“I don't mind starting from scratch again” - Prithvi Shaw opens up on his brilliant century for Maharashtra

Top-order batter Prithvi Shaw, who shifted his state team to Maharashtra, went on to score an exceptional century in the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament against Chhattisgarh. Notably, Shaw was dropped by the Mumbai Ranji team in the last season due to fitness issues. 

Unfortunately, he later went unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction. For these two reasons, Shaw decided to shift his domestic team for the forthcoming 2025-26 season. As a result, he went on to hit 111 runs off 141 balls for Maharashtra in Chennai.

"I don't mind starting from scratch again because I've seen many ups and downs in my life. And I've been up there, I've been down there, and I've come back up there. So, everything is possible, I feel. I'm kind of a very confident guy, confident in myself and my work ethic. I feel and I hope that this season will go really well for me as well as for my new team. I mean, these two-three months [before the season] I had my trainer [working with me]. He used to come personally to train me. And I've got a dietitian as well, and he gives me the meals [plan] and everything - like what a dietitian does. So, all this stuff in three months has really changed me physically and mentally as well. And, you know, it can be seen on the field," Shaw said as quoted by ESPN.

While the rest of the batting line-up failed to live up to expectations, Shaw stood strong, smacking 15 fours and a six during his solid century knock. Interestingly, players like Ruturaj Gaikwad also couldn’t make it big.

"I feel it [my approach] depended on the scoreboard. Obviously, we're four wickets down for 17 [after an opening stand of 71]. We had a good opening partnership, but when wickets were falling, I had to be patient enough to take the game away from them, which I was trying my best [to do]. And the wicket [in Chennai] is obviously good for spinners. It [the pitch] is turning, bouncing and [there are] a lot of patches on the wicket. So, I tried my best to just be over there and try to [make] some scores. It feels really nice [to score a hundred], especially because I'm playing my first game for Maharashtra. It feels nice; it's been long, and I haven't played a three-day or four-day game [recently]," he added.

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