The star Indian batter Prithvi Shaw has been ruled out of the ongoing Royal One-day International Cup played in England. He was playing for Northamptonshire and looked in sublime touch during the four matches he played during this tournament.
Prithvi Shaw has been ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury that he suffered while fielding during the match against Durham. His performance was simply amazing with some breath-taking batting show.
“In his short stint, Prithvi has made a huge impact on us as a club. It’s a huge shame he won’t be with us for the remainder of this competition” Northamptonshire head coach John Sadler said in a statement. “He’s an extremely humble young man, he’s very respectful and had been so grateful for the opportunity to represent Northamptonshire.”
His injury is worse than expected according to a statement released by Northamptonshire. Shaw is being monitored by the BCCI team and will meet specialists for the injury in London on Friday.
It is a major blow for the Northamptonshire side that looked solid in the form of Prithvi Shaw. His absence would create a hole in the opening and will be hard to replicate his skills. Depending upon recovery, Shaw will feature during the domestic Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Prithvi Shaw’s brilliance in the 2023 Royal ODI Cup
Prithvi Shaw showed tremendous skills during the 4 matches he featured for Northamptonshire. He started his tournament with 34 against Gloucestershire before a quickfire 26 off 17 deliveries against Sussex.
He then followed with a record-breaking knock of 244 from 153 deliveries against Somerset. During these innings, Shaw smashed 23 fours and 11 sixes that helped Northants post a mammoth total of 415 for 8. The explosive opener then produced another breathtaking knock against Durham. He scored an unbeaten 125 off 76 deliveries with 15 fours and 8 sixes that helped Northants reach the target of 199 with ease.
Shaw scored 429 runs from 4 matches (4 innings) with an amazing average of 143. During these four matches, the Indian opener blasted 2 centuries including 49 fours and 19 sixes.
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