Prithvi Shaw, the ace Mumbai batter and the young sensation who scored a hundred on his Duleep Trophy debut and National Team debut, is back in business. He scored a splendid 379 runs in the Group Stage game of the Ranji Trophy against Assam. With this knock, Prithvi now holds the record for the second-highest individual score in the history of the Ranji Trophy. The Mumbai batter is looking to break through for the national team once again, and this performance will give him the much-needed opportunity. Here is an in-depth look:
Prithvi Shaw Scores 379 in Ranji Trophy:
Prithvi Shaw was in the form of his life against Assam. The team from the Mumbai Cricket Association bashed the Assam bowlers to make a humongous score of 687/4 before declaring. Of these runs, Prithvi Shaw notched up 379 runs. This marathon inning helped him register his name in the history books with the second-highest individual score in the Ranji Trophy ever. In his inning, Prithvi clubbed 49 boundaries and 4 sixes. Ajinkya Rahane was his partner at the other end and also managed to score a splendid 191.
Top 10 Highest Individual Scores in Ranji Trophy History:
| Year | Score | Player name | For Team | Against Team |
| 1948/1949 | 443* | Bhausaheb Nimbalkar | Maharashtra | Saurashtra |
| 2022/2023 | 379 | Prithvi Shaw | Mumbai | Assam |
| 1990/1991 | 377 | Sanjay Manjrekar | Bombay | Hyderabad |
| 1993/1994 | 366 | MV Sridhar | Hyderabad | Andhra |
| 1943/1944 | 359* | Vijay Merchant | Bombay | Maharashtra |
| 2016/2017 | 359* | Samit Gohel | Gujarat | Odisha |
| 1999/2000 | 353 | VVS Laxman | Hyderabad | Karnataka |
| 2012/2013 | 352 | Cheteshwar Pujara | Saurashtra | Karnataka |
| 2016/2017 | 351* | Swapnil Gugale | Maharashtra | Delhi |
| 2018/2019 | 343 | Puneet Bisht | Meghalaya | Sikkim |
Prithvi Shaw Looking to Make a Comeback:
Prithvi Shaw has represented the Indian cricket team in 5 test matches, 3 ODIs, and 1 T20I. The last game he played for the national team was in July of 2021 on the India tour of Sri Lanka, where Shikhar Dhawan was captain and it was essentially a second-string Indian team that was sent. He played his last test match at Adelaide in the historic 2019-2020 Border Gavaskar Trophy. With that being said, the Mumbaikar is looking to make a strong comeback to the national team. With the rotation policy in place, Prithvi is bound to get a chance if selected but will have to consistently perform to make his case stronger.
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