Maharashtra opener Prithvi Shaw scored 111 off 141 balls against Chhattisgarh in the All India Buchi Babu cricket tournament at in Chennai on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
| Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM
Prithvi Shaw on Tuesday said that it felt nice and special to score a century in his debut match for Maharashtra.
“Obviously, special, because I’m playing my first game for Maharashtra. I haven’t played a three-day or four-day game for a long time. Chennai is quite hot, but it feels really nice to be on that wicket and trying to score some runs for Maharashtra,” he said.
Maharashtra opener Prithvi Shaw scored 111 off 141 balls against Chhattisgarh in the All India Buchi Babu cricket tournament at in Chennai on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
| Photo Credit:
B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM
Asked how hard it is going to be for him to stage a comeback to the Indian team, he said: “I don’t mind coming from scratch again, because I’ve seen many ups and downs in my life. I’ve been up there, I’ve been down there, and I’ve come back up there. So, I feel everything is possible.
“I’m kind of a very confident guy — confident in myself and my work ethic. I hope that this season will go really well for me as well as for my team.”
Talking about the changes he adopted, he said: “I feel I just went back to basics, doing things that I used to do in the u-19 days, which got me to the Indian team. I’m not really on social media and stuff. It’s peaceful when I’m not using it.
Maharashtra opener Prithvi Shaw scored 111 off 141 balls against Chhattisgarh in the All India Buchi Babu cricket tournament at in Chennai on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
| Photo Credit:
B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM
“Earlier, it was that I was trying to think too far ahead. I don’t think it worked for me. So, what I’m now trying to do is go day by day. I try to be in the present. I’m that kind of person right now.”
The 25-year-old mentioned that no one from cricket directly contacted him or messaged him during his tough times. “I don’t want anyone’s sympathy. It’s okay. I mean, I’ve seen this before as well. I’ve got my family’s support. And I was in that zone where I was doing everything alone. It was really good for me. It was working for me,” he said.
Published – August 19, 2025 09:24 pm IST
