Prithvi Shaw marked a triumphant return to aggressive cricket with a century on Friday, his second sport again for Mumbai after practically a five-month hiatus. Shaw re-entered aggressive cricket throughout a Ranji Trophy match in opposition to Bengal final week, the place he scored 35 whereas opening the batting. In a subsequent match in opposition to Chhattisgarh, which Mumbai received by an innings and 4 runs, Shaw dazzled on Day 1 with an unbeaten 158 on the time of this report. Mumbai reached 242/0 by the Tea break, with Shaw’s innings that includes 18 fours and three sixes.Â
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This comeback comes after Shaw’s final aggressive look in August 2023, when he sustained a knee harm whereas representing Northamptonshire in a one-day sport. Fans went loopy on social after the Delhi Capitals and India cricketer smashed a sensational ton on his return to home cricket. Checkout the reactions under…
HUNDRED FOR PRITHVI SHAW..
He was injured, missed SMAT, VHT, half a part of Ranji Trophy however he has returned in some good contact & smashed his thirteenth first-class hundred from 80 innings.  pic.twitter.com/QEzszBbkyH
 Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 9, 2024
Hundred for Prithvi Shaw in Ranji Trophy. He’s again. pic.twitter.com/7jYfZ7bZnH
 (@LoyalSachinFan) February 9, 2024
150* for Prithvi Shaw
what a comeback after his harm pic.twitter.com/3IYQcy8lMv
 Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952_) February 9, 2024
Century for Prithvi Shaw…
He is again102 balls HUNDRED for Prithvi Shaw in Ranji Trophy vs Chhattisgarh. #RanjiTrophy pic.twitter.com/JzsEsTeBA8
 Varun Giri (@Varungiri0) February 9, 2024
Prithvi Shaw is Cooking pic.twitter.com/sSGxmqC45h
 Pulkit (@pulkit5Dx) February 9, 2024
Shaw’s dismal efficiency in IPL 2023 for Delhi Capitals noticed him amass solely 106 runs in eight matches at a strike price of 124.71 earlier than being sidelined. However, his current century brings a glimmer of hope for the Capitals as they goal for a stronger displaying in IPL 2024. (Ravindra Jadeja Slams Father’s Allegation, Says He Is Attempting To Spoil Wife’s Image)
During IPL 2024, Delhi confronted challenges with Shaw’s batting struggles and Rishabh Pant’s absence as a consequence of a automobile accident. This led to a disappointing ninth-place end within the 10-team desk, securing solely 5 wins from 14 video games.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting that Rishabh Pant is “very confident” about taking part in your entire Indian Premier League (IPL) however the former Baggy Greens star is uncertain whether or not he would be capable of play the wicketkeeping position. Pant is but to make an look after the accidents that he sustained throughout an accident in December 2022.
Ahead of the upcoming IPL season, Ponting said that Pant was optimistic about his return however the former Australia skipper feels that something that they get from the 26-year-old will probably be bonus for the crew. (Big Blow To India As Shreyas Iyer Injured Ahead Of IND vs ENG third Test)
“Rishabh is very confident that he’s going to be right to play. In what capacity we’re not quite sure yet. You would have seen all the social-media stuff, he’s up and about and running well. But in saying that we’re only six weeks away from the first game as well. So we’re not sure if we’ll get wicketkeeping out of him this year,” Ponting mentioned as quoted from ESPNcricinfo.
“But I’ll guarantee if I asked him now he’ll say, ‘I’m playing every game, I’m keeping every game and I’m batting at No.4.’ That’s just what he’s like, but we’ll keep our fingers crossed. He’s such a dynamic player. He’s obviously our captain. We missed him incredibly last year. If you understand the journey he’s been on the last 12-13 months, it was a horrific incident. One that I know he feels very lucky to have even survived, let alone have the chance to play cricket again,” Ponting added.
“We’ll just keep our fingers crossed and hope that he can be out there and play. Even if it’s not all the games, if we can manage him through 10 of the 14 games or whatever that might be then whatever games you can get out of him will be a bonus,” Ponting said.
Ponting additional went on to disclose that Australia’s veteran batter David Warner will assume the captaincy position if Pant can be unavailable to do the job.
“With Harry Brook coming into the set-up as well, so Warner, [Mitch] Marsh, Harry Brook, we’ve got some really good overseas batters. Marsh and Warner will bat up the top somewhere and Harry Brook has been finishing off with England, so he’ll probably play a finishing role for us there,” Ponting mentioned.
“[If] we can get [Anrich] Nortje and Jhye Richardson fit, and with the two spin options we’ve got with Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav we’ve got a really good squad that to be fair has probably underperformed the last couple of years, so we’ve got some work to do,” Ponting added. (With ANI inputs)