India vs Windies 2018: Prithvi Shaw Becomes 293rd Cricketer to Play for India in Tests

Prithvi Shaw became the 293rd cricketer to make his Test debut for India, as he was handed his cap in the first game of the two-match series against the Windies in Rajkot on Thursday.

Shaw – 293rd cricketer to debut for India in Tests

Earlier in the day, Indian skipper, Virat Kohli elected to bat first after winning the toss. However, India lost the first wicket in KL Rahul in the first over itself. The right-handed batsman played four balls and didn’t score a single run. After that, Prithvi Shar and Cheteshwar Puraja took charge and started scoring runs at will. In a while, the debutant completed his half-century from 56 balls smashing seven boundaries.

However, Shaw-led India lifted to the U-19 World Cup title in 2018. As a skipper, he scored 261 runs in six matches and became the highest run-scorer among Indian captains in the tournament’s history. He also surpassed Unmukt Chand’s 246 runs in the 2012 World Cup. In addition to that, at the age of 17 years and 320 days, Prithvi Shaw became the second youngest player to score a three-figure mark in the Duleep Trophy with the record once again belonging to Sachin Tendulkar.

However, the 18-year-old opened his batting with KL Rahul, and he became the second youngest batsman to make his debut for India since Sachin Tendulkar. He is looking good with experienced Pujara, and the duo also completed their 100+ partnership for the second wicket against the Windies.

List of Youngest Player at the time of maiden Test 50 (India)

16y 214d S Tendulkar v Pak, Faisalabad, 1989

18y 301d Parthiv Patel v Aus, SCG, 2004

18y 329d PRITHVI SHAW v WI, Rajkot, 2018

19y 215d R Shastri v Eng, Delhi, 1981

19y 291d D Karthik v Pak, Kolkata, 2005

List of Fastest fifties on Test debut for Indian players: (By balls)

42 – Yuvraj of Patiala

48 – Hardik Pandya

50 – Shikhar Dhawan

56 – PRITHVI SHAW*

59 – Lala Amarnath