It has been an absolute roller coaster 10 months for Indian young prodigy Prithvi Shaw. In that span he has served a eight month doping back, and has seamlessly slotted back in and has been piling on the runs in domestic circuit.?
Now part of the India A squad that is taking on New Zealand A,?Prithvi Shaw blazed his way to a scintillating 100-ball 150?to set up his team's 12 runs win.? ?
Eyeing a return to the Indian senior team, the 20-year-old Shaw struck 22 fours and two sixes during his blazing knock at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval. Shaw's knock will certainly excite the selectors as they pick the squad for the Test series in New Zealand.? ??
Shikhar Dhawan suffering shoulder injury in the decider against Australia might pave the way for Prithvi Shaw's return to Indian Test side for the New Zealand tour. He would though have to find for his place with Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, all vying for the opening slot.?
A return to the side would complete a crazy last 10 months for Prithvi Shaw, who had suffered a massive setback after being banned for eight months for doping. He had made his debut a few months before against West Indies and had score a hundred and a fifty in his first two Tests.
He will be eager to resurrect his young career that got off to a fabulous start. He is still only 20, and has time on his hands to make a remarkable career. Since making a comeback, Prithvi Shaw has shown why he is rated so highly.?
He has piled on the runs and now is on selectors radar again. If he gets the nod for the New Zealand tour, it would make a fascinating tale. A whirlwind 2019, that looks to have given birth to a reborn Shaw.?