‘Your boy is home’: Prithvi Shaw pens emotional message on Delhi Capitals return
Prithvi Shaw's previous stint with the franchise came to an end after seven seasons when Delhi released him ahead of the 2025 auction.
Prithvi Shaw's previous stint with the franchise came to an end after seven seasons when Delhi released him ahead of the 2025 auction.
The India batter entered the auction with a base price of Rs 75 lakh but found no takers when his name first came up.
After a quiet first innings, where he managed just eight runs, Shaw produced a scintillating counterattack in the second, reaching his double ton off just 141 balls in Maharashtra’s Elite Group B clash against Chandigarh at the Sector 16 Stadium.
The Maharashtra Cricket Association confirmed the move in an official statement, welcoming the former U19 World Cup-winning captain to the state side, where he will feature alongside the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rahul Tripathi.
Shaw, who stormed into international cricket with a century on debut in 2018 as a teenager, however, faded away after the initial promise due to poor fitness and lack of discipline.
The pair shared an opening partnership of 132 runs in 14 overs.
Shaw, 21, played through the innings and scored the runs at a rate of 149.34. Further aided by Suryakumar Yadav's rapidfire 58-ball 133, Mumbai to 457 for four.
Mumbai is placed alongside Delhi, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Pondicherry in Elite Group D and will be playing all their matches in Jaipur.
Prithvi Shaw continued to be on the quest for his Midas touch, Joe Burns scored a half-century during Australia's chase of 90 runs in the first Test.
Ricky Ponting, who was in the commentary box when play began in the pink-ball Test, explained how Shaw gets uncomfortable facing incoming deliveries.
