Prithvi Shaw: Indian cricket team's star batsman Prithvi Shaw has been out of Team India for a long time. Currently Prithvi Shaw is participating in the Irani Cup. And is trying to make a comeback in Team India. Earlier, he had performed brilliantly in county cricket in England.

After failure in the first innings, in the second innings Prithvi Shaw explosion of

Prithvi Shaw, who was caught in the slip after scoring just four runs in the first innings, made a strong comeback in the second innings of the Irani Cup. Opening the second innings with Mumbai leading by 121 runs, Shaw smashed a half-century in just 37 balls. The 24-year-old batsman batted aggressively and hit eight fours. Three of these fours came on three consecutive balls of Mukesh Kumar in the fifth over.

Shaw's struggle despite Mumbai's falling wickets

While on one hand Prithvi Shaw attacked the bowlers, on the other hand the rest of the Mumbai batsmen quickly returned to the pavilion. Apart from Shaw, Mumbai's top-order batsmen, including Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane, were out cheaply. Rahane, Iyer and Hardik Tamore, all three were out on single-digit scores, due to which the team had to face a difficult situation. He scored runs at a strike rate of 135.1 till his half-century, but after that he scored only 26 runs in 68 balls. Shaw played an innings of 76 runs in 105 balls and was finally bowled by Saransh Jain. By this time Mumbai's lead had reached 250 runs and the team had four wickets left in its hands. Mumbai are looking to win their first Irani Cup since 1997/98.

Prithvi Shaw may return to the team

Prithvi Shaw may return to the Indian team for the Test series against New Zealand. However, after injury that ruled him out of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Prithvi Shaw performed brilliantly in the Irani Cup, scoring a brilliant half-century, indicating his return to form. After this, fans and experts have demanded his inclusion in the Indian team again. Looking at his fast batting, it seems that the selectors may consider his comeback.