Prithvi Shaw slammed a hundred for his new team Maharashtra against his former unit Mumbai on Tuesday in a Ranji Trophy warmup fixture between the two sides. Shaw got to his century in 140 deliveries and put on a 305-run partnership with Arshin Kulkarni. He was, however, snapped up at 181 runs but had a heated exchange with his ex-teammates before walking off.
The incident happened when Shaw attempted a slog sweep off Musheer Khan but was caught at deep fine leg. After that, visuals showed the 25-year-old getting involved in an altercation with Mumbai players before the situation was defused by the umpire and the batter walked away.
Shaw, who moved from Mumbai to Maharashtra a couple of months back, had signalled his intent with the new franchise when he blitzed 111 runs against Chhattisgarh in the Buchi Babu tournament.
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Shaw had been granted a no-objection certificate from Mumbai to change teams in June. “At this stage of my career, I believe joining the Maharashtra team will help me grow further as a cricketer,” Shaw said in a statement. “I am deeply grateful to the Mumbai Cricket Association for the opportunities and support I have received over the years.”
Maharashtra Cricket president Rohit Pawar said Shaw’s international and IPL experience would be valuable and the team would stand “firmly behind Prithvi in his new journey” for the seasons ahead.
Widely rated as one of the most exciting young talents in the world during his teenage years, Shaw’s international career petered out after five Tests, six ODIs and a T20I, with his last match for India coming in July 2021. He remained prolific in the domestic scene for a couple of years after that as well before his sharp decline last season.
Shaw has 4556 runs in 58 first-class appearances at 46.02, scoring 13 centuries and 18 half-centuries with a highesgt score of 379. In List-A games, he has 3399 runs at 55.72 and a strike-rate of 125.74. In T20s, his 2902 runs have come at a strike-rate of 151.54 and average of 25.01. He was unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Shaw was captain of the Indian team that won the 2018 Under-19 World Cup, with current Test captain Shubman Gill being the player of the tournament.
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