WATCH: Prithvi Shaw emulates Virat Kohli’s celebration after comeback in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019-20

Dixit Bhargav | 17/11/2019
WATCH: Prithvi Shaw emulates Virat Kohli's celebration after comeback in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019-20

Prithvi Shaw emulates Virat Kohli’s celebration: The rookie opening batsman celebrated his half-century on comeback in Mumbai.

During a Group D match of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019-20 between Mumbai and Assam at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai opening batsman Prithvi Shaw made a comeback into competitive cricket after five months.

Shaw was handed an eight-month suspension after a banned substance was found in his urine sample during the last season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Having commenced his Test career with a ‘Man of the Series‘ performance against West Indies at home last year, Shaw injured his ankle during a pre-series warm-up match in Australia to be eventually ruled out of the series.

While the aforementioned series of events has seen the 20-year old player losing his Test spot, he seems to have made a point with his sixth T20 half-century in a winning effort against Assam today. After Assam captain Abu Nechim put the hosts in to bat, Shaw and wicket-keeper batsman Aditya Tare stitched a 138-run opening partnership which powered Mumbai to 206/5 in 20 overs.

While Tare top-scored for his team with 82 (48) with the help of 12 fours and a six, Shaw played well for his 63 (39) which included six fours and two sixes. After crossing the 50-run mark, Shaw was seen emulating India captain Virat Kohli’s ‘bat doing the talking‘ celebration.

A below par batting performance saw Assam only managing to score 123/8 in 20 overs. All-rounder Riyan Parag, who registered bowling figures of 4-0-30-3 in the first innings, top-scored for Assam with 38 (33) including two fours and sixes each.

With bowling figures of 4-0-15-2, spinner Shams Mulani was the best bowler for Mumbai. Having won six out of seven matches till now, Mumbai are the table-toppers in their group.

Prithvi Shaw emulates Virat Kohli’s celebration

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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