run knock against Tamil Nadu was his third first-class hundred and he is still just 17 years old. Thus, Shaw stands on joint third with most FC centuries before turning 18.
