Maharashtra opener Prithvi Shaw scored 111 off 141 balls in opposition to Chhattisgarh within the All India Buchi Babu cricket match at in Chennai on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM

Prithvi Shaw on Tuesday mentioned that it felt good and particular to attain a century in his debut match for Maharashtra.

“Obviously, particular, as a result of I’m enjoying my first sport for Maharashtra. I haven’t performed a three-day or four-day sport for a very long time. Chennai is sort of sizzling, but it surely feels very nice to be on that wicket and attempting to attain some runs for Maharashtra,” he mentioned.

Maharashtra opener Prithvi Shaw scored 111 off 141 balls in opposition to Chhattisgarh within the All India Buchi Babu cricket match at in Chennai on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM

Asked how laborious it’s going to be for him to stage a comeback to the Indian staff, he mentioned: “I don’t thoughts coming from scratch once more, as a result of I’ve seen many ups and downs in my life. I’ve been up there, I’ve been down there, and I’ve come again up there. So, I really feel all the things is feasible.

“I’m sort of a really assured man — assured in myself and my work ethic. I hope that this season will go very well for me in addition to for my staff.”

Talking concerning the adjustments he adopted, he mentioned: “I really feel I simply went again to fundamentals, doing issues that I used to do within the u-19 days, which received me to the Indian staff. I’m probably not on social media and stuff. It’s peaceable after I’m not utilizing it.

Maharashtra opener Prithvi Shaw scored 111 off 141 balls in opposition to Chhattisgarh within the All India Buchi Babu cricket match at in Chennai on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM

“Earlier, it was that I used to be attempting to suppose too far forward. I don’t suppose it labored for me. So, what I’m now attempting to do is go daily. I attempt to be within the current. I’m that sort of individual proper now.”

The 25-year-old talked about that nobody from cricket instantly contacted him or messaged him throughout his robust instances. “I don’t need anybody’s sympathy. It’s okay. I imply, I’ve seen this earlier than as properly. I’ve received my household’s assist. And I used to be in that zone the place I used to be doing all the things alone. It was actually good for me. It was working for me,” he mentioned.

Published – August 19, 2025 09:24 pm IST