Prithvi ‘100’ is back with a Bang; Twitter hails

After serving an eight month ban, Prithvi Shaw scored his 9th First Class century against Baroda on his Ranji Trophy return. It took him only 84 balls to reach the three figure mark and he got there in style with a six.

Shaw reached the 150 mark from 146 balls including 14 fours and 4 sixes. He also scored a quickfire 66 in the first innings with his fifty coming off just 37 balls.

Coincidentally, his ton came on the 31st anniversary of Sachin Tendulkar‘s century on his Ranji debut. He’s been in some form after his return from the ban, scoring 240 runs from just 5 matches in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Twitter Hails Shaw

Twitter erupted after Shaw reached his 9th FC century, everyone was praising him and wishing his return to the national side for the longest format of the game. Here are some of the tweets applauding his return:

And on the 31st anniversary of Sachin's century on debut in the Ranji trophy, Prithvi Shaw hits a sparkling century for Mumbai against Baroda, currently batting on 106 off just 94 balls.
Batting like a dream!

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) December 11, 2019

Prithvi Shaw gets to a Ranji hundred from 84 balls .

The protégé is back in style , won't take long for an Indian return.

— Anish Ancil (@anishancil) December 11, 2019

Most runs before lunch in Indian fcc :

151*, VS Hazare, Maha v Baroda, 1939-40
141*, BB Nimbalkar, Maha v Kathiawar, 1948-49
140*, S Desai, Kar v Ker, 1977-78
122*, PP SHAW, Mumbai v Baroda, 2019-20
121*, SM Patil, Bombay v Kar, 1982-83

Source – @ACScricket
#RanjiTrophy

— Rameses (@tintin1107) December 11, 2019

Most runs before lunch in a Ranji match for Mumbai :

122*, PP SHAW, v Baroda, 2019-20
121* Sandeep Patil, v Karnataka, 1982-83
107*, Dattu Phadkar v Madras, 1948-49
107*, Dattu Phadkar v Maha, 1948-49
103*, SR Tendulkar v TN, 1994-95

Source – @ACScricket #RanjiTrophy

— Rameses (@tintin1107) December 11, 2019

Prithvi Shaw’s blazing form makes it impossible to ignore him. Getting tough on the selectors!

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 11, 2019

Prithvi Shaw's 2.0 version after the ban.

Syed Mushtaq Ali
63
30
64
30
53

Ranji Trophy
66
122*

Didnt have failed even once. #RanjiTrophy pic.twitter.com/wLeno5PFJb

— Vishal Yadav (@VishalY44691113) December 11, 2019

The hunger for runs since his return can be seen in his eyes. And he should be back in the test squad soon.

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