Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has urged cricket fans not to compare debutant Prithvi Shaw with ‘genius’ Virender Sehwag.

Talented batsman Prithvi Shaw marked his debut Test with a century on Thursday during the ongoing Test match between India and West Indies. The opening match of two-match Test series is being played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.

Moments after Shaw scored his Test hundred, cricket fans heaped praise on the young batting sensation.

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Speaking to IANS after Shaw’s ton, Ganguly said, “Don’t compare him with Sehwag. Sehwag was an absolute genius. Let him go around the world, I am sure he will get runs in Australia, England and South Africa but don’t compare him with Sehwag.”

Ganguly further said: “It must be a phenomenal day for him. To get a hundred on Test debut. He has got a Ranji Trophy hundred on debut, he has got a Duleep trophy debut hundred and an India debut hundred, so it’s phenomenal.”

Sourav Ganguly too have scored a century on his debut, against England at Lord’s in 1996.

“I didn’t have a Ranji Trophy debut hundred. But I had a Duleep Trophy debut hundred and then India debut hundred,” Ganguly said.

Shaw is also the youngest Indian debutant and fourth-youngest overall to score a century on Test debut. Speaking about the 28-year-old’s batting, Ganguly said it was his temperament and attitude towards batting that impressed him the most.

“It’s his positivity, temperament and attitude to batting which is fantastic. Playing the U-19 World Cup and playing a Test match for India is completely different. What I saw today was extremely pleasing to the eye and hopefully he can play for India for a long, long time,” Ganguly stated.

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“What stands out is the way he batted. He dominated the bowlers on way to his hundred. He just played the way he knew. It’s still early days, he will have to go the distance going around the world. But congratulations to him and I thought he was absolutely marvellous today,” Ganguly added.

When Ganguly was asked if Shaw can the answer to India’s opening slot in the longest format of the game, he said, “Let’s wait and see. He will go to Australia in a couple of months. I am sure he will do well because he is a good back foot player. You want to see young players doing well.”