New Delhi: There was a whole buzz around the debut of Prithvi Shaw a night before the series opener against West Indies at Rajkot. He has notched up records at school cricket, then at domestic, led the young Indian team to U-19 glory and finally on a bright Thursday afternoon at the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium, he broke into international fame with an astounding ton in his debut match. Records tumbled as he marched his way with an authoritative 134 runs and social media was filled with congratulatory posts for the youngster. And among them, he was wished by the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
"Lovely to see such an attacking knock in your first innings, @prithvishaw! Continue batting fearlessly. #INDvWI," tweeted Sachin, to whom Prithvi is often compared to for his techniques and composure.
Tested as an Indian opener ahead of the anticipated Australia Test series, Prithvi lived up to the much-awaited opportunity with a glorious century on debut. After KL Rahul's dismissal for a duck, Shaw and Pujara added 99 runs to take India to 133 for one at lunch. The dominance over the hapless Windies attack in the absence of the experienced Jason Holder and Kemar Roach as the duo stitched a remarkable 206 runs. Shortly after lunch, he was dismissed by Devendra Bishoo as he walked back disappointed despite scoring a scintillating 134 runs off 154 balls by lacing 19 fours. His classic show in Rajkot helped India finish the first day at 364 for four. Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 72 as the first day's play came to a close.
"Feeling really good now, after the hundred. I was a bit nervous to start off but when I got in, I got comfortable. I just tried to play my natural game. I was just thinking that it's another game for me and then it just happened," said Prithvi at the end of days play.
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